作者: Anushree Bhatnagar , Douglas J. Sheffler , Wesley K. Kroeze , BethAnn Compton-Toth , Bryan L. Roth
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摘要: 5-Hydroxytryptamine 2A (5-HT2A) serotonin receptors are important for a variety of functions including vascular smooth muscle contraction, platelet aggregation, and the modulation perception, cognition, emotion. In search 5-HT2A receptor-interacting proteins, we discovered that caveolin-1 (Cav-1), scaffolding protein enriched in caveolae, complexes with number cell types C6 glioma cells, transfected HEK-293 rat brain synaptic membrane preparations. To address functional significance this interaction, performed RNA interference-mediated knockdown Cav-1 type endogenously expresses both Cav-1. We vitro cells nearly abolished receptor-mediated signal transduction as measured by calcium flux assays. also greatly attenuated endogenous Gαq-coupled P2Y purinergic signaling without altering PAR-1 thrombin receptors. appeared to modulate facilitating interaction Gαq. These studies provide compelling evidence prominent role regulating activity not only but selected