RGS Protein Physiology and Pathophysiology

RGS Protein Physiology and Pathophysiology describes the current, state-of-the-art research occurring in the laboratories of leaders in the RGS protein field that utilize genetic mouse models to interrogate the function of RGS proteins in vivo.

Each chapter describes the elucidated role of a specific RGS protein or family of RGS proteins in normal physiology and/or disease with particular emphasis on how these discoveries inform healthcare and drug discovery.

The work is a timely reference as drugs targeting G protein coupled receptors represent 40% of currently marketed therapeutics.

Brings together information on the current state of the RGS protein fieldContains comprehensive descriptions of the known pathophysiological and physiological functions of RGS proteins, the first such undertakingGives particular emphasis to the ways these discoveries inform healthcare and drug discovery

1. Introduction: G Protein-coupled Receptors and RGS Proteins
   Adele Stewart and Rory A. Fisher
2. RGS-insensitive G Proteins as in vivo Probes of RGS Function
   Richard R. Neubig
3. RGS Protein Regulation of Phototransduction 
   Ching-Kang Jason Chen
4. Role of Regulators of G Protein Signaling (RGS) Proteins in Bone Physiology and Pathophysiology
   Joel Jules, Shuying Yang, Wei Chen and Yi-Ping Li
5. Regulator of G Protein Signaling 2: A Versatile Regulator of Vascular Function
   Patrick Osei-Owusu and Kendall J. Blumer
6. Keeping the Balance Right: Regulator of G Protein Signaling 5 in Vascular Physiology and Pathology
   Ruth Ganss
7. Two for the Price of One: G Protein-Dependent and -Independent Functions of RGS6 in vivo
   Adele Stewart, Biswanath Maity and Rory A. Fisher
8. Physiology of RGS10 in Neurons and Immune Cells
   Jae-Kyung Lee and Malú G. Tansey
9. Regulator of G Protein Signaling 14 (RGS14): A Molecular Brake for Synaptic Plasticity Linked to Learning and Memory
   Paul R. Evans, Serena M. Dudek and John R. Hepler