title: The effects of RAMPs upon cell signalling.
abstract: G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) play a vital role in signal transduction. It is now clear that numerous other molecules within the cell and at the cell surface interact with GPCRs to modulate their signalling properties. Receptor activity modifying proteins (RAMPs) are a group of single transmembrane domain proteins which have been predominantly demonstrated to interact with Family B GPCRs, but interactions with Family A and C receptors have recently begun to emerge. These interactions can influence cell surface expression, ligand binding preferences and G protein-coupling, thus modulating GPCR signal transduction. There is still a great deal of research to be conducted into the effects of RAMPs on GPCR signalling; their effects upon Family B GPCRs are still not fully documented, in addition to their potential interactions with Family A and C GPCRs. New interactions could have a significant impact on the development of therapeutics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1PD, United Kingdom. Electronic address: sr760@cam.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Sarah J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Routledge
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1PD, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Graham
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ladds
authors.affiliation: School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham B4 7ET, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Poyner
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D011485:Protein Binding; D058261:Receptor Activity-Modifying Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D058261:Receptor Activity-Modifying Proteins; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
keywords: Coupling; G protein-coupled receptor; Receptor activity modifying protein; Signalling; Trafficking