Heterotrimeric G-proteins can be regulated by GPCRs and by non-receptor proteins such as Ric-8, G-protein regulator, and regulators of G-protein signaling proteins.
Many proteins interacting with G-proteins have been identified.
G-proteins regulate various physiological functions.
Combinations of structural and computational biological tools can be used to understand the mechanisms of activation of G-proteins by GPCRs and non-GPCR regulators. Multidisciplinary studies are needed to systematically investigate the biochemical mechanisms, cellular effects, and physiological functions in processes involving apparently non-canonical G-protein signaling.