[HTML][HTML] Intramolecular activity regulation of adhesion GPCRs in light of recent structural and evolutionary information

G Kleinau, AH Ali, F Wiechert, M Szczepek… - Pharmacological …, 2023 - Elsevier
The class B2 of GPCRs known as adhesion G protein-coupled receptors (aGPCRs) has
come under increasing academic and nonacademic research focus over the past decade …

Alternative splicing of latrophilin-3 controls synapse formation

S Wang, C DeLeon, W Sun, SR Quake, BL Roth… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
The assembly and specification of synapses in the brain is incompletely understood,–.
Latrophilin-3 (encoded by Adgrl3, also known as Lphn3)—a postsynaptic adhesion G …

Conformational coupling between extracellular and transmembrane domains modulates holo-adhesion GPCR function

SP Kordon, K Cechova, SJ Bandekar, K Leon… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Adhesion G Protein-Coupled Receptors (aGPCRs) are key cell-adhesion
molecules involved in numerous physiological functions. aGPCRs have large multi-domain …

Synaptic Gα12/13 signaling establishes hippocampal PV inhibitory circuits

K Garbett, B Tosun, JM Lopez, CM Smith… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
Combinatorial networks of cell adhesion molecules and cell surface receptors drive
fundamental aspects of neural circuit establishment and function. However, the intracellular …

CELSR1, a core planar cell polarity protein, features a weakly adhesive and flexible cadherin ectodomain

E Tamilselvan, M Sotomayor - Structure, 2024 - cell.com
Planar cell polarity (PCP), essential to multicellular developmental processes, arises when
cells polarize and align across tissues. Central to PCP is CELSR1, an atypical cadherin …

[HTML][HTML] The adhesion GPCR and PCP component flamingo (FMI-1) alters body size and regulates the composition of the extracellular matrix

JL Schön, VE Groß, WB Post, A Daum, D Matúš, J Pilz… - Matrix Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a network of macromolecules that presents a vital scaffold
for cells and enables multiple ways of cellular communication. Thus, it is essential for many …

Structure of the extracellular region of the adhesion GPCR CELSR1 reveals a compact module which regulates G protein-coupling

SJ Bandekar, K Garbett, SP Kordon, E Dintzner… - …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Cadherin EGF Laminin G seven-pass G-type receptors (CELSRs or ADGRCs) are
conserved adhesion G protein-coupled receptors which are essential for animal …

[HTML][HTML] Celsr3 drives development and connectivity of the acoustic startle hindbrain circuit

JH Meserve, MF Navarro, EA Ortiz, M Granato - bioRxiv, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In the developing brain, groups of neurons organize into functional circuits that direct diverse
behaviors. One such behavior is the evolutionarily conserved acoustic startle response …

Heterogeneity of tethered agonist signaling in adhesion G protein-coupled receptors

DTD Jones, JS Smith, MA Skiba, MF Rich… - Cell Chemical …, 2024 - cell.com
Adhesion G protein-coupled receptor (aGPCR) signaling influences development and
homeostasis in a wide range of tissues. In the current model for aGPCR signaling, ligand …

Flamingo participates in multiple models of cell competition

PS Bosch, B Cho, JD Axelrod - eLife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
The growth and survival of cells with different fitness, such as those with a proliferative
advantage or a deleterious mutation, is controlled through cell competition. During …