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. 2012 Mar;165(6):1717–1736. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2011.01552.x

Table 1.

Functional role of known PDZ protein interactions with GPCRs

PDZ protein GPCR Reported effect on GPCR Reference
CAL β1AR ↓ membrane expression He et al., 2004
(PIST, GOPC, FIG) mGluR1a Agonist-induced intracellular co-localization with receptor, ↓ ERK activation Zhang et al., 2008
mGluR5a ↑ mGluR5a protein expression, ↓ receptor ubiquitination Cheng et al., 2010
SSTR5 Targets receptor to Golgi apparatus (agonist-independent), ↓ membrane-targeting/recycling Wente et al., 2005
GIPC β1AR ↓ ERK activation, no effect on cAMP signalling Hu et al., 2003
(TIP-2, Synectin) D2 Targets receptor to Golgi region Jeanneteau et al., 2004
D3 ↓ signal transduction through Gi, targets receptor to Golgi region, ↓ D3 degradation Jeanneteau et al., 2004
hLHR Maintains receptor cell surface expression during hormone internalization Hirakawa et al., 2003
MAGI-2 β1AR ↑ agonist-induced internalization, no effect on cAMP signalling Xu et al., 2001
(S-SCAM, ARIP-1) VPAC1 ↓ cAMP signalling, ↓ agonist-induced internalization Gee et al., 2009
MAGI-3 β1AR ↓ ERK activation He et al., 2006
β2AR ↓ ERK activation Yang et al., 2010b
LPA2 ↑ ERK activation, ↑ RhoA activation Zhang et al., 2007
MPP3 5-HT2c ↑ membrane stability, ↓desensitization Gavarini et al., 2006
MUPP-1 5-HT2a ↑ localization to cell surface Jones et al., 2009
GABAB ↑ Ca2+ signalling Balasubramanian et al., 2007
MT1 ↑ coupling with Gi protein, ↑ inhibition of adenylyl cyclase activity Guillaume et al., 2008
OR2AG1 Modulates Ca2+ signalling Dooley et al., 2009
NHERF1 5-HT4a Targets receptor to microvilli to interact with ezrin (potential role in cytoskeletal remodelling) Joubert et al., 2004
(EBP50) β2AR Agonist-induced co-localization with receptor Hall et al., 1998
β2AR Regulates receptor sorting through ERM-binding domain interactions Cao et al., 1999
hKOR ↓ receptor down-regulation, ↑ recycling Li et al., 2002
PTH1R ↓ agonist-induced internalization, negligible effect on recycling and cAMP signalling Wang et al., 2007
PTH1R ↑ coupling to, and activation of, Gq Wang et al., 2010
PTH1R ↓ interaction with β-arrestin-2, ↓ desensitization Wang et al., 2009
PTH1R Targets receptor to membrane regions in close proximity to cytoskeleton, ↑ cAMP signalling Wheeler et al., 2008
TPβ ↓ internalization Rochdi and Parent, 2003
NHERF2 LPA2 ↑ interaction with PLCβ3 Choi et al., 2010
(E3KARP, SIP-1, TKA-1) LPA2 ↑ IP3 signalling, ↑ ERK activation Oh et al., 2004
mGluR5a ↑ agonist-induced Ca2+ signalling Paquet et al., 2006
P2Y1R ↑ interaction with PLCβ, ↑ agonist-induced Ca2+ signalling Fam et al., 2005
PTH1R ↑ interaction with, and activates, PLCβ Mahon et al., 2002
PTH1R ↓ adenylyl cyclase activity through stimulation of inhibitory G-proteins (Gi/o proteins). Mahon et al., 2002
PTH1R ↑ coupling to, and activation of, Gq and Gi; ↓ coupling to, and activation of, Gs Wang et al., 2010
PAR-3 BK ↑ interaction with PLCβ1 Choi et al., 2010
PDZ-GEF β1AR Required for agonist-induced Ras activation via Gs-mediated cAMP signalling Pak et al., 2002
(CNrasGEF, RA-GEF, Rap GEP)
PICK1 mGluR7a ↓ PKCα-mediated receptor phosphorylation Dev et al., 2000
PrRP (GPR10) ↑ intracellular clustering of receptor Lin et al., 2001
PSD-95 5-HT2a ↓ agonist-induced internalization, ↑ IP3 signalling Xia et al., 2003b
(DLG4, SAP90) 5-HT2c ↑ constitutive and agonist-induced internalization, ↑ desensitization Gavarini et al., 2006
β1AR ↓ agonist-induced internalization, no effect on cAMP signalling Hu et al., 2000
D1 ↑ constitutive internalization, ↓ cAMP signalling Zhang et al., 2007
D1 ↑ recycling, ↑ resensitization, no effect on Gs activation or cAMP signalling Sun et al., 2009
SAP97 β1AR ↑ PKA-mediated receptor phosphorylation, ↑ recycling Gardner et al., 2007
(DLG1)
Tamalin mGluR1a ↑ membrane expression, ↑ complex formation with cytohesin-2 (GEF) Kitano et al., 2002
(GRASP)