※ GRK family introduction

    GRK (G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) kinases), belong to the AGC family, are characterized by its role in relation with GPCR. GPCRs are multi-domain proteins, including an N-termainal unique region, a regulator of G protein signaling (RGS) homology domain (RH) and a kinase catalytic domain. The C-terminal domain is involved in their membrane targeting. GRK isoforms have been shown to target to specialized membrane compartments in specific cell types, which is suggested to have relation with their specific function. GRK is directly activated by docking with active GPCRs and GRK can phosphorylate the Serine/Threonine residue on active GPCR and regulation de downstream signaling. Besides GPCR, GRK can also mediate the phosphorylation of non-GPCR receptors including LRP6, PDGFRb, DREAM, NFkB1 and Nedd4, and involved in specific cellular processes or cell signaling cascade (1).

Reference
1. Gurevich, E.V., Tesmer, J.J., Mushegian, A. and Gurevich, V.V. (2012) G protein-coupled receptor kinases: more than just kinases and not only for GPCRs. Pharmacol Ther, 133, 40-69. PMID: 21903131

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No.	Status	EKPD ID	Gene ID	Gene Name
1		EKS-FEC-00045	ENSFCAG00000003386	ADRBK1
2		EKS-FEC-00043	ENSFCAG00000023067	GRK4
3		EKS-FEC-00046	ENSFCAG00000006899	GRK1
4		EKS-FEC-00041	ENSFCAG00000001539	GRK6
5		EKS-FEC-00044	ENSFCAG00000009926	ADRBK2
6		EKS-FEC-00042	ENSFCAG00000010660	GRK5
7		EKS-FEC-00047	ENSFCAG00000010128	GRK7