D3 Dopamine Receptor Antibodies

The dopamine D3 receptor belongs to the D2-like subfamily of dopamine receptors. It inhibits cAMP production by coupling to inhibitory G proteins. Anti-psychotic drugs display closely similar or slightly lower antagonist affinity at D3 compared to D2 receptors. D3 desensitization, ß-arrestin recruitment and signaling are regulated by phosphorylation of third intracellular loop Serine257/threonine262. This nomenclature refers to the human D3. Phosphosite-specific antibodies can provide precise information about partial, full and biased agonism of D3 ligands. For more information on D3 receptor pharmacology please refer to the IUPHAR database. For further reading refer to:
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