Table 10

GPCR dimers/oligomers and their regulation by ligands

ReceptorReference
Ligand-regulated
 Adenosine A1 Franco et al., 1996
 β2-adrenoceptor Gurdal et al., 1996; Hebert et al., 1996; Hebert et al., 1998; Angers et al., 2000, 2001
 Bradykinin B2 AbdAlla et al., 1999
 Chemokine CCR5 Vila-Coro et al., 2000
 δ-Opioid Cvejic and Devi, 1997
 GnRH receptor Cornea et al., 2001; Kroeger et al., 2001
 LH receptor Roess et al., 2000
 Muscarinic M2 Hirschberg and Schimerlick, 1994
 TRH receptor Kroeger et al., 2001
 Adenosine A1 + Dopamine D1 10-a Gines et al., 2000
 Somatostatin SSTR1 + SSTR5 Rocheville et al., 2000a,b
Not ligand-regulated
 α-Factor Overton and Blumer, 2000
 δ-Opioid McVey et al., 2001
 Dopamine D1 George et al., 1998
 Muscarinic M2 Park et al., 2001
 Muscarinic M3 Zeng and Wess, 1999
 Vasopressin V2 Schulz et al., 2000
 κ + δ opioid10-a Jordan and Devi, 1999
Regulation by ligands not determined
 α2-adrenoceptor Maggio et al., 1993a
 AT1 angiotensin Monnot et al., 1996
 β1-adrenoreceptor Fowler et al., 1999
 β2-adrenoceptor Limbird et al., 1975; Venter and Fraser, 1983
 Bradykinin B2 Pizard et al., 1998
 δ-Opioid Polastron et al., 1994
 D2 receptor Ng et al., 1996;Zawarynski et al., 1998; Scarselli et al., 2000; Armstrong and Strange, 2001; Lee et al., 2000
 D3 receptor Nimchinsky et al., 1997; Karpa et al., 2000
 Glucagon receptor Herberg et al., 1984
 GnRH Grosse et al., 1997
 Histamine Sinkins et al., 1993; Sinkins and Wells, 1993
 Muscarinic Hedlund et al., 1982; Avissar et al., 1983
 Muscarinic M1 Potter et al., 1988
 Muscarinic M2 Mattera et al., 1985; Boyer et al., 1986; Potter et al., 1991; Wregget and Wells, 1995; Chidiac et al., 1997
 Muscarinic M3 Maggio et al., 1993b
 mGluR1 Ray and Hauschild, 2000
 V2 vasopressin Zhu and Wess, 1998
 5-HT1B + 5-HT1D Ng et al., 1993; Xie et al., 1999
 AT1angiotensin + bradykinin B2 10-a AbdAlla et al., 2000
 Adenosine A1 +P2Y1 10-a Yoshioka et al., 2001
 β2 +δ-opioid10-a Jordan et al., 2001
 GABABR1 +R210-a Kaupmann et al., 1998; White et al., 1998; Kuner et al., 1999
 μ +δ-opioid10-a Vaught et al., 1982; George et al., 2000; Gomes et al., 2000
 mGluR1α + adenosine A1 10-a Ciruela et al., 2001
  • 10-a  Heterodimer displays novel pharmacological properties compared with the individually expressed receptors.