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GPCR Heterodimerization in the Reproductive System: Functional Regulation and Implication for Biodiversity

Overview of attention for article published in Frontiers in endocrinology, January 2013
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Title
GPCR Heterodimerization in the Reproductive System: Functional Regulation and Implication for Biodiversity
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Frontiers in endocrinology, January 2013
DOI 10.3389/fendo.2013.00100
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Authors

Honoo Satake, Shin Matsubara, Masato Aoyama, Tsuyoshi Kawada, Tsubasa Sakai

Abstract

A G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) functions not only as a monomer or homodimer but also as a heterodimer with another GPCR. GPCR heterodimerization results in the modulation of the molecular functions of the GPCR protomer, including ligand binding affinity, signal transduction, and internalization. There has been a growing body of reports on heterodimerization of multiple GPCRs expressed in the reproductive system and the resultant functional modulation, suggesting that GPCR heterodimerization is closely associated with reproduction including the secretion of hormones and the growth and maturation of follicles and oocytes. Moreover, studies on heterodimerization among paralogs of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptors of a protochordate, Ciona intestinalis, verified the species-specific regulation of the functions of GPCRs via multiple GnRH receptor pairs. These findings indicate that GPCR heterodimerization is also involved in creating biodiversity. In this review, we provide basic and current knowledge regarding GPCR heterodimers and their functional modulation, and explore the biological significance of GPCR heterodimerization.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Canada 1 2%
Unknown 44 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 10 22%
Student > Ph. D. Student 5 11%
Student > Master 5 11%
Student > Bachelor 4 9%
Student > Postgraduate 3 7%
Other 9 20%
Unknown 9 20%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 13 29%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 9 20%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 2 4%
Chemistry 2 4%
Neuroscience 2 4%
Other 4 9%
Unknown 13 29%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 May 2017.
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#15,169,543
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#3,362
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#171,617
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#61
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