title: Regulation of receptor trafficking by GRKs and arrestins.
abstract: To ensure that extracellular stimuli are translated into intracellular signals of appropriate magnitude and specificity, most signaling cascades are tightly regulated. One of the major mechanisms involved in the regulation of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) involves their endocytic trafficking. GPCR endocytic trafficking entails the targeting of receptors to discrete endocytic sites at the plasma membrane, followed by receptor internalization and intracellular sorting. This regulates the level of cell surface receptors, the sorting of receptors to degradative or recycling pathways, and in some cases the specific signaling pathways. In this chapter we discuss the mechanisms that regulate receptor endocytic trafficking, emphasizing the role of GPCR kinases (GRKs) and arrestins in this process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA. cachen@mail.jci.tju.edu
authors.forename: Catherine A C
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Shawn K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Milano
authors.forename: Jeffrey L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Benovic
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019390:Arrestins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology*; D004705:Endocytosis / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008958:Models, Molecular; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology*; D021381:Protein Transport; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D022161:Transport Vesicles / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D019390:Arrestins; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases