The multifaceted functions of β-arrestins and their therapeutic potential in neurodegenerative diseases

TR Kee, SA Khan, MB Neidhart, BM Masters… - … & Molecular Medicine, 2024 - nature.com
Arrestins are multifunctional proteins that regulate G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR)
desensitization, signaling, and internalization. The arrestin family consists of four subtypes …

β-Arrestins as potential therapeutic targets for Alzheimer's disease

T Jiang, JT Yu, MS Tan, XC Zhu, L Tan - Molecular neurobiology, 2013 - Springer
Abstract β-arrestins represent a small family of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs)
regulators, which provide modulating effects by facilitating desensitization and …

Interactions between β-arrestin proteins and the cytoskeletal system, and their relevance to neurodegenerative disorders

T Szenasi, G Turu, L Hunyady - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
β-arrestins, which have multiple cellular functions, were initially described as proteins that
desensitize rhodopsin and other G protein-coupled receptors. The cytoskeletal system plays …

β-Arrestins in the central nervous system

C Latapy, JM Beaulieu - Progress in molecular biology and translational …, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract β-Arrestins 1 and 2 are ubiquitously expressed proteins that play a dual role in G
protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling. On the one hand, arrestins are central to the …

β-Arrestin2 oligomers impair the clearance of pathological tau and increase tau aggregates

JAA Woo, T Liu, CC Fang… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Multiple G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are targets in the treatment of dementia, and
the arrestins are common to their signaling. β-Arrestin2 was significantly increased in brains …

Arrestins as multi-functional signaling adaptors

VV Gurevich, EV Gurevich, WM Cleghorn - Protein-Protein Interactions as …, 2008 - Springer
Arrestins are versatile regulators of cellular signaling expressed in every cell in the body.
Arrestins bind active phosphorylated forms of their cognate G-protein-coupled receptors …

α-Arrestins and their functions: from yeast to human health

K Zbieralski, D Wawrzycka - International journal of molecular sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
α-Arrestins, also called arrestin-related trafficking adaptors (ARTs), constitute a large family
of proteins conserved from yeast to humans. Despite their evolutionary precedence over …

The diverse roles of arrestin scaffolds in G protein–coupled receptor signaling

YK Peterson, LM Luttrell - Pharmacological reviews, 2017 - ASPET
The visual/β-arrestins, a small family of proteins originally described for their role in the
desensitization and intracellular trafficking of G protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs), have …

GPCR-dependent and-independent arrestin signaling

VV Gurevich, EV Gurevich - Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, 2024 - cell.com
Biological activity of free arrestins is often overlooked. Based on available data, we compare
arrestin-mediated signaling that requires and does not require binding to G-protein-coupled …

β− Arrestins: structure, function, physiology, and pharmacological perspectives

J Wess, AB Oteng, O Rivera-Gonzalez… - Pharmacological …, 2023 - ASPET
The two β-arrestins, β-arrestin-1 and-2 (systematic names: arrestin-2 and-3, respectively),
are multifunctional intracellular proteins that regulate the activity of a very large number of …