G Protein Signaling Pathways in Health and Disease: Volume 161

ISBN-13: 9780128167243 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 229 str.

Ya-Xiong Tao

Spis treści

1. Introduction to G protein signaling pathways Ya-Xiong Tao 2. Diseases associated with mutations in CNGA3 Qingjiong Zhang 3. Mutations in arrestins Vsevolod V. Gurevich 4. Diseases caused by mutations in GPR101 Ya-Xiong Tao 5. Diseases caused by mutations in lutropin receptor Jie Qiao 6. Beta3-adrenergic receptor polymorphism and type 2 diabetes Ya-Xiong Tao 7. Chemokine receptor mutations and susceptibility to HIV infection Yi-Qun Kuang 8. GPR154 mutations and asthma Ya-Xiong Tao 9. Diseases associated with mutations in prokineticin receptor-2 gene Jia-Da Li 10. Therapeutic options for loss-of-function mutations in GPCRs Wei Wang 11. GPCRs and primary cilia Ya-Xiong Tao

O autorze

Dr. Ya-Xiong Tao is currently Professor of Physiology at Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine in Auburn, Alabama, USA. He has been working on several G protein-coupled receptors, including gonadotropin receptors regulating reproduction, and melanocortin receptors regulating energy and glucose homeostasis. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed biomedical journals and obtained funding for his research from National Institutes of Health, American Diabetes Association and American Heart Association, among others. He has delivered numerous lectures at universities and research institutes in USA, Canada, China, India, and Mexico. He has edited ten volumes, including seven volumes in Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science. He teaches several courses, including Physiology, Receptorology, Genomics and Personalized Medicine, and Molecular Endocrinology, for veterinarian, graduate, and undergraduate Honors students.