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Class B GPCR: Receptors and RAMPs

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Receptor activity-modifying proteins (RAMPs) are a family of three single transmembrane spanning proteins. They were first identified based on their ability to facilitate the cell surface expression of a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR), named the calcitonin receptor-like receptor (CLR). They also determine whether CLR can be activated by calcitonin-gene related peptide (CGRP) or adrenomedullin (AM). We now know that RAMPs can interact with a number of GPCRs, including the calcitonin receptor. The interaction between a GPCR and RAMP can influence cell surface expression and trafficking, determine hormone specificity and regulate intracellular signaling and/or G protein-coupling in a receptor-specific manner. This chapter will review recent advances in the RAMP field, paying particular attention to receptors formed by the co-expression of CLR and RAMPs. We will detail the known GPCR partners for RAMPs and describe how these interactions with RAMP can influence GPCR function.

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Gingell, J.J., Walker, C.S., Hay, D.L. (2017). Class B GPCR: Receptors and RAMPs. In: Herrick-Davis, K., Milligan, G., Di Giovanni, G. (eds) G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Dimers. The Receptors, vol 33. Humana Press, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60174-8_11

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