毒蕈碱型M5受体亚型及生物学特性

M5是最后一个被克隆出的乙酰胆碱毒蕈碱型受体亚型,具有G蛋白偶联受体家族的基本结构特征, 其信号转导方式既可以与G蛋白偶联,激活多种效应酶 (腺苷酸环化酶、磷脂酶C、磷脂酶A2 )产生相应的生物学效应,又可作用于离子通道来调节细胞间的信号传递。M5生理作用主要与调节中枢NO的生成和DA的释放有关,可能为药物滥用成瘾、DA系统功能障碍性疾病、阿尔采末病、脑缺血等的药物治疗提供一个新靶标。

Muscarinic M5 receptor subtype and its biologic characterizations

The fifth muscarinic receptor (M5), the last one of the mus ca rinic receptor family to be cloned, has the same basic formation characterizatio n as G-protein coupled receptor family. M5 transduces signals by coupling with G-proteins, which then modulate the activities of a number of effector enzymes and ion channels. As M5 also plays a variety of prominent physiological roles by regulating central transmitters NO and DA, it has been considered as a novel dr ug therapy target for drug addiction, dysfunction of dopamine-ergic nervous sys tem, Alzheimers disease and cerebral ischemia.