GPCRs in intracellular compartments: New targets for drug discovery

I Fasciani, M Carli, F Petragnano, F Colaianni, G Aloisi… - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The architecture of eukaryotic cells is defined by extensive membrane-delimited
compartments, which entails separate metabolic processes that would otherwise interfere …

Golgi complex: a signaling hub in cancer

D Spano, A Colanzi - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Golgi Complex is the central hub in the endomembrane system and serves not only as a
biosynthetic and processing center but also as a trafficking and sorting station for …

[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 …

Diversity and specificity in location-based signaling outputs of neuronal GPCRs

GA Kumar, MA Puthenveedu - Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 2022 - Elsevier
The common mechanisms by which members of the G protein–coupled receptor (GPCR)
family respond to neurotransmitters in the brain have been well studied. However, it is …

The succinate receptor SUCNR1 resides at the endoplasmic reticulum and relocates to the plasma membrane in hypoxic conditions

M Sanchez, D Hamel, E Bajon, F Duhamel, VK Bhosle… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
The GPCR SUCNR1/GPR91 exerts proangiogenesis upon stimulation with the Krebs cycle
metabolite succinate. GPCR signaling depends on the surrounding environment and …

The ufmylation cascade controls COPII recruitment, anterograde transport, and sorting of nascent GPCRs at ER

X Xu, W Huang, CN Bryant, Z Dong, H Li, G Wu - Science Advances, 2024 - science.org
Ufmylation is implicated in multiple cellular processes, but little is known about its functions
and regulation in protein trafficking. Here, we demonstrate that the genetic depletion of core …

Segregation of nascent GPCRs in the ER-to-Golgi transport by CCHCR1 via direct interaction

X Xu, L Qiu, M Zhang, G Wu - Journal of Cell Science, 2024 - journals.biologists.com
ABSTRACT G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) constitute the largest superfamily of cell
surface signaling proteins that share a common structural topology. When compared with …

Advancements in the study of synaptic plasticity and mitochondrial autophagy relationship

Y Zhu, Q Hui, Z Zhang, H Fu, Y Qin… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Synapses serve as the points of communication between neurons, consisting primarily of
three components: the presynaptic membrane, synaptic cleft, and postsynaptic membrane …

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 …

Gβγ translocation to the Golgi apparatus activates ARF1 to spatiotemporally regulate G protein–coupled receptor signaling to MAPK

M Khater, CN Bryant, G Wu - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2021 - ASBMB
After activation of G protein–coupled receptors, G protein βγ dimers may translocate from the
plasma membrane to the Golgi apparatus (GA). We recently report that this translocation …