Non-canonical Golgi-compartmentalized Gβγ signaling: mechanisms, functions, and therapeutic targets

X Xu, G Wu - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2023 - cell.com
G protein Gβγ subunits are key mediators of G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling
under physiological and pathological conditions; their inhibitors have been tested for the …

Location bias contributes to functionally selective responses of biased CXCR3 agonists

DS Eiger, N Boldizsar, CC Honeycutt, J Gardner… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Some G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) ligands act as “biased agonists” that preferentially
activate specific signaling transducers over others. Although GPCRs are primarily found at …

Molecular regulation of PLCβ signaling

S Ubeysinghe, D Wijayaratna, D Kankanamge… - Methods in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Phospholipase C (PLC) enzymes convert the membrane phospholipid phosphatidylinositol-
4, 5-bisphosphate (PIP2) into inositol-1, 4, 5-triphosphate (IP3) and diacylglycerol (DAG) …

[HTML][HTML] Sequence-directed concentration of G protein-coupled receptors in COPII vesicles

X Xu, NA Lambert, G Wu - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) constitute the largest superfamily of plasma
membrane signaling proteins. However, virtually nothing is known about their recruitment to …

Stimulation of adenosine A1 receptor prevents oxidative injury in H9c2 cardiomyoblasts: Role of Gβγ-mediated Akt and ERK1/2 signaling

S Mangmool, ETH Kyaw, N Nuamnaichati… - Toxicology and Applied …, 2022 - Elsevier
Oxidative stress causes cellular injury and damage in the heart primarily through apoptosis
resulting in cardiac abnormalities such as heart failure and cardiomyopathy. During …

The olfactory receptor OR51E2 activates ERK1/2 through the Golgi-localized Gβγ-PI3Kγ-ARF1 pathway in prostate cancer cells

X Xu, M Khater, G Wu - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The olfactory receptor OR51E2 is ectopically expressed in prostate tissues and regulates
prostate cancer progression, but its function and regulation in oncogenic mitogen-activate …

GNB1 and obesity: Evidence for a correlation between haploinsufficiency and syndromic obesity

L Kleinendorst, O Abawi, N Vos… - Clinical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Most patients with GNB1 encephalopathy have developmental delay and/or intellectual
disability, brain anomalies and seizures. Recently, two cases with GNB1 encephalopathy …

ELMO1 deficiency reduces neutrophil chemotaxis in murine peritonitis

S Yu, X Geng, H Liu, Y Zhang, X Cao, B Li… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Peritoneal inflammation remains a major cause of treatment failure in patients with kidney
failure who receive peritoneal dialysis. Peritoneal inflammation is characterized by an …

Gβγ signaling regulates microtubule-dependent control of Golgi integrity

K Rajanala, PB Wedegaertner - Cellular signalling, 2023 - Elsevier
Gβγ subunits regulate several non-canonical functions at distinct intracellular organelles.
Previous studies have shown that Gβγ signaling at the Golgi is necessary to mediate …

G protein gamma subunit, a hidden master regulator of GPCR signaling

D Kankanamge, M Tennakoon, A Karunarathne… - Journal of Biological …, 2022 - ASBMB
Heterotrimeric G proteins (αβγ subunits) that are activated by G protein-coupled receptors
(GPCRs) mediate the biological responses of eukaryotic cells to extracellular signals. The α …