Main description:

G Protein-Coupled Receptors in Immune Response and Regulation, Volume 136 presents emerging concepts related to the role of GPCRs in immune response and regulation. Users will find updated chapters on a variety of topics, including Beta-adrenergic signaling in the onset and progression of asthma, the Emerging roles of Regulators of G protein signaling (RGS) proteins in the immune system, information on Kinin receptors in immune response and pathogenic infections, and sections on GPCR signaling in C. elegans and its implications in immune response, GPCR Kinases in Inflammatory response and signaling, and GRK2 in Inflammation: Regulation of T cell receptors and IgE signaling.

Chapters in this book discuss not only the well-known aspects of GPCR signaling in immunology, but also presents many emerging paradigms that have not yet been reported in classical textbooks. Each chapter presents a forward-looking discussion, providing a glimpse of the tremendous potential associated with the specific receptor systems discussed.

Contents:

1. B2-Adrenoceptor Function in Asthma Yassine Amrani and Peter Bradding 2. G Protein-Coupled Kinin Receptors and Immunity Against Pathogens Julio Scharfstein, Pablo I.P. Ramos and Manoel Barral-Netto 3. P2Y Receptors in Immune Response and Inflammation Diana Le Duc, Angela Schulz, Vera Lede, Annelie Schulze, Doreen Thor, Antje Bruser and Torsten Schoeneberg 4. Emerging Roles for MAS-Related G Protein-Coupled Receptor-X2 on Host Defense Peptide, Opioid, and Neuropeptide-Mediated Inflammatory Reactions Hydar Ali 5. Adhesion GPCRs in Regulating Immune Responses and Inflammation Hsi-Hsien Lin, Cheng-Chih Hsiao, Caroline Pabst, Josee Hebert, Torsten Schoeneberg and Joerg Hamann 6. GPCR Signaling in C. elegans and Its Implications in Immune Response Anjali Gupta and Varsha Singh 7. G Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinases in the Inflammatory Response and Signaling Michael D. Steury, Laura R. McCabe and Narayanan Parameswaran 8. Canonical and Noncanonical Signaling Roles of ss-Arrestins in Inflammation and Immunity Mohammad M. Ahmadzai, David Broadbent, Christopher Occhiuto, Canchai Yang, Rupali Das and Hariharan Subramanian 9. Emerging Roles of Regulators of G Protein Signaling (RGS) Proteins in the Immune System Kirk M. Druey 10. Roles of NHERF Family of PDZ-Binding Proteins in Regulating GPCR Functions David Broadbent, Mohammad M. Ahmadzai, Ananth K. Kammala, Canchai Yang, Christopher Occhiuto, Rupali Das and Hariharan Subramanian