Main description:

This collection explores up-to-date descriptions of known G protein-coupled receptor kinase (GRK)-dependent mechanisms, both associated with G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) functions and the receptor-independent. The chapters cover a wide range of studies from invertebrates to humans, with sections of the volume covering GRK structure, mechanisms of activation, and interaction with GPCRs, GRKs in cell signaling, as well as physiological and pathophysiological mechanisms regulated by GRKs. Written for the Methods in Pharmacology and Toxicology series, this book features the kind of practical detail necessary for success in the laboratory. Authoritative and timely, G Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinases features the kind of comprehensive mechanistic elucidation of GRK functions and their regulation in cells necessary for a better understanding of cell biology as well as for devising novel research approaches and therapeutic strategies.

Contents:

Part I: Introduction

1. G Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinases (GRKs) History: Evolution and Discovery

Vsevolod V. Gurevich and Eugenia V. Gurevich

Part II: GRK Structure, Mechanisms of Activation, and Interaction with GPCRs

2. Structure and Function of G Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinases 1 and 7

Tivadar Orban and Krzysztof Palczewski

3. Visual G Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinases

Chih-Chun Hsu and Ching-Kang Jason Chen

4. Molecular Basis for Targeting, Inhibition, and Receptor Phosphorylation in the G Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 4 Subfamily

Tyler S. Beyett, Sumit J. Bandekar, and John J.G. Tesmer

5. "Barcode" and Differential Effects of GPCR Phosphorylation by Different GRKs

Kunhong Xiao and Hongda Liu

Part III: GRKs in Cell Signaling

6. Cell-Type Specific GRK2 Interactomes: Physiopathological Implications

Federico Mayor, Jr., Rocio Vila-Bedmar, Laura Nogues, Marta Cruces-Sande, Elisa Lucas, Veronica Rivas, Clara Reglero, Petronila Penela, and Cristina Murga

7. Differential Regulation of IGF-1 and Insulin Signaling by GRKs

Leonard Girnita, Ada Girnita, and Caitrin Crudden

8. Differential Control of Potassium Channel Activity by GRK2

Adi Raveh, Liora Guy-David, and Eitan Reuveny

Part IV: Physiological and Pathophysiological Mechanisms Regulated by GRKs

9. Critical Role of GRK2 in the Prevention of Chronic Pain

Faiza Baameur, Pooja Singhmar, Cobi J. Heijnen, and Annemieke Kavelaars

10. Roles of GRK Dysfunction in Alzheimer's Pathogenesis

William Z. Suo

11. Regulation of Dopamine-Dependent Behaviors by G Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinases

Eugenia V. Gurevich, Raul R. Gainetdinov, and Vsevolod V. Gurevich

12. G Protein-Coupled Receptors and Their Kinases in Cardiac Regulation

Alessandro Cannavo, Claudio de Lucia, and Walter J. Koch

13. GRK Roles in C. elegans

Jordan F. Wood and Denise M. Ferkey

14. Evolutionarily Conserved Role of G Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinases in the Hedgehog Signaling Pathway

Dominic Maier and David R. Hipfner