Domänenarchitektur als organisierendes Prinzip der Rezeptorsignalgebung
摘要
Adhesion (a)GPCRs integrate adhesion, mechanosensation and signaling within one polypeptide. Their long N-termini contain diverse adhesion modules and a GPCR autoproteolysis-inducing (GAIN) domain that autoproteolyzes into an N-terminal fragment and a C-terminal fragment with an intramolecular agonist (Stachel), a 7-transmembrane (TM) core and a long intracellular tail. Mechanical changes can expose the Stachel and activate the 7TM core, which then engages G proteins, arrestins or other receptors.