The GIP receptor displays higher basal activity than the GLP-1 receptor but does not recruit GRK2 or arrestin3 effectively.

The GIP receptor displays higher basal activity than the GLP-1 receptor but does not recruit GRK2 or arrestin3 effectively.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) are important regulators of insulin secretion, and their functional loss is an early characteristic of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Pharmacological levels of GLP-1, but not GIP, can o...

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Main Authors: Suleiman Al-Sabah, Munya Al-Fulaij, Ghina Shaaban, Hanadi A Ahmed, Rosalind J Mann, Dan Donnelly, Moritz Bünemann, Cornelius Krasel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4156404?pdf=render

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