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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Lezoualc'H, Frank
• Laudette, Marion
• Formoso, Karina

Titel

GRK and Epac1 interaction in cardiac remodelling and heart failure

Ist Teil von

• Cells (Basel, Switzerland), 2021-01, Vol.10 (1)

Ort / Verlag

MDPI

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Quelle

Free E-Journal (出版社公開部分のみ）

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• β-adrenergic receptors (β-ARs) play a major role in the physiological regulation of cardiac function through signaling routes tightly controlled by the G protein-coupled receptor kinase (GRK). Although acute stimulation of β-ARs and subsequent production of cyclic AMP (cAMP) have beneficial effects on cardiac function, chronic stimulation of β-ARs as observed under sympathetic overdrive, promotes the development of pathological cardiac remodelling and heart failure (HF), a leading cause of mortality worldwide. This is accompanied by an alteration in cAMP compartmentalization and the activation of the exchange protein directly activated by cAMP 1 (Epac1) signaling. Among downstream signals of β-ARs, compelling evidence indicates that GRK2, GRK5, and Epac1 represent attractive therapeutic targets for cardiac disease. Here, we summarize the pathophysiological roles of GRK2, GRK5, and Epac1 in the heart. We focus on their signalosome and describe how under pathological settings, these proteins can cross-talk and are part of scaffolded nodal signaling systems that contribute to a decreased cardiac function and HF development.