Abstract
A number of nutrient sensing seven trans-membrane (7TM) receptors have been identified and characterized over the past few years. While the sensing mechanisms to carbohydrates and free fatty acids are well understood, the molecular basis of amino acid sensing has recently come to the limelight. The present review describes the current status of promiscuous L-α-amino acid sensors, the calcium sensing receptor (CaSR), the GPRC6A receptor, the T1R1/T1R3 receptor and also their molecular pharmacology, expression pattern and physiological significance.
Keywords: Amino acid-sensing, 7TM receptors, CaSR, GPRC6A, T1R1/T1R3.
Current Pharmaceutical Design
Title:Promiscuous Seven Transmembrane Receptors Sensing L-α-amino Acids
Volume: 20 Issue: 16
Author(s): Sanela Smajilovic, Petrine Wellendorph and Hans Brauner-Osborne
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Keywords: Amino acid-sensing, 7TM receptors, CaSR, GPRC6A, T1R1/T1R3.
Abstract: A number of nutrient sensing seven trans-membrane (7TM) receptors have been identified and characterized over the past few years. While the sensing mechanisms to carbohydrates and free fatty acids are well understood, the molecular basis of amino acid sensing has recently come to the limelight. The present review describes the current status of promiscuous L-α-amino acid sensors, the calcium sensing receptor (CaSR), the GPRC6A receptor, the T1R1/T1R3 receptor and also their molecular pharmacology, expression pattern and physiological significance.
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Smajilovic Sanela, Wellendorph Petrine and Brauner-Osborne Hans, Promiscuous Seven Transmembrane Receptors Sensing L-α-amino Acids, Current Pharmaceutical Design 2014; 20 (16) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/13816128113199990576
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/13816128113199990576 |
Print ISSN 1381-6128 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1873-4286 |
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