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Table 2 Assessed couplings between G-proteins and serotonin receptors

From: How much do we know about the coupling of G-proteins to serotonin receptors?

Coupling G subunits

Not coupling G subunits

Notes

Second messengers

References

  

5-HT1A receptor

  

Gαs-?-?

 

In guinea pig hippocampus

-

(Shenker, 1987) [[28]]

Gαi1-?-?

No(Gαs-?-?)

Human receptor and bovine G-proteins, in vitro reconstitution into E. coli membranes. Affinity order is Gαi3 > Gαi1 > Gαi2> > Gαo.

-

(Bertin, 1992) [[29]]

Gαi2-?-?

Gαi3-?-?

Gαo-?-?

Gαi1-?-?

No(Gαs-?-?)

Human receptor transfected in human HeLa and hamster CHO cells; affinity order is Gαi3 > Gαi2 > Gαi1

cAMP

(Raymond, 1993) [[30]]

Gαi2-?-?

Gαi3-?-?

Gαi2-?-?

 

Human receptor transfected in hamster CHO cells

cAMP

(Gettys, 1994) [[31]]

Gαi3-?-?

Gαo-?-?

No(Gαs-?-?)

Human receptor transfected in insect Sf9 cells

-

(Mulheron, 1994) [[17]]

No(Gαi1-?-?)

No(Gαi2-?-?)

No(Gαi3-?-?)

Gαi1-Gβ1-Gγ1

 

Human receptor, rat Gαs, Gαi1, Gαi2, Gαi3, Gαo, murine Gαq, human Gαz, bovine Gβγ transfected in insect Sf9 cells. Gγ1 less effective than Gγ2, Gγ3, Gγ5, Gγ7.

-

(Butkerait, 1995) [[7]]

Gαi1-Gβ1-Gγ2

Gαi1-Gβ1-Gγ3

Gαi1-Gβ1-Gγ5

Gαi1-Gβ1-Gγ7

No(Gαs-Gβ1-Gγ2)

Gαi2-Gβ1-Gγ2

No(Gαq-Gβ1-Gγ2)

Gαi3-Gβ1-Gγ2

 

Gαo-Gβ1-Gγ2

Gαz-Gβ1-Gγ2

Gαq-Gβ1-Gγ2

No(Gα12-Gβ1-Gγ2)

Human receptor, rat Gαs, murine Gαq, human Gαz, bovine Gβγ transfected in insect Sf9 cells; weak coupling with Gαq

-

(Barr, 1997) [[27]]

Gαz-Gβ1-Gγ2

No(Gα13-Gβ1-Gγ2)

 

No(Gαs-Gβ1-Gγ2)

Gαi1-?-?

 

Human receptor and G-proteins transfected in hamster CHO cells, affinity order is Gαi2 > Gαi3, Gαi1, Gαo > Gαz

-

(Garnovskaya, 1997) [[32]]

Gαi2-?-?

Gαi3-?-?

Gαo-?-?

Gαz-?-?

Gαi1-?-?

 

Human receptor and rat Gαs transfected in insect Sf9 cells

-

(Clawges, 1997) [[14]]

Gαi2-?-?

Gαi3-?-?

Gαo-?-?

Gαz-Gβ1-Gγ2

 

Human receptor and G-proteins transfected in Sf9 cells

-

(Barr, 1997) [[33]]

Gαi1-?-?

 

Rat receptor and G-proteins transfected in rat GH4C1 cells.

cAMP

(Liu, 1999) [[34]]

Gαi2-?-?

Human receptor and G-proteins transfected in human HeLa cells, affinity order is Gαi1 > Gαi2 > > Gαi3

-

(Lin, 2002) [[35]]

Gαi3-?-?

Gαi2-?-?

No(Gαi1-?-?)

Rat receptor and G-proteins transfected in human HEK293 cells

cAMP

(Albert, 1999) [[36]]

No(Gαi3-?-?)

No(Gαo-?-?)

Gαz-?-?

 

In rat hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus

-

(Serres, 2000) [[37]]

Gαi/o-?-?

 

Human receptor transfected in human HEK293 cells.

cAMP

(Malmberg, 2000) [[38]]

Gαs-?-?

Gαi3-?-?

 

Human receptor co-expressed with rat G-protein in monkey COS-7 cells.

-

(Dupuis, 2001) [[39]]

Human receptor transfected in hamster CHO cells.

-

(Newman-Tancredi, 2002) [[40]]

Gαi1-?-?

No(Gαt-?-?)

Reconstitution in insect Sf9 cell expressing receptor and rat Gαi1 and bovine Gαt

-

(Slessareva, 2003) [[41]]

Gαq-Gβ1-Gγ2

 

Recombinant human receptor, mouse Gαq, rat Gαi2, bovine Gβγ co-expressed in insect Sf9. Strong coupling with Gαi2, weak with Gαq.

-

(Okada, 2004) [[42]]

Gαi2-Gβ1-Gγ2

Gαi/o-?-?

No(Gαq-?-?)

In situ reconstitution in insect Sf9 cells with purified human receptor, squid Gαq, bovine Gαi and Gαo

-

(Okada, 2004) [[42]]

 

No(Gαi1-?-?)

In rat cortex

-

(Mannoury la Cour, 2006) [[43]]

Gαo-?-?

No(Gαi2-?-?)

Gαi3-?-?

No(Gαs-?-?)

 

No(Gαz-?-?)

Gαi3-?-?

No(Gao-?-?)

In rat anterior raphe area

-

(Mannoury la Cour, 2006) [[43]]

No(Gαi1-?-?)

No(Gαi2-?-?)

No(Gαs-?-?)

No(Gαz-?-?)

Gαo-?-?

No(Gαs-?-?)

In rat hippocampus

-

(Mannoury la Cour, 2006) [[43]]

Gαi1-?-?

No(Gαz-?-?)

Gαi3-?-?

No(Gαi2-?-?)

Gαo-?-?

 

In rat hypothalamus

-

(Mannoury la Cour, 2006) [[43]]

Gαi1-?-?

No(Gαs-?-?)

Gαi3-?-?

No(Gαi2-?-?)

Gαz-?-?

 

Gαo-?-?

 

In rat hippocampus

-

(Martel, 2007) [[44]]

Gαi3-?-?

No(Gαi1-?-?)

Gαs-?-?

 

Gαq-?-?

 

Gαi2-?-?

No(Gαs-?-?)

In rat dorsal raphe nucleus

cAMP

(Valdizán, 2010) [[45]]

Gαi3-?-?

No(Gαz-?-?)

Gαo-?-?

No(Gαi1-?-?)

Gαi2-?-?

 

Human receptor transfected in hamster CHO cells

cAMP

(Rauly-Lestienne, 2011) [[46]]

Gαi3-?-?

  

5-HT1B receptor

  

Gαi1-?-?

 

Human receptor and rat Gα transfected in insect Sf9 cells

-

(Clawges, 1997) [[14]]

Gαi2-?-?

Gαi3-?-?

Gαo-?-?

Gαi1-?-?

No(Gαt-?-?)

Reconstitution in insect Sf9 cell expressing receptor and rat Gαi1 and bovine Gαt

-

(Bae, 1997; Bae, 1999; Slessareva, 2003) [[41],[47],[48]]

-

-

Gαi2-?-?

 

Human receptor and rat G-proteins transfected in human HEK293 cells

cAMP

(Albert, 1999) [[36]]

Gαi-?-?

No(Gαs-?-?)

Chimpanzee receptor transfected in human HEK293 cells

-

(Alberts, 2000) [[49]]

No(Gαq/11-?-?)

No(Gα13-?-?)

No(Gαo-?-?)

Gαi1-Gβ1-Gγ2

 

Human receptor, rat Gα and bovine Gβγ proteins transfected in insect Sf9 cells

-

(Brys, 2000) [[50]]

Gαi1-?-?

 

Human receptor and G-proteins transfected in human HeLa cells, affinity order is Gαi1 > Gαi2 > > Gαi3

-

(Lin, 2002) [[35]]

Gαi2-?-?

Gαi3-?-?

Gαi3-?-?

 

Human receptor transfected in hamster CHO cells

-

(Newman-Tancredi, 2003) [[51]]

  

5-HT1D receptor

  

Gαi3-?-?

 

Human receptor and rat Gα transfected in insect Sf9 cells

-

(Clawges, 1997) [[14]]

Gαi-?-?

No(Gαs-?-?)

Chimpanzee receptor transfected in human HEK293 cells

-

(Alberts, 2000) [[49]]

No(Gαq/11-?-?)

No(Gα13-?-?)

No(Gαo-?-?)

Gαi1-Gβ1-Gγ2

No(Gαq-Gβ1-Gγ2)

Human receptor, rat Gαi/o, mouse Gαq and bovine Gβγ proteins transfected in insect Sf9 cells

-

(Brys, 2000) [[50]]

Gαi2-Gβ1-Gγ2

Gαi3-Gβ1-Gγ2

Gαo-Gβ1-Gγ2

Gαi1-?-?

 

Human receptor and G-proteins transfected in human HeLa cells, affinity order is Gαi1 > Gαi2 > > Gαi3

-

(Lin, 2002) [[35]]

Gαi2-?-?

Gαi3-?-?

  

5-HT1E receptor

  
 

No(Gαi3-?-?)

Human receptor and rat Gα transfected in insect Sf9 cells

-

(Clawges, 1997) [[14]]

  

5-HT1F receptor

  

Gαi-?-?

No(Gαs-?-?)

Monkey receptor transfected in human HEK293 cells

-

(Alberts, 2000) [[49]]

No(Gαq/11-?-?)

No(Gα13-?-?)

No(Gαo-?-?)

  

5-HT2A receptor

  

Gαi/o-?-?

 

In mouse NIH3T3 cells

cPLA2 (not PLC, IP3)

(Kurrasch-Orbaugh, 2003) [[52]]

Gα12/13-?-?

Gαq-?-?

 

Rat receptor and G-protein transfected in human HEK293 cells.

Inositol Phosphate

(Bhatnagar, 2004) [[53]]

Human receptor and G-protein transfected in human HEK293 cells.

Inositol Phosphate

(Millan, 2012) [[54]]

In rat cerebral cortical membranes.

-

(Odagaki, 2014) [[55]]

Gα11-?-?

 

Human G-proteins transfected in rat cortex A1A1v cells

Inositol Phosphate

(Shi, 2007) [[56]]

Gαq-?-?

Gα11-?-?

 

Human G-proteins transfected in rat cortex A1A1v cells

Inositol Phosphate

(Shi, 2007) [[57]]

Gαq/11-?-?

 

Human receptor transfected in hamster CHO cells.

Ca2+

(Cussac, 2008) [[58]]

In rat cortex.

-

(Mannoury La Cour, 2009) [[59]]

  

5-HT2B receptor

  

Gαq/11-Gβ1-Gγ2

 

Mouse receptors stably expressed in mouse fibroblast cells

Ras

(Launay, 1996) [[60]]

Gα13-?-?

No(Gαs-?-?)

In mouse LM6 and 1C11 and in M. natalensis carcinoid tumor primary cultured cells

IP3, NOS, cGMP

(Manivet, 2000) [[61]]

No(Gαq/11-?-?)

No(Gαi-?-?)

Gαq/11-?-?

 

Human receptor transfected in hamster CHO cells

Ca2+

(Cussac, 2008) [[58]]

Gαq-?-?

 

Human receptor and G-protein transfected in human HEK293 cells

Inositol Phosphate

(Millan, 2012) [[54]]

  

5-HT2C receptor

  

Gαi1-?-?

 

Mouse receptor and rat G-proteins expressed in Xenopus oocytes

-

(Chen, 1994) [[62]]

Gαo-?-?

Gαo-?-?

No(Gαs-?-?)

Mouse receptor and G-proteins expressed in Xenopus oocytes

Inositol Phosphate

(Quick, 1994) [[63]]

Gαq-?-?

No(Gαolf-?-?)

Gα11-?-?

No(Gαt-?-?)

Gαq-?-?

No(Gαt-?-?)

Rat receptor and squid Gαq, bovine Gαt, Gαi/o proteins transfected in insect Sf9 cells

-

(Hartman, 1996) [[64]]

No(Gαi/o-?-?)

Gαi-?-?

No(Gαs-?-?)

Human receptor in human HEK293 cells

IP3, cAMP

(Alberts, 1999) [[65]]

No(Gαo-?-?)

No(Gαq/11-?-?)

No(Gα13-?-?)

Gαq-?-?

No(Gαs-?-?)

In rat choroid plexus epithelial cells

Inositol Phosphate

(Chang, 2000) [[66]]

Gαq-?-?*#

No(Gα11-?-?)*

Human receptor and mouse G-proteins (except human Gα16) transfected in mouse NIH3T3 cells

Inositol Phosphate

(Price, 2001) [[67]]

Gα11-?-?#

No(Gα12-?-?)*#

* with not edited receptor form

Gα13-?-?*

No(Gα13-?-?)#

# with edited receptor form

Gα15-?-?*

No(Gα14-?-?)*#

 
 

No(Gα15-?-?)#

 
 

No(Gα16-?-?)*#

 

Gαi3-?-?

 

Human receptor transfected in hamster CHO cells

-

(Cussac, 2002) [[68]]

Gαq/11-?-?

Gαq-?-?

No(Gαs-?-?)

In rat choroid plexus epithelial cells and rat receptor transfected in mouse NIH3T3 cells

Inositol Phosphate (via PLD, not PLC)

(McGrew, 2002) [[69]]

Gα13-?-?

Gαq-?-?

 

Human receptor and squid G-protein reconstitution in insect Sf9 cells.

Ca2+

(Okada, 2004) [[70]]

Human receptor and G-protein transfected in human HEK293 cells.

Inositol Phosphate

(Millan, 2012) [[54]]

Gαq-Gβ1-Gγ2

 

Recombinant human receptor, mouse Gαq, rat Gαi2, bovine Gβγ co-expressed in insect Sf9. Strong coupling with Gαi2, weak with Gαq.

-

(Okada, 2004) [[42]]

Gαi2-Gβ1-Gγ2

Gαq-?-?

No(Gαi/o-?-?)

In situ reconstitution in insect Sf9 cells with purified human receptor, squid Gαq, bovine Gαi and Gαo

-

(Okada, 2004) [[42]]

Gαq/11-?-?

 

Human receptor transfected in hamster CHO cells

Ca2+

(Cussac, 2008) [[58]]

  

5-HT4 receptor

  

Gαs-Gβ1-Gγ2

No(Gαi2-Gβ1-Gγ2)

Murine receptor and G-proteins transfected in insect Sf9 cells

cAMP

(Ponimaskin, 2002) [[71]]

No(Gαi3-Gβ1-Gγ2)

No(Gα12-Gβ1-Gγ2)

No(Gαq-Gβ1-Gγ2)

Gαs-?-?

 

Human receptor transfected in human HEK293 cells; 5HT4a receptor coupled only to Gαs, while 5HT4b isoform coupled to Gαs and Gαi/o

cAMP, Ca2+

(Pindon, 2002) [[72]]

Gαi/o-?-?

(not IP3)

Gαs-Gβ1-Gγ2

No(Gαi2-Gβ1-Gγ2)

Murine receptor and G-proteins transfected in insect Sf9 cells

Inositol Phosphate, RhoA

(Ponimaskin, 2002) [[73]]

Gα13-Gβ1-Gγ2

No(Gα12-Gβ1-Gγ2)

 

No(Gαq-Gβ1-Gγ2)

Gαs-?-?

 

Human receptor transfected in monkey COS-7 cells

cAMP, Inositol Phosphate

(Pellissier, 2011) [[74]]

  

5-HT5A receptor

  
 

No(Gαs-Gβ1-Gγ2)

Human receptor, rat Gαi/o, human Gαz and Gα16, bovine Gαs, mouse Gαq, Gα11, Gα12 and Gα13, bovine Gβγ reconstituted in insect Sf9 cells

-

(Francken, 2000) [[75]]

Gαi1-Gβ1-Gγ2

No(Gαz-Gβ1-Gγ2)

Gαi2-Gβ1-Gγ2

No(Gαq-Gβ1-Gγ2)

Gαi3-Gβ1-Gγ2

No(Gα11-Gβ1-Gγ2)

Gαo-Gβ1-Gγ2

No(Gα12-Gβ1-Gγ2)

 

No(Gα13-Gβ1-Gγ2)

 

No(Gα16-Gβ1-Gγ2)

Gαi1-Gβ1-Gγ2

 

Human receptor, rat Gαi/o, human Gαz, bovine Gαs and Gβγ reconstituted in insect Sf9 cells

-

(Francken, 2001) [[76]]

Gαi2-Gβ1-Gγ2

No(Gαs-Gβ1-Gγ2)

Gαi3-Gβ1-Gγ2

No(Gαz-Gβ1-Gγ2)

Gαo-Gβ1-Gγ2

 

Gαi/o-?-?

 

Human receptor transfected in rat C6 glioma cells

IP3, Ca2+, cAMP, cADPR

(Noda, 2003) [[77]]

  

5-HT6 receptor

  

Gαs-?-?

 

In human HEK293 cells stably expressing human receptor.

cAMP

(Baker, 1998) [[78]]

Human receptor and G-protein, assessed in vitro.

cAMP

(Kang, 2005) [[79]]

  

5-HT7 receptor

  

Gαs-?-?

No(Gαi-?-?)

In human HEK293 cells stably expressing human receptor

cAMP, Ca2+/calmodulin

(Baker, 1998) [[78]]

Gαs-?-?

No(Gαq/11-?-?)

Human receptor transfected in murine LM cells

cAMP

(Adham, 1998) [[80]]

No(Gαi-?-?)

Gαs-?-?

No(Gαo-?-?)

Human receptor transfected in human HEK293 cells, affinity order is Gαs > Gαi = Gαq/11

cAMP

(Alberts, 2001) [[81]]

Gαi-?-?

No(Gα13-?-?)

Gαq/11-?-?

 

Gαs-Gβ1-Gγ2

No(Gαi2-Gβ1-Gγ2)

Murine receptor and G-proteins transfected in insect Sf9 cells

RhoA, Cdc42 (NOT Rac1)

(Kvachnina, 2005) [[82]]

Gα12-Gβ1-Gγ2

No(Gα13-Gβ1-Gγ2)

 

No(Gαq-Gβ1-Gγ2)

Gαs-Gβ1-Gγ2

No(Gαq-Gβ1-Gγ2)

Murine receptor and G-proteins transfected in insect Sf9 cells

cAMP

(Kvachnina, 2009) [[83]]

Gα12-Gβ1-Gγ2

No(Gαi-Gβ1-Gγ2)

 

No(Gα13-Gβ1-Gγ2)

  1. “?” means that the particular Gβ or Gγ protein has not be identified in the reference paper. “-” means that the second messenger has not be assessed in the reference paper. Note: unfortunately some papers reported Gαi/o, Gαi, or Gαq/11 without further distinction. Abbreviations: RhoA: Ras homolog gene family, member A; Cdc42: cell division control protein 42; Rac1: Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 1; cADPR: cyclic adenosine diphosphoribose; PLD: phospholipase D; NOS: nitric-oxide synthase; cGMP: cyclic guanosine monophosphate; cPLA2: cytosolic phospholipases A2.