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Explicit formulatio...
Explicit formulation of different receptor-G-protein interactions and effector regulation.
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- Kukkonen, Jyrki (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Institutionen för neurovetenskap,Fysiologi,Kukkonen
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- 2004
- 2004
- English.
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In: Bioinformatics. - 1367-4803 .- 1367-4811. ; 20:15, s. 2411-20
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- MOTIVATION: G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) can create different intracellular signals depending on which G-proteins they couple to and which intracellular signal-integrators, such as adenylyl cyclases, are expressed in the cell. One and the same GPCR can activate multiple G-protein species, generating signals, which either inhibit or amplify each other. Because of this complexity, extraction of mechanistic information from concentration-response curves is not straightforward. RESULTS: To tackle this problem, I describe in this paper explicit equations for GPCR-interaction with two G-protein species by different possible mechanisms, and also an equation for the regulation of an effector enzyme by the activated G-proteins or their effectors. Arithmetic solutions to these equations are presented, which resulted in the equations being applicable in a spreadsheet program environment. These equations are useful in simulations to analyze results, to design experiments and to test hypotheses. Some examples of this are presented in this study.
Keyword
- Adaptation; Physiological/physiology
- Binding Sites
- Comparative Study
- Computer Simulation
- GTP-Binding Proteins/*chemistry/*metabolism
- Models; Biological
- Models; Chemical
- Protein Binding
- Protein Interaction Mapping/*methods
- Receptors; G-Protein-Coupled/*chemistry/*metabolism
- Research Support; Non-U.S. Gov't
- Signal Transduction/physiology
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- ref (subject category)
- art (subject category)
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