β2-adrenergic receptor control of endosomal PTH receptor signaling via Gβγ
December 26th, 2016 by Frédéric G Jean-Alphonse
Nature Chemical Biology 13, 259 (2017). doi:10.1038/nchembio.2267
Authors: Frédéric G Jean-Alphonse, Vanessa L Wehbi, Jingming Chen, Masaki Noda, Juan M Taboas, Kunhong Xiao & Jean-Pierre Vilardaga
Cells express several G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) at their surfaces, transmitting simultaneous extracellular hormonal and chemical signals into cells. A comprehensive understanding of mechanisms underlying the integrated signaling response induced by distinct GPCRs is thus required. Here we found that the β2-adrenergic receptor, which induces a short cAMP response, prolongs nuclear cAMP and protein kinase A (PKA) activation by promoting endosomal cAMP production in parathyroid hormone (PTH) receptor signaling through the stimulatory action of G protein Gβγ subunits on adenylate cyclase type 2.