title: [The interaction of mu-opioid receptors with ion channels and G-proteins].
abstract: The state-of-the-art in investigations of the mu-opioid receptors (ORs) is reviewed. Published information on the interaction between mu-ORs and various G-proteins is summarized and data on the neutral antagonists and inverse agonists of mu-opioid receptor are generalized. The notions about the spontaneous activation of mu-ORs are considered and numerous reports on the interaction between mu-ORs and GIRK, KATP, and Kv channels are analyzed. The role of L, N, and P/Q types of Ca(2+)-channels in mu-OR-mediated intracellular signaling is discussed.
authors.forename: Iu B
authors.initials: IuB
authors.lastname: Lishmanov
authors.forename: L N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Maslov
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Solenkova
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D020962:Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017450:Receptors, Opioid, mu / Q000819:agonists / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D007473:Ion Channels; D017450:Receptors, Opioid, mu; D020962:Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins