Drug Receptors

Ion Channels

GPCRs (Most Abundant)

Enzymatic Domain

Intracellular

Extracellular

Cell-Surface Adhesion

Ligand-Gated

Voltage Gated

Second Messenger Regulated

G(s)

G(i)

G(o)

G(q)

G(12/13)

Activate Ca channels

Activate adenylyl cyclase

Activate K channels

Inhibit adenylyl cyclase

Inhibit Ca channels

Activate phospholipase C

Diverse ion transporter interactions

Receptor Tyrosine Kinases

Receptor Tyrosine Phosphatases

Receptor Tyrosine-Associated Kinases

Receptor Serine/Threorine Kinases

Adds phosphate to tyrosine residues

Removes phosphate from tyrosine residues

Dimerization activates a tyrosine kinase

Adds phosphate to serine or threonine residues

Enzymes

Transcription Factors

Structural Proteins

Signaling cascades and apoptosis

DNA transcription regulation

RNA interference and microtubule disruption

Communication between cells

Integrin binding

Function like velcro

Receptor Regulation Mechanisms

Tachyphylaxis

Desensitization

Inactivation

Refractoriness

Down-Regulation

Repeated administration of a drug results in diminishing effect

Homologous

Heterologous

Decreased response at one receptor

Decreased response coordinated by 2+ receptors

Loss of ability to respond to stimulation by drug

Covalent bonding

Suicide substrate

Period of time required before initiating another response

Voltage gated sodium channels

Repeated interaction at receptor results in removal of receptors from plasma membrane

Via endocytosis

Receptor Guanylyl Cyclases

Activate guanylyl cyclase directly

Role in cell growth, differentiation, cancer