Adhesion G-protein coupled receptors: Implications for metabolic function

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Abstract

Adhesion G-protein coupled receptors (aGPCRs) are emerging as important actors in energy homeostasis. Recent biochemical and functional studies using transgenic mice indicate that aGPCRs play important roles in endocrine and metabolic functions including β-cell differentiation, insulin secretion, adipogenesis and whole body fuel homeostasis. Most aGPCRs are orphans, for which endogenous ligands have not yet been identified, and many of the endogenous ligands of the already de-orphanised aGPCRs are components of the extracellular matrix (ECM). In this review we focus on aGPCR expression in metabolically active tissues, their activation by ECM proteins, and current knowledge of their potential roles in islet development, insulin secretion, adipogenesis and muscle function.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)123-134
Number of pages12
JournalPharmacology and Therapeutics
Volume198
Early online date27 Feb 2019
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2019

Keywords

  • Adhesion GPCRs
  • Adipose
  • Diabetes
  • Extracellular matrix proteins
  • Islets
  • Liver
  • Muscle
  • Pancreas

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