Signal Transduction: Pathways, Mechanisms and Diseases

Anotherareacoveredinthisbook,onenotoftenhighlightedinsignaltransd- tionbooks,isthatofsignalingplatforms,whichisemergingasasigni?cantareaof researchrelevanttocellularmetabolism,cellproliferation,differentiation,apop- sis,neurodegenerativediseases,andcancer. Theauthorscontributingtothisbook vii viii Preface areexpertsandactivecontributorstoresearchintheirspeci?careasofsignaling. I would like to thank them for their contributions and their suggestions in the developmentofthebook. IwouldliketoacknowledgethehelpofFrankTedeschi, astudentinmydepartment,whoassistedineditingthemanuscriptsandinprep- ingtheindex. IwouldalsoliketothankDr. SabineSchwarz,LifeSciencesEditorat SpringerVerlag,andDr. JuttaLindenbornwhohavebeenveryhelpfulatevery stageofproductionofthisbook. AriSitaramayya Contents PartI GProteinsandGProtein¿CoupledReceptors 1 TraditionalGPCRPharmacologyandBeyond. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 AnnetteGilchristandMariaR. Mazzoni 2 RegulationofIntraneuronalTraf?ckingofG-Protein-Coupled ReceptorsbyNeurotransmittersInVivo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Ve¿roniqueBernard 3 SmallGTPasesandTheirRoleinRegulatingGProtein-Coupled ReceptorSignalTransduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 FabiolaM. RibeiroandStephenS. G. Ferguson 4 RegulationofGProteinReceptorCoupling,MoodDisorders andMechanismofActionofAntidepressants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 MoranGolan,GabrielSchreiber,andSo?aAvissar 5 DysregulationofGProtein-CoupledReceptorSignaling inCancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 JoAnnTrejo PartII GrowthFactors 6 InsulinSignalinginNormalandDiabeticConditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 PatriceEFort,HisanoriImai,RajuRajala,andThomasW. Gardner 7 EpidermalGrowthFactor(EGF)ReceptorSignaling andCancer . . . . .