Abstract
GPR84 is an understudied rhodopsin-like class A G protein-coupled
receptor which is arousing particular interest from a therapeutic
perspective. Not least this reflects that gpr84 expression is
significantly up-regulated following acute inflammatory stimuli and in
inflammatory diseases and that receptor activation plays a role in
regulating pro-inflammatory responses and migration of cells of the
innate immune system such as neutrophils, monocytes, macrophages and
microglia. Although most physiological responses of GPR84 reflect
receptor coupling to Gαi/o G-proteins, several studies indicate that
agonist-activated GPR84 can also recruit arrestin adaptor proteins and
this regulates receptor internalisation and desensitisation. To date,
very little is known on the patterns of GPR84 phosphorylation and how
these might control these processes. Here, we consider what is known on
the molecular basis of GPR84 signalling with a focus on how GRK-mediated
phosphorylation regulates arrestin protein recruitment and receptor
function.