GEF means go: turning on RHO GTPases with guanine nucleotide-exchange factors
Guanine nucleotide-exchange factors (GEFs) are directly responsible for the activation of
Rho-family GTPases in response to diverse extracellular stimuli, and ultimately regulate …
Rho-family GTPases in response to diverse extracellular stimuli, and ultimately regulate …
G-protein signaling: back to the future
CR McCudden, MD Hains, RJ Kimple… - Cellular and molecular …, 2005 - Springer
Heterotrimeric G-proteins are intracellular partners of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs).
GPCRs act on inactive Gα· GDP/Gβγ heterotrimers to promote GDP release and GTP …
GPCRs act on inactive Gα· GDP/Gβγ heterotrimers to promote GDP release and GTP …
[HTML][HTML] The GAPs, GEFs, and GDIs of heterotrimeric G-protein alpha subunits
The heterotrimeric G-protein alpha subunit has long been considered a bimodal, GTP-
hydrolyzing switch controlling the duration of signal transduction by seven-transmembrane …
hydrolyzing switch controlling the duration of signal transduction by seven-transmembrane …
Gi protein activation in intact cells involves subunit rearrangement rather than dissociation
M Bünemann, M Frank… - Proceedings of the …, 2003 - National Acad Sciences
G protein-coupled receptors transduce diverse extracellular signals, such as
neurotransmitters, hormones, chemokines, and sensory stimuli, into intracellular responses …
neurotransmitters, hormones, chemokines, and sensory stimuli, into intracellular responses …
Regulators of G-protein signaling and their Gα substrates: promises and challenges in their use as drug discovery targets
Because G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) continue to represent excellent targets for
the discovery and development of small-molecule therapeutics, it is posited that additional …
the discovery and development of small-molecule therapeutics, it is posited that additional …
The evolving role of lipid rafts and caveolae in G protein‐coupled receptor signaling: implications for molecular pharmacology
The many components of G‐protein‐coupled receptor (GPCR) signal transduction provide
cells with numerous combinations with which to customize their responses to hormones …
cells with numerous combinations with which to customize their responses to hormones …
Heterotrimeric G protein–coupled signaling in plants
D Urano, AM Jones - Annual review of plant biology, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Investigators studying G protein–coupled signaling—often called the best-understood
pathway in the world owing to intense research in medical fields—have adopted plants as a …
pathway in the world owing to intense research in medical fields—have adopted plants as a …
Kinetic Scaffolding Mediated by a Phospholipase C–β and Gq Signaling Complex
GL Waldo, TK Ricks, SN Hicks, ML Cheever, T Kawano… - Science, 2010 - science.org
Transmembrane signals initiated by a broad range of extracellular stimuli converge on
nodes that regulate phospholipase C (PLC)–dependent inositol lipid hydrolysis for signal …
nodes that regulate phospholipase C (PLC)–dependent inositol lipid hydrolysis for signal …
Modelling the molecular mechanisms of synaptic plasticity using systems biology approaches
Synaptic plasticity is thought to underlie learning and memory, but the complexity of the
interactions between the ion channels, enzymes and genes that are involved in synaptic …
interactions between the ion channels, enzymes and genes that are involved in synaptic …
R4 RGS proteins: regulation of G-protein signaling and beyond
G Bansal, KM Druey, Z **e - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2007 - Elsevier
The regulators of G-protein signaling (RGS) proteins were initially characterized as inhibitors
of signal transduction cascades initiated by G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCR) because of …
of signal transduction cascades initiated by G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCR) because of …