Mechanisms of the anterograde trafficking of GPCRs: Regulation of AT1R transport by interacting proteins and motifs

Maoxiang Zhang, Guangyu Wu

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Abstract

Anterograde cell surface transport of nascent G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) en route from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) through the Golgi apparatus represents a crucial checkpoint to control the amount of the receptors at the functional destination and the strength of receptor activation-elicited cellular responses. However, as compared with extensively studied internalization and recycling processes, the molecular mechanisms of cell surface trafficking of GPCRs are relatively less defined. Here, we will review the current advances in understanding the ER-Golgi-cell surface transport of GPCRs and use angiotensin II type 1 receptor as a representative GPCR to discuss emerging roles of receptor-interacting proteins and specific motifs embedded within the receptors in controlling the forward traffic of GPCRs along the biosynthetic pathway.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)110-120
Number of pages11
JournalTraffic
Volume20
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2019

Keywords

  • C-terminus
  • G protein-coupled receptor
  • Golgi
  • angiotensin II type 1 receptor
  • anterograde trafficking
  • biosynthesis
  • cell surface expression
  • endoplasmic reticulum
  • export
  • interacting protein
  • maturation
  • motif
  • signaling

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Structural Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Cell Biology

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