title: The prevalence, maintenance, and relevance of G protein-coupled receptor oligomerization.
abstract: Over the past decade, ideas and experimental support for the hypothesis that G protein-coupled receptors may exist as dimeric or oligomeric complexes moved initially from heresy to orthodoxy, to the current situation in which the capacity of such receptors to interact is generally accepted but the prevalence, maintenance, and relevance of such interactions to both pharmacology and function remain unclear. A vast body of data obtained following transfection of cultured cells is still to be translated to native systems and, even where this has been attempted, results often remain controversial and contradictory. This review will consider approaches that are currently being applied and why these might be challenging to interpret, and will suggest means to overcome these limitations.
authors: Molecular Pharmacology Group, Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom. Graeme.Milligan@glasgow.ac.uk
authors: Graeme
authors: G
authors: Milligan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D055503:Protein Multimerization; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
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