Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
Volume 22, Issue 16, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms22168656
Keywords
glial cells; receptor-receptor interactions; oligomerization; allostery; GPCR
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The discovery of allosteric receptor-receptor interactions and receptor complexes in intercellular communication has expanded our understanding of the nervous system. Research on neuronal populations and receptor complexes has led to insights on synaptic efficiency tuning, with potential implications for neuroprotective therapeutic strategies. More research is still needed in this area to fully explore the implications of receptor-receptor interactions.
The discovery that receptors from all families can establish allosteric receptor-receptor interactions and variably associate to form receptor complexes operating as integrative input units endowed with a high functional and structural plasticity has expanded our understanding of intercellular communication. Regarding the nervous system, most research in the field has focused on neuronal populations and has led to the identification of many receptor complexes representing an important mechanism to fine-tune synaptic efficiency. Receptor-receptor interactions, however, also modulate glia-neuron and glia-glia intercellular communication, with significant consequences on synaptic activity and brain network plasticity. The research on this topic is probably still at the beginning and, here, available evidence will be reviewed and discussed. It may also be of potential interest from a pharmacological standpoint, opening the possibility to explore, inter alia, glia-based neuroprotective therapeutic strategies.
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