Cooperative multi-modal sensing and therapeutic implications of the extracellular Ca2+ sensing receptor

AD Conigrave, SJ Quinn, EM Brown - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2000 - cell.com
The extracellular Ca 2+-sensing receptor (CaR) is an unusual member of the diverse
superfamily of seven-transmembrane domain G-protein-coupled receptors. Originally …

Agonists and allosteric modulators of the calcium-sensing receptor and their therapeutic applications

Z Saidak, M Brazier, S Kamel, R Mentaverri - Molecular pharmacology, 2009 - ASPET
The calcium-sensing receptor (CaR) belongs to the G protein-coupled receptor superfamily,
with a characteristic structure consisting of seven transmembrane helices, an intracellular C …

Biochemistry, physiology and pathophysiology of the extracellular calcium-sensing receptor

N Chattopadhyay - The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell …, 2000 - Elsevier
Calcium (Ca2+) has long been recognized as a physiologically indispensable ion owing to
its numerous intra-and extracellular roles. More recently, it has become apparent that …

G protein-coupled, extracellular Ca2+ (Ca o 2+ )-sensing receptor enables Ca o 2+ to function as a versatile …

EM Brown - Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics, 2000 - Springer
The cloning of a G protein-coupled, extracellular Ca 2+(Ca o 2+)-sensing receptor (CaR)
has afforded a molecular basis for a number of the known effects of Ca o 2+ on tissues …

Physiological and pharmacological agonists of the extracellular Ca2+-sensing receptor

SJ McLarnon, D Riccardi - European journal of pharmacology, 2002 - Elsevier
Extracellular Ca2+ concentration [Ca2+] o is vital for a number of processes varying from
blood clotting to regulation membrane permeability and excitability. For this reason [Ca2+] o …

Cell surface, Ca2+ (cation)-sensing receptor (s): one or many?

D Riccardi - Cell calcium, 1999 - Elsevier
In mammals Ca2+ concentration in the extracellular fluids ([Ca2+] o) is essential for a
number of vital processes varying from bone mineralization to blood coagulation, regulation …

[HTML][HTML] Dimerization of the extracellular calcium-sensing receptor (CaR) on the cell surface of CaR-transfected HEK293 cells

M Bai, S Trivedi, EM Brown - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1998 - ASBMB
The extracellular calcium (Ca 2+ o)-sensing receptor (CaR) is a G protein-coupled receptor
that plays important roles in calcium homeostasis. In this study, we employed epitope …

Biology of the extracellular Ca2+-sensing receptor

EM Brown - Principles of bone biology, 2008 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary Ca 2+ serves as a versatile extracellular first messenger, in many
instances acting via the Ca 2+-sensing receptor (CaR) that controls numerous physiological …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in understanding the extracellular calcium-sensing receptor

M Colella, A Gerbino, AM Hofer, S Curci - F1000Research, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The extracellular calcium-sensing receptor (CaR), a ubiquitous class C G-protein-coupled
receptor (GPCR), is responsible for the control of calcium homeostasis in body fluids. It …

The calcium-sensing receptor as a nutrient sensor

D Riccardi, D Maldonado-Perez - 2005 - portlandpress.com
Critical to cell fate in many cell types is the ability to sense and respond to acute changes in
free ionized extracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+] o). Such tight control is mediated by …