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ArticleNature chemical biology2024

Endosome positioning coordinates spatially selective GPCR signaling.

Blair K A Willette, Jin-Fan Zhang, Jin Zhang, Nikoleta G Tsvetanova

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Article in Nature chemical biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Blair K A WilletteDepartment of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
Jin-Fan ZhangDepartment of Pharmacology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Jin ZhangDepartment of Pharmacology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Nikoleta G TsvetanovaDepartment of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA. nikoleta.tsvetanova@duke.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-6533-187X
Duke University · USUniversity of California San Diego · US

Funding

Mechanisms of Compartmentalized cAMP SignalingR01DK073368 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI Jin Zhang · 2006 to 2026
$7.6M
Characterization of Compartmentalized GPCR Signaling in NeuronsR01NS127847 · NINDS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI Nikoleta Georgieva Tsvetanova · 2022 to 2026
$1.9M
Mechanisms and function of spatially encoded GPCR signalingR35GM142640 · NIGMS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI TSVETANOVA, NIKOLETA GEORGIEVA · 2021 to 2021
$403k
Functional and Mechanistic Dissection of GPCR Endosomal Signaling DynamicsF31NS120567 · NINDS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI WILLETTE, BLAIR · 2021 to 2022
$81k
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK073368NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM142640NINDS NIH HHS F31 NS120567NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS127847
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) can initiate unique functional responses depending on the subcellular site of activation. Efforts to uncover the mechanistic basis of compartmentalized GPCR signaling have concentrated on the biochemical aspect of this regulation. Here we assess the biophysical positioning of receptor-containing endosomes as an alternative salient mechanism. We devise a strategy to rapidly and selectively redistribute receptor-containing endosomes 'on command' in intact cells without perturbing their biochemical composition. Next, we present two complementary optical readouts that enable robust measurements of bulk- and gene-specific GPCR/cyclic AMP (cAMP)-dependent transcriptional signaling with single-cell resolution. With these, we establish that disruption of native endosome positioning inhibits the initiation of the endosome-dependent transcriptional responses. Finally, we demonstrate a prominent mechanistic role of PDE-mediated cAMP hydrolysis and local protein kinase A activity in this process. Our study, therefore, illuminates a new mechanism regulating GPCR function by identifying endosome positioning as the principal mediator of spatially selective receptor signaling.

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EndosomesSignal TransductionCyclic AMPPhosphorylationReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledCyclic AMPReceptors, G-Protein-Coupled

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PMID37500769
PMCPMC11024801
OpenAlexW4385330582

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