Heterotrimeric G proteins in heart disease
- 1 January 2000
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
- Vol. 78 (3) , 187-198
- https://doi.org/10.1139/cjpp-78-3-187
Abstract
Guanine nucleotide binding proteins (G proteins) are largely grouped into three classes: heterotrimeric G proteins, ras-like or small molecular weight GTP binding proteins, and others like Gh. In the heart G proteins transduce signals from a variety of membrane receptors to generate diverse effects on contractility, heart rate, and myocyte growth. This central position of G proteins forming a switchboard between extracellular signals and intracellular effectors makes them candidates possibly involved in the pathogenesis of cardiac hypertrophy, heart failure, and arrhythmia. This review focuses primarily on discoveries of heterotrimeric G protein alterations in heart diseases that help us to understand the pathogenesis and pathophysiology. We also discuss the underlying molecular mechanisms of heterotrimeric G protein signalling.Key words: G proteins, signal transduction, adrenergic system, heart failure, hypertrophy.Keywords
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