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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-1-27
pubmed:abstractText
G protein-coupled receptor kinase 5 (GRK5) is a member of a family of enzymes that phosphorylate activated G protein-coupled receptors (GPCR). To address the physiological importance of GRK5-mediated regulation of GPCRs, mice bearing targeted deletion of the GRK5 gene (GRK5-KO) were generated. GRK5-KO mice exhibited mild spontaneous hypothermia as well as pronounced behavioral supersensitivity upon challenge with the nonselective muscarinic agonist oxotremorine. Classical cholinergic responses such as hypothermia, hypoactivity, tremor, and salivation were enhanced in GRK5-KO animals. The antinociceptive effect of oxotremorine was also potentiated and prolonged. Muscarinic receptors in brains from GRK5-KO mice resisted oxotremorine-induced desensitization, as assessed by oxotremorine-stimulated [5S]GTPgammaS binding. These data demonstrate that elimination of GRK5 results in cholinergic supersensitivity and impaired muscarinic receptor desensitization and suggest that a deficit of GPCR desensitization may be an underlying cause of behavioral supersensitivity.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0896-6273
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1029-36
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10624964-Analgesics, pubmed-meshheading:10624964-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10624964-Behavior, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:10624964-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:10624964-Body Temperature, pubmed-meshheading:10624964-Brain Chemistry, pubmed-meshheading:10624964-G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 5, pubmed-meshheading:10624964-GTP-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10624964-Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate), pubmed-meshheading:10624964-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:10624964-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:10624964-Motor Activity, pubmed-meshheading:10624964-Muscarinic Agonists, pubmed-meshheading:10624964-Oxotremorine, pubmed-meshheading:10624964-Pain Measurement, pubmed-meshheading:10624964-Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:10624964-Receptors, Muscarinic, pubmed-meshheading:10624964-Recombination, Genetic
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Muscarinic supersensitivity and impaired receptor desensitization in G protein-coupled receptor kinase 5-deficient mice.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cell Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Laboratories, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't