TABLE 2

Reported in vivo roles of arrestin-dependent signaling

Physiologic ProcessReceptorArrestinProposed/Possible Effector Pathway(s)References
Embryologic development
    Hedgehog signaling
        HematopoiesisSmoothenedaz-Arr2YY1 transcription factorYu et al., 2008
        Embryo patterningSmoothenedaz-Arr3Gli family transcription factorsWilbanks et al., 2004
Retinal function
    Autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosaRhodopsin K296EArr1N.D.Li et al., 1995
    Photoreceptor cell apoptosisRhodopsind-Arr1RdgC-inhibition of caspase-dependent cell deathAlloway et al., 2000; Kiselev et al., 2000
Dopamine-dependent behaviors
    Attenuation of dopamine-dependent hyperactivityDopamine D2Arr3Activation of GSK3β by arrestin3-PP2A-Akt complexBeaulieu et al., 2004, 2005
    Lithium and neuroleptic drug actionDopamine D2Arr3Blockade of arrestin-dependent GSK3β activationBeaulieu et al., 2008; Masri et al., 2008
Cardiovascular regulation
    Cardiomyocyte hypertrophy; bradycardiaAngiotensin AT1aN.D.Src; ERK1/2; p90RSKZhai et al., 2005
    Aldosterone secretion and volume retentionAngiotensin AT1aArr2ERK1/2; upregulated StAR expressionLymperopoulos et al., 2009
    Cardiomyocyte survival in heart failureβ1 adrenergicArr3Src-dependent EGF receptor transactivationNoma et al., 2007
    Vascular smooth muscle neointimal hyperplasiaN.D.Arr3ERK1/2; EGF receptor transactivation; p90RSK-AktAhn et al., 2009; Kim et al., 2008
    Cutaneous vasodilation and flushingGPR109AArr2cPLA2-prostaglandin D2 pathway activationWalters et al., 2009
Skeletal remodelling
    Stimulation of osteoblastic bone formationPTH1Arr3N.D.Gesty-Palmer et al., 2009
Immune system function
    Allergen-induced Th2 lymphocyte chemotaxisN.D.Arr3N.D.Walker et al., 2003
    Inhibition of neutrophil chemotaxisCXCR2Arr3N.D.Su et al., 2005
    Inhibition of chemotaxis and cytokine productionTLR4aArr3ERK1/2 activation; IκB-NFκB inhibitionBasher et al., 2008
    Inhibition of NK cell cytotoxicityKIR2DL1aArr3SHP-1, SHP-2 dependent signalingYu et al., 2008
Tumor growth and metastasis
    Bladder cancer proliferation; migration; metastasisThromboxane TP-βArr3ERK1/2; FAKMoussa et al., 2008
    Breast cancer invasion; metastasisLPA1; LPA2Arr2Ral, Ral-GDS mediated cytoskeletal rearrangementLi et al., 2009
    Ovarian cancer progression; metastasisEndothelin ET-AArr2Src-EGF receptor-ERK1/2-Akt; GSK3β−β-cateninRosanò et al., 2009
    Phorbol ester-induced papilloma formationProstaglandin EP2Arr2Src-EGF receptor-Ras-ERK1/2-AktChun et al., 2009
    Inhibition of tumor cell migrationTGFβ receptor IIIaArr3Activation of cdc42; Inhibition of NFκBMythreye and Blobe, 2009; You et al., 2009
    Androgen-independent prostate cancer growthAndrogen receptoraArr3Mdm2-dependent AR ubiquitination/degradationLakshmikanthan et al., 2009
Metabolic regulation
    Increased insulin sensitivityInsulin receptoraArr3IR-Akt-Src complex assemblyLuan et al., 2009
  • z-, Zebrafish arrestin; d-, D. melanogaster arrestin; N.D., not determined.

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