1.中国科学技术大学生命科学与医学部;2.中国科学技术大学
Q-1;Q71
国家自然科学基金(22522705)资助项目。
1.Division of Life Sciences and Medicine,University of Science and Technology of China;2.University of Science and Technology of China
This work was supported by a grant from The National Natural Science Foundation of China (22522705).
β-制动蛋白(β-arrestin)是G蛋白偶联受体(G-protein-coupled receptor,GPCR)信号转导的核心功能分子,兼具信号终止器与分子支架双重作用。但β-制动蛋白响应多种GPCR、结合多种效应分子进而介导多样化生理功能的分子机制尚不明确。近期在《自然》(Nature)发表的原创研究揭示了β-制动蛋白并非静态支架蛋白,内源β-制动蛋白可发生液-液相分离(liquid–liquid phase separation,LLPS),形成具备高度动态特征的凝聚体,介导GPCR信号复合物的分区组装与精细调控。该研究建立了以β-制动蛋白凝聚体为核心的GPCR信号调控新范式,重塑了细胞分层有序信号网络的分子理论。
β-arrestin serves as a core functional effector governing signal transduction of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), exerting dual roles as a signal terminator and molecular scaffold. However, the molecular mechanism underlying how β-arrestin responds to diverse GPCRs and interacts with hundreds of effector proteins to mediate a broad spectrum of physiological functions remains poorly understood. A landmark original study recently published in Nature overturned the conventional view of β-arrestin as a static scaffold protein. Endogenously expressed β-arrestin undergoes liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) to form highly dynamic biomolecular condensates, which orchestrate compartmentalized assembly and fine-tuning of GPCR signaling complexes. This work establishes a novel paradigm centered on β-arrestin condensates for GPCR signal regulation and reshapes the molecular framework of hierarchically organized intracellular signaling networks.
王圆霞,孙德猛.β-制动蛋白聚集体调控G蛋白偶联受体信号的新机制[J].生物化学与生物物理进展,,():
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