title: Molecular pharmacology of muscarinic receptor heterogeneity.
abstract: Muscarinic receptors can be pharmacologically classified into 3 types at the present time, however, five genes for the receptor have been identified. The muscarinic receptor types have unique antagonist selectivity, distribution and are linked to specific second messenger systems. The interaction between the muscarinic receptor types and G proteins may depend on the systems in which the receptors are integrated. Expression of the cloned gene in mammalian cells will be useful in delineating the relationships between the pharmacological types of muscarinic receptors and their genes and studying the interactions between the receptor, G proteins, and second messenger coupling.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson 85724.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mei
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Roeske
authors.forename: H I
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Yamamura
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D011976:Receptors, Muscarinic / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D011976:Receptors, Muscarinic; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins