2023
Multiple Subthreshold GPCR Signals Combined by the G-Proteins Gαq and Gαs Activate the Caenorhabditis elegans Egg-Laying Muscles
Olson A, Butt A, Christie N, Shelar A, Koelle M. Multiple Subthreshold GPCR Signals Combined by the G-Proteins Gαq and Gαs Activate the Caenorhabditis elegans Egg-Laying Muscles. Journal Of Neuroscience 2023, 43: 3789-3806. PMID: 37055179, PMCID: PMC10219013, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2301-22.2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsG protein-coupled receptorsMultiple G protein-coupled receptorsMuscle cellsMuscle activitySerotonin G protein-coupled receptorsDesigner G protein-coupled receptorsIntact animalsG proteinsEndogenous G protein-coupled receptorsIndividual G protein-coupled receptorsGPCR signalsCalcium activityEgg-laying musclesSerotoninIndividual neuronsDouble knockoutNeuronsBehavioral outcomesMuscleMost cellsG protein GαqCellsSubthreshold signalEgg-laying systemSER-1
2018
Regulation of C-C chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) stability by Lys197 and by transmembrane protein aptamers that target it for lysosomal degradation
Petti LM, Marlatt SA, Luo Y, Scheideman EH, Shelar A, DiMaio D. Regulation of C-C chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) stability by Lys197 and by transmembrane protein aptamers that target it for lysosomal degradation. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2018, 293: 8787-8801. PMID: 29678881, PMCID: PMC5995508, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra117.001067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsG protein-coupled receptorsC motif chemokine receptor 5Transmembrane helicesAmino acidsProtein aptamerFifth transmembrane helixUncharged amino acidsSpecific amino acidsProtein-coupled receptorsSubstitution of LysTraptamersReceptor stabilityLysosomal degradationHomologous positionsDiverse mechanismsChemokine receptor 5Initial characterizationNew therapeutic approachesHuman T cellsStable complexesCCR5 expressionCentral roleNew insightsChemokine receptorsHelix