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Protein kinase Czeta mediates micro-opioid receptor-induced cross-desensitization of chemokine receptor CCR5.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 10 Jun 2011
Song Changcheng, Rahim Rahil T, Davey Penelope C, Bednar Filip, Bardi Giuseppe, Zhang Lily, Zhang Ning, Oppenheim Joost J, Rogers Thomas J
Abstract excerpt
We have previously shown that the μ-opioid receptor (MOR) is capable of mediating cross-desensitization of several chemokine receptors including CCR5, but the biochemical mechanism of this process has not been fully elucidated. We have carried out a series of functional and biochemical studies and found that the mechanism of MOR-induced cross-desensitization of CCR5 involves the activation of PKCζ. Inhibition of...
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