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HSV-Mediated Transgene Expression of Chimeric Constructs to Study Behavioral Function of GPCR Heteromers in Mice
Published on: July 9, 2016
[G-protein-coupled receptors dimers and oligomers: for which purpose? The GABA(B) receptor under investigation]
Julie Kniazeff1, Jean-Philippe Pin
1Institut de génomique fonctionnelle, universités Montpellier 1 et 2, Montpellier Cedex 5, France. julia.kniazeff@igf.cnrs.fr
Abstract:
G protein-coupled receptors are membrane receptors that are involved in most of the physiological processes. The large variety of their functions arises from both the number of receptors and the formation of dimers or oligomers having specific properties. The precise consequences of the oligomerization are not well understood yet but it has been proposed to affect the protein trafficking, the ligand binding and the signaling. In this review, we explore the functional consequences of receptor dimers and oligomers using as a model the GABA(B) receptor, which is activated by the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA.
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