title: Diversity of G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathways to ERK/MAP kinase.
abstract: One of the most intriguing examples of cross talk between signaling systems is the interrelationship between G protein-coupled receptor and growth factor receptor pathways leading to activation of the ERK/MAP kinase phosphorylation cascade. This review focuses on the mechanism of this cross talk, denoting primarily signaling components known to occur in the G protein-coupled receptor branch of the MAP kinase pathways in neural cells. Recent evidence is presented on the existence of a plethora of pathways, due to the multiplicity of G protein-coupled receptors, their differential interaction with heterotrimeric G protein isoforms, various effectors and second messengers. In light of this rich diversity, the review will discuss different points of convergence of G protein-coupled receptor and growth factor receptor pathways that may feature a requirement for growth factor receptor transactivation, receptor internalization and scaffolds to assemble receptor, adaptor and anchoring proteins into multiprotein complexes.
authors.affiliation: E.A. Doisy Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo. 63104, USA.
authors.forename: Mariana M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Belcheva
authors.forename: Carmine J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Coscia
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D020935:MAP Kinase Signaling System / Q000502:physiology*; D020239:Receptor Cross-Talk / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins