title: Heterotrimeric G proteins and the single-transmembrane domain IGF-II/M6P receptor: functional interaction and relevance to cell signaling.
abstract: The G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) family represents the largest and most versatile group of cell surface receptors. Classical GPCR signaling constitutes ligand binding to a seven-transmembrane domain receptor, receptor interaction with a heterotrimeric G protein, and the subsequent activation or inhibition of downstream intracellular effectors to mediate a cellular response. However, recent reports on direct, receptor-independent G protein activation, G protein-independent signaling by GPCRs, and signaling of nonheptahelical receptors via trimeric G proteins have highlighted the intrinsic complexities of G protein signaling mechanisms. The insulin-like growth factor-II/mannose-6 phosphate (IGF-II/M6P) receptor is a single-transmembrane glycoprotein whose principal function is the intracellular transport of lysosomal enzymes. In addition, the receptor also mediates some biological effects in response to IGF-II binding in both neuronal and nonneuronal systems. Multidisciplinary efforts to elucidate the intracellular signaling pathways that underlie these effects have generated data to suggest that the IGF-II/M6P receptor might mediate transmembrane signaling via a G protein-coupled mechanism. The purpose of this review is to outline the characteristics of traditional and nontraditional GPCRs, to relate the IGF-II/M6P receptor's structure with its role in G protein-coupled signaling and to summarize evidence gathered over the years regarding the putative signaling of the IGF-II/M6P receptor mediated by a G protein.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Centre for Alzheimer and Neurodegenerative Research, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2B7, Canada.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hawkes
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amritraj
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Macdonald
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Jhamandas
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kar
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002450:Cell Communication / Q000502:physiology*; D020962:Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017527:Receptor, IGF Type 2 / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D017527:Receptor, IGF Type 2; D020962:Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins