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Maeda T, Maeda A, Casadesus G, Palczewski K, Margaron P. Evaluation of 9-cis-retinyl acetate therapy in Rpe65-/- mice. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2009; 50:4368-78. [PMID: 19407008 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.09-3700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Mice lacking retinal pigment epithelium-specific 65-kDa protein (RPE65) develop retinopathy and blindness resembling Leber congenital amaurosis. Effects of 9-cis-retinyl acetate (9-cis-R-Ac) on visual function and retinopathy progression were tested in Rpe65(-/-) mice. METHODS Young C57Bl/6 mice were given 9-cis-R-Ac in each of four different oil-based vehicle solutions by gastric gavage to identify the vehicle most suitable for drug delivery by measuring retinoid levels in plasma. Then doses of 9-cis-R-Ac ranging from 1 to 100 mg/kg were administered to 5- to 12-week-old Rpe65(-/-) mice by different treatment regimens, including single doses and either intermittent or daily doses for various periods up to 8 weeks. Retinoid effects on visual function were evaluated by electroretinography, retinoid analyses, histologic methods, and vision-dependent behavioral testing. RESULTS Soybean oil vehicle provided the highest 9-cis-R-Ac metabolite levels in plasma. Single doses of 9-cis-R-Ac (6.25-50 mg/kg) provided significant dose-dependent improvement in electroretinographic responses. Well-tolerated daily doses (1-12.5 mg/kg) for 2 weeks induced remarkable improvement of retinal function. Significant dose-dependent improvement of electroretinographic responses was observed 6 days after administration of 9-cis-R-Ac daily for 3 days at 1 to 12.5 mg/kg. Mice given either daily or intermittent 9-cis-R-Ac treatment at 1 and 4 mg/kg and evaluated 8 weeks later displayed dose-dependent improvement of retinal function and morphology, whereas retinal function deteriorated in control animals. Treated mice also performed better than control animals in vision-dependent behavioral tests. CONCLUSIONS Treatment with 9-cis-R-Ac improves visual function and preserves retinal morphology in Rpe65(-/-) mice.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Substantial evidence documents the key role of lipid (membrane) rafts and caveolae as microdomains that concentrate a wide variety of receptors and postreceptor components regulated by hormones, neurotransmitters and growth factors. RECENT FINDINGS Recent data document that these microdomains are important in regulating vascular endothelial and smooth muscle cells and renal epithelial cells, and particularly in signal transduction across the plasma membrane. SUMMARY Raft/caveolae domains are cellular regions, including in cardiovascular and renal epithelial cells, which organize a large number of signal transduction components, thereby providing spatially and temporally efficient regulation of cell function.
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Goc A, Angel TE, Jastrzebska B, Wang B, Wintrode PL, Palczewski K. Different properties of the native and reconstituted heterotrimeric G protein transducin. Biochemistry 2009; 47:12409-19. [PMID: 18975915 DOI: 10.1021/bi8015444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Visual signal transduction serves as one of the best understood G protein-coupled receptor signaling systems. Signaling is initiated when a photon strikes rhodopsin (Rho) causing a conformational change leading to productive interaction of this G protein-coupled receptor with the heterotrimeric G protein, transducin (Gt). Here we describe a new method for Gt purification from native bovine rod photoreceptor membranes without subunit dissociation caused by exposure to photoactivated rhodopsin (Rho*). Native electrophoresis followed by immunoblotting revealed that Gt purified by this method formed more stable heterotrimers and interacted more efficiently with membranes containing Rho* or its target, phosphodiesterase 6, than did Gt purified by a traditional method involving subunit dissociation and reconstitution in solution without membranes. Because these differences could result from selective extraction, we characterized the type and amount of posttranslational modifications on both purified native and reconstituted Gt preparations. Similar N-terminal acylation of the Gtalpha subunit was observed for both proteins as was farnesylation and methylation of the terminal Gtgamma subunit Cys residue. However, hydrogen/deuterium exchange experiments revealed less incorporation of deuterium into the Gtalpha and Gtbeta subunits of native Gt as compared to reconstituted Gt. These findings may indicate differences in conformation and heterotrimer complex formation between the two preparations or altered stability of the reconstituted Gt that assembles differently than the native protein. Therefore, Gt extracted and purified without subunit dissociation appears to be more appropriate for future studies.
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- Anna Goc
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-4965, USA
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Abdulaev NG, Mao X, Ramon E, Ngo T, Mysliwy J, Marino JP, Ridge KD. Designing Point Mutants to Detect Structural Coupling in a Heterotrimeric G Protein α-subunit by NMR Spectroscopy. Photochem Photobiol 2009; 85:431-6. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2008.00522.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Toledo D, Cordomí A, Proietti MG, Benfatto M, del Valle LJ, Pérez JJ, Garriga P, Sepulcre F. Structural Characterization of a Zinc High-affinity Binding Site in Rhodopsin. Photochem Photobiol 2009; 85:479-84. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2008.00529.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Membrane cholesterol content influences binding properties of muscarinic M2 receptors and differentially impacts activation of second messenger pathways. Eur J Pharmacol 2009; 606:50-60. [PMID: 19374848 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2009.01.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2008] [Revised: 01/06/2009] [Accepted: 01/19/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We investigated the influence of membrane cholesterol content on preferential and non-preferential signaling through the M(2) muscarinic acetylcholine receptor expressed in CHO cells. Cholesterol depletion by 39% significantly decreased the affinity of M(2) receptors for [(3)H]-N-methylscopolamine ([(3)H]-NMS) binding and increased B(max) in intact cells and membranes. Membranes displayed two-affinity agonist binding sites for carbachol and cholesterol depletion doubled the fraction of high-affinity binding sites. In intact cells it also reduced the rate of agonist-induced receptor internalization and changed the profile of agonist binding from a single site to two affinity states. Cholesterol enrichment by 137% had no effects on carbachol E(max) of cAMP synthesis inhibition and on cAMP synthesis stimulation and inositolphosphates (IP) accumulation at higher agonist concentrations (non-preferred pathways). On the other hand, cholesterol depletion significantly increased E(max) of cAMP synthesis inhibition or stimulation without change in potency, and decreased E(max) of IP accumulation. Noteworthy, modifications of membrane cholesterol had no effect on membrane permeability, oxidative activity, protein content, or relative expression of G(s), G(i/o), and G(q/11) alpha subunits. These results demonstrate distinct changes of M(2) receptor signaling through both preferential and non-preferential G-proteins consequent to membrane cholesterol depletion that occur at the level of receptor/G-protein/effector protein interactions in the cell membrane. The significant decrease of IP accumulation by cholesterol depletion was also observed in cells expressing M(3) receptors and by both cholesterol depletion and enrichment in cells expressing M(1) receptors indicating relevance of reduced G(q/11) signaling for the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease.
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The retina of vertebrates contains two kinds of photoreceptor cells, rods and cones, which contain their specific visual pigments that are responsible for scotopic and photopic vision, respectively. In cone photoreceptor cells, there are three types of color pigments: blue, green and red, each with a distinctive absorption maximum. The goal of this investigation was to identify optimal conditions under which these pigments could be obtained and isolated in a stable form, thereby facilitating structural studies using high-resolution approaches. For this purpose, all three human cone opsins were initially expressed in mammalian cells, reconstituted with 11-cis retinal, detergent solubilized, purified and their stability compared with rod rhodopsin. As all three pigments showed dramatically reduced stability relative to rhodopsin, site-directed mutagenesis was used in an attempt to engineer stability into the green cone pigment. The mutations introduced some structural motifs and sites of posttranslational modification present in rhodopsin, as well as amino acid substitutions that have been found to stabilize the rod opsin apo-protein. We also modified the hydrophobic environment of the green cone pigment by varying the detergent and detergent/lipid composition used during solubilization and purification, and compared them with the retinal reconstituted pigment in membranes. Our results show that these changes do not significantly improve the inherent instability of the human cone pigments, and in some cases, lead to a decrease in stability and protein aggregation. We conclude that further efforts are required to stabilize the human cone pigments in a form suitable for high-resolution structural studies.
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- Eva Ramon
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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López CS, Álvarez R, Domínguez M, Faza ON, de Lera ÁR. Complex Thermal Behavior of 11-cis-Retinal, the Ligand of the Visual Pigments. J Org Chem 2008; 74:1007-13. [DOI: 10.1021/jo801899k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Carlos Silva López
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultade de Química, Universidade de Vigo, Lagoas Marcosende, E-36310, Vigo, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultade de Química, Universidade de Vigo, Lagoas Marcosende, E-36310, Vigo, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultade de Química, Universidade de Vigo, Lagoas Marcosende, E-36310, Vigo, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultade de Química, Universidade de Vigo, Lagoas Marcosende, E-36310, Vigo, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultade de Química, Universidade de Vigo, Lagoas Marcosende, E-36310, Vigo, Spain
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Mustafi D, Palczewski K. Topology of class A G protein-coupled receptors: insights gained from crystal structures of rhodopsins, adrenergic and adenosine receptors. Mol Pharmacol 2008; 75:1-12. [PMID: 18945819 DOI: 10.1124/mol.108.051938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Biological membranes are densely packed with membrane proteins that occupy approximately half of their volume. In almost all cases, membrane proteins in the native state lack the higher-order symmetry required for their direct study by diffraction methods. Despite many technical difficulties, numerous crystal structures of detergent solubilized membrane proteins have been determined that illustrate their internal organization. Among such proteins, class A G protein-coupled receptors have become amenable to crystallization and high resolution X-ray diffraction analyses. The derived structures of native and engineered receptors not only provide insights into their molecular arrangements but also furnish a framework for designing and testing potential models of transformation from inactive to active receptor signaling states and for initiating rational drug design.
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- Debarshi Mustafi
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106-4965, USA
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Parker SL, Parker MS, Estes AM, Wong YY, Sah R, Sweatman T, Park EA, Balasubramaniam A, Sallee FR. The neuropeptide Y (NPY) Y2 receptors are largely dimeric in the kidney, but monomeric in the forebrain. J Recept Signal Transduct Res 2008; 28:245-63. [PMID: 18569526 DOI: 10.1080/10799890802084341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The neuropeptide Y(NPY) Y2 receptors are detected largely as dimers in the clonal expressions in CHO cells and in particulates from rabbit kidney cortex. However, in two areas of the forebrain (rat or rabbit piriform cortex and hypothalamus), these receptors are found mainly as monomers. Evidence is presented that this difference relates to large levels of G proteins containing the Gi alpha -subunit in the forebrain areas. The predominant monomeric status of these Y2 receptors should also be physiologically linked to large synaptic inputs of the agonist NPY. The rabbit kidney and the human CHO cell-expressed Y2 dimers are converted by agonists to monomers in vitro at a similar rate in the presence of divalent cations.
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- S L Parker
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee 38163, USA.
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Subramaniam V, D'Ambruoso GD, Hall HK, Wysocki RJ, Brown MF, Saavedra SS. Reconstitution of rhodopsin into polymerizable planar supported lipid bilayers: influence of dienoyl monomer structure on photoactivation. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2008; 24:11067-75. [PMID: 18759470 PMCID: PMC2726791 DOI: 10.1021/la801835g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) play key roles in cellular signal transduction and many are pharmacologically important targets for drug discovery. GPCRs can be reconstituted in planar supported lipid bilayers (PSLBs) with retention of activity, which has led to development of GPCR-based biosensors and biochips. However, PSLBs composed of natural lipids lack the high stability desired for many technological applications. One strategy is to use synthetic lipid monomers that can be polymerized to form robust bilayers. A key question is how lipid polymerization affects GPCR structure and activity. Here we have investigated the photochemical activity of bovine rhodopsin (Rho), a model GPCR, reconstituted into PSLBs composed of lipids having one or two polymerizable dienoyl moieties located in different regions of the acyl chains. Plasmon waveguide resonance spectroscopy was used to compare the degree of Rho photoactivation in fluid and poly(lipid) PSLBs. The position of the dienoyl moiety was found to have a significant effect: polymerization near the glycerol backbone significantly attenuates Rho activity whereas polymerization near the acyl chain termini does not. Differences in cross-link density near the acyl chain termini also do not affect Rho activity. In unpolymerized PSLBs, an equimolar mixture of phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylcholine (PC) lipids enhances activity relative to pure PC; however after polymerization, the enhancement is eliminated which is attributed to stabilization of the membrane lamellar phase. These results should provide guidance for the design of robust lipid bilayers functionalized with transmembrane proteins for use in membrane-based biochips and biosensors.
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- Varuni Subramaniam
- Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 85721-0041
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 85721-0041
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 85721-0041
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 85721-0041
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 85721-0041
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Estes A, Wong Y, Parker M, Sallee F, Balasubramaniam A, Parker S. Neuropeptide Y (NPY) Y2 receptors of rabbit kidney cortex are largely dimeric. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 150:88-94. [DOI: 10.1016/j.regpep.2008.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2007] [Revised: 04/28/2008] [Accepted: 06/01/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Calorimetric studies of bovine rod outer segment disk membranes support a monomeric unit for both rhodopsin and opsin. Biophys J 2008; 95:2859-66. [PMID: 18586850 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.108.128868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The photoreceptor rhodopsin is a G-protein coupled receptor that has recently been proposed to exist as a dimer or higher order oligomer, in contrast to the previously described monomer, in retinal rod outer segment disk membranes. Rhodopsin exhibits considerably greater thermal stability than opsin (the bleached form of the receptor), which is reflected in an approximately 15 degrees C difference in the thermal denaturation temperatures (T(m)) of rhodopsin and opsin as measured by differential scanning calorimetry. Here we use differential scanning calorimetry to investigate the effect of partial bleaching of disk membranes on the T(m) of rhodopsin and of opsin in native disk membranes, as well as in cross-linked disk membranes in which rhodopsin dimers are known to be present. The T(m)s of rhodopsin and opsin are expected to be perturbed if mixed oligomers are present. The T(m) remained constant for rhodopsin and opsin in native disks regardless of the level of bleaching. In contrast, the T(m) of cross-linked rhodopsin in disk membranes was dependent on the extent of bleaching. The energy of activation for denaturation of rhodopsin and cross-linked rhodopsin was calculated. Cross-linking rhodopsin significantly decreased the energy of activation. We conclude that in native disk membranes, rhodopsin behaves predominantly as a monomer.
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Kiss R, Viskolcz B, Keserű GM. Activation Mechanism of the Human Histamine H4 Receptor - An Explicit Membrane Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study. J Chem Inf Model 2008; 48:1199-210. [DOI: 10.1021/ci700450w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Róbert Kiss
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Informatics, Faculty of Education, University of Szeged, Boldogasszony sgt. 6., H-6725 Szeged, Hungary, Department of Pharmacodynamics and Biopharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Szeged, Eötvös u. 6., H-6720 Szeged, Hungary, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Semmelweis University, Hõgyes Endre u. 9., H-1092 Budapest, Hungary, Gedeon Richter Plc, Gyömrõi út 19-21., H-1103 Budapest, Hungary, and Department of General and Analytical Chemistry, Budapest
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Informatics, Faculty of Education, University of Szeged, Boldogasszony sgt. 6., H-6725 Szeged, Hungary, Department of Pharmacodynamics and Biopharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Szeged, Eötvös u. 6., H-6720 Szeged, Hungary, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Semmelweis University, Hõgyes Endre u. 9., H-1092 Budapest, Hungary, Gedeon Richter Plc, Gyömrõi út 19-21., H-1103 Budapest, Hungary, and Department of General and Analytical Chemistry, Budapest
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Informatics, Faculty of Education, University of Szeged, Boldogasszony sgt. 6., H-6725 Szeged, Hungary, Department of Pharmacodynamics and Biopharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Szeged, Eötvös u. 6., H-6720 Szeged, Hungary, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Semmelweis University, Hõgyes Endre u. 9., H-1092 Budapest, Hungary, Gedeon Richter Plc, Gyömrõi út 19-21., H-1103 Budapest, Hungary, and Department of General and Analytical Chemistry, Budapest
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Kai H, Nara S, Kinbara K, Aida T. Toward Long-Distance Mechanical Communication: Studies on a Ternary Complex Interconnected by a Bridging Rotary Module. J Am Chem Soc 2008; 130:6725-7. [DOI: 10.1021/ja801646b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Hiroyuki Kai
- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering and Center for NanoBio Integration, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering and Center for NanoBio Integration, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering and Center for NanoBio Integration, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering and Center for NanoBio Integration, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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Huang LY, Umanah G, Hauser M, Son C, Arshava B, Naider F, Becker JM. Unnatural Amino Acid Replacement in a Yeast G Protein-Coupled Receptor in Its Native Environment. Biochemistry 2008; 47:5638-48. [DOI: 10.1021/bi701866e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Li-Yin Huang
- Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, Department of Chemistry and Macromolecular Assemblies Institute, College of Staten Island, City University of New York (CUNY), New York City, New York 10314, and Graduate School and University Center, City University of New York (CUNY), New York City, New York 10314
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, Department of Chemistry and Macromolecular Assemblies Institute, College of Staten Island, City University of New York (CUNY), New York City, New York 10314, and Graduate School and University Center, City University of New York (CUNY), New York City, New York 10314
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, Department of Chemistry and Macromolecular Assemblies Institute, College of Staten Island, City University of New York (CUNY), New York City, New York 10314, and Graduate School and University Center, City University of New York (CUNY), New York City, New York 10314
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, Department of Chemistry and Macromolecular Assemblies Institute, College of Staten Island, City University of New York (CUNY), New York City, New York 10314, and Graduate School and University Center, City University of New York (CUNY), New York City, New York 10314
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, Department of Chemistry and Macromolecular Assemblies Institute, College of Staten Island, City University of New York (CUNY), New York City, New York 10314, and Graduate School and University Center, City University of New York (CUNY), New York City, New York 10314
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, Department of Chemistry and Macromolecular Assemblies Institute, College of Staten Island, City University of New York (CUNY), New York City, New York 10314, and Graduate School and University Center, City University of New York (CUNY), New York City, New York 10314
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, Department of Chemistry and Macromolecular Assemblies Institute, College of Staten Island, City University of New York (CUNY), New York City, New York 10314, and Graduate School and University Center, City University of New York (CUNY), New York City, New York 10314
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Jackson W, Ablonczy Z, Crouch RK. Quantitation of the effect of hydroxylamine on rhodopsin palmitylation. Photochem Photobiol 2008; 84:949-55. [PMID: 18399918 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2008.00334.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Rhodopsin (the photosensitive rod visual pigment) has been a model for photobiologic studies of the opsins as well as a structural model for G-protein-coupled receptors. The two palmitate groups attached to cysteines 322 and 323 are thought to serve as membrane anchors for the rhodopsin C-terminus, but the absence of the palmitates does not alter membrane localization. However, removal of the palmitates affects rhodopsin function. Therefore, it is important to quantitate the stability of rhodopsin palmitates to hydroxylamine, which is a widely utilized reagent in biochemical preparations of the apoprotein. We have developed a mass spectrometric method to quantitate the resulting opsin palmitylation. Our data show that both of the bovine rhodopsin palmitates are labile to hydroxylamine, with significant depalmitylation occurring at concentrations of >or=100 mM, with an EC(50) of 220 mM L(-1). The palmitate at position 322 is the more stable to hydroxylamine. Samples prepared in the presence of >50 mM should therefore be considered to be at least partially depalmitylated and the results interpreted accordingly.
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- Wesley Jackson
- Storm Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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Park PSH, Lodowski DT, Palczewski K. Activation of G protein-coupled receptors: beyond two-state models and tertiary conformational changes. Annu Rev Pharmacol Toxicol 2008; 48:107-41. [PMID: 17848137 PMCID: PMC2639654 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.pharmtox.48.113006.094630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Transformation of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) from a quiescent to an active state initiates signal transduction. All GPCRs share a common architecture comprising seven transmembrane-spanning alpha-helices, which accommodates signal propagation from a diverse repertoire of external stimuli across biological membranes to a heterotrimeric G protein. Signal propagation through the transmembrane helices likely involves mechanistic features common to all GPCRs. The structure of the light receptor rhodopsin may serve as a prototype for the transmembrane architecture of GPCRs. Early biochemical, biophysical, and pharmacological studies led to the conceptualization of receptor activation based on the context of two-state equilibrium models and conformational changes in protein structure. More recent studies indicate a need to move beyond these classical paradigms and to consider additional aspects of the molecular character of GPCRs, such as the oligomerization and dynamics of the receptor.
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- Paul S-H Park
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-4965, USA.
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McCulloch CV, Morrow V, Milasta S, Comerford I, Milligan G, Graham GJ, Isaacs NW, Nibbs RJB. Multiple roles for the C-terminal tail of the chemokine scavenger D6. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:7972-82. [PMID: 18201974 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m710128200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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D6 is a heptahelical receptor that suppresses inflammation and tumorigenesis by scavenging extracellular pro-inflammatory CC chemokines. Previous studies suggested this is dependent on constitutive trafficking of stable D6 protein to and from the cell surface via recycling endosomes. By internalizing chemokine each time it transits the cell surface, D6 can, over time, remove large quantities of these inflammatory mediators. We have investigated the role of the conserved 58-amino acid C terminus of human D6, which, unlike the rest of the protein, shows no clear homology to other heptahelical receptors. We show that, in human HEK293 cells, a serine cluster in this region controls the constitutive phosphorylation, high stability, and intracellular trafficking itinerary of the receptor and drives green fluorescent protein-tagged beta-arrestins to membranes at, and near, the cell surface. Unexpectedly, however, these properties, and the last 44 amino acids of the C terminus, are dispensable for D6 internalization and effective scavenging of the chemokine CCL3. Even in the absence of the last 58 amino acids, D6 still initially internalizes CCL3 but, surprisingly, exposure to ligand inhibits subsequent CCL3 uptake by this mutant. Progressive scavenging is therefore abrogated. We conclude that the heptahelical body of D6 on its own can engage the endocytotic machinery of HEK293 cells but that the C terminus is indispensable for scavenging because it prevents initial chemokine engagement of D6 from inhibiting subsequent chemokine uptake.
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- Clare V McCulloch
- Division of Immunology, Infection and Inflammation, Glasgow University, Glasgow G12 8TA, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Müller DJ, Wu N, Palczewski K. Vertebrate membrane proteins: structure, function, and insights from biophysical approaches. Pharmacol Rev 2008; 60:43-78. [PMID: 18321962 DOI: 10.1124/pr.107.07111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Membrane proteins are key targets for pharmacological intervention because they are vital for cellular function. Here, we analyze recent progress made in the understanding of the structure and function of membrane proteins with a focus on rhodopsin and development of atomic force microscopy techniques to study biological membranes. Membrane proteins are compartmentalized to carry out extra- and intracellular processes. Biological membranes are densely populated with membrane proteins that occupy approximately 50% of their volume. In most cases membranes contain lipid rafts, protein patches, or paracrystalline formations that lack the higher-order symmetry that would allow them to be characterized by diffraction methods. Despite many technical difficulties, several crystal structures of membrane proteins that illustrate their internal structural organization have been determined. Moreover, high-resolution atomic force microscopy, near-field scanning optical microscopy, and other lower resolution techniques have been used to investigate these structures. Single-molecule force spectroscopy tracks interactions that stabilize membrane proteins and those that switch their functional state; this spectroscopy can be applied to locate a ligand-binding site. Recent development of this technique also reveals the energy landscape of a membrane protein, defining its folding, reaction pathways, and kinetics. Future development and application of novel approaches during the coming years should provide even greater insights to the understanding of biological membrane organization and function.
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- Daniel J Müller
- Biotechnology Center, University of Technology, Dresden, Germany
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Fan J, Rohrer B, Frederick JM, Baehr W, Crouch RK. Rpe65-/- and Lrat-/- mice: comparable models of leber congenital amaurosis. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2008; 49:2384-9. [PMID: 18296659 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.08-1727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The Rpe65-/- mouse, used as a model for Leber congenital amaurosis, has slow rod degeneration and rapid cone loss, presumably because of the mistrafficking of cone opsins. This animal does not generate 11-cis retinal, and both cone loss and rod response are restored by 11-cis retinal administration. Similarly, the Lrat-/- mouse does not produce 11-cis retinal. The authors sought to determine whether the same effects on rod and cone opsins in the Rpe65-/- mouse are also present in the Lrat-/- mouse, thereby establishing that these changes can be attributed to the lack of 11-cis retinal rather than to some unknown function of RPE65. METHODS Rod and cone opsins were localized by immunohistochemical methods. Functional opsin levels were determined by regeneration with 11-cis retinal. Isorhodopsin levels were determined from pigment extraction. Opsin phosphorylation was determined by mass spectrometry. RESULTS Rods in both models degenerated slowly. Regenerable rod opsin levels were similar over the 6-month time course investigated, rod opsin was phosphorylated at a low level (approximately 10%), and minimal 9-cis retinal was generated by a nonphotic process, giving a trace light response. In both models, S-opsin and M/L-opsin failed to traffic to the cone outer segments appropriately, and rapid cone degeneration occurred. Cone opsin mistrafficking in both models was arrested on 11-cis retinal administration. CONCLUSIONS These data show that the Lrat-/- and Rpe65-/- mice are comparable models for studies of Leber congenital amaurosis and that the destructive cone opsin mistrafficking is caused by the lack of 11-cis retinal.
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- Jie Fan
- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29402, USA
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G-Protein-coupled receptors are one of the largest protein families found in metazoans. Using several novel strategies, the first atomic resolution structures of a receptor that is activated by a diffusible ligand have been determined.
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- Kendall J. Blumer
- Department of Cell Biology
and Physiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis,
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720
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Activation of the G protein-coupled receptor rhodopsin involves both the motion of transmembrane helix 6 (TM6) and proton exchange events. To study how these activation steps relate to each other, spin-labeled rhodopsin in solutions of dodecyl maltoside was used so that time-resolved TM6 motion and proton exchange could each be monitored as a function of pH and temperature after an activating light flash. The results reveal that the motion of TM6 is not synchronized with deprotonation of the Schiff base that binds the chromophore to the protein but is an order of magnitude slower at 30 degrees C. However, TM6 motion and the uptake of a proton from solution in the neutral pH range follow the same time course. Importantly, the motion of TM6 is virtually independent of pH, as is Schiff base deprotonation under the conditions used, whereas proton uptake titrates with a pK of 6.5. This finding shows that proton uptake is a consequence rather than a cause of helix motion. Activated rhodopsin binds to and subsequently activates the cognate G protein, transducin. It has been shown that peptides derived from the C terminus of the transducin alpha-subunit mimic in part binding of the intact G protein. These peptides are found to bind to rhodopsin after TM6 movement, resulting in the release of protons. Collectively, the data suggest the following temporal sequence of events involved in activation: (i) internal Schiff base proton transfer; (ii) TM6 movement; and (iii) proton uptake from solution and binding of transducin.
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Conformational changes in G-protein-coupled receptors-the quest for functionally selective conformations is open. Br J Pharmacol 2007; 153 Suppl 1:S358-66. [PMID: 18059316 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0707615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) represent one the largest families of drug targets. Upon agonist binding a receptor undergoes conformational rearrangements that lead to a novel protein conformation which in turn can interact with effector proteins. During the last decade significant progress has been made to prove that different conformational changes occur. Today it is mostly accepted that individual ligands can induce different receptor conformations. However, the nature or molecular identity of the different conformations is still ill-known. Knowledge of the potential functionally selective conformations will help to develop drugs that select specific conformations of a given GPCR which couple to specific signalling pathways and may, ultimately, lead to reduced side effects. In this review we will summarize recent progress in biophysical approaches that have led to the current understanding of conformational changes that occur during GPCR activation.
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Brown MF, Heyn MP, Job C, Kim S, Moltke S, Nakanishi K, Nevzorov AA, Struts AV, Salgado GFJ, Wallat I. Solid-state 2H NMR spectroscopy of retinal proteins in aligned membranes. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2007; 1768:2979-3000. [PMID: 18021739 PMCID: PMC5233718 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2007.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2007] [Revised: 10/10/2007] [Accepted: 10/10/2007] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Solid-state 2H NMR spectroscopy gives a powerful avenue to investigating the structures of ligands and cofactors bound to integral membrane proteins. For bacteriorhodopsin (bR) and rhodopsin, retinal was site-specifically labeled by deuteration of the methyl groups followed by regeneration of the apoprotein. 2H NMR studies of aligned membrane samples were conducted under conditions where rotational and translational diffusion of the protein were absent on the NMR time scale. The theoretical lineshape treatment involved a static axial distribution of rotating C-C2H3 groups about the local membrane frame, together with the static axial distribution of the local normal relative to the average normal. Simulation of solid-state 2H NMR lineshapes gave both the methyl group orientations and the alignment disorder (mosaic spread) of the membrane stack. The methyl bond orientations provided the angular restraints for structural analysis. In the case of bR the retinal chromophore is nearly planar in the dark- and all-trans light-adapted states, as well upon isomerization to 13-cis in the M state. The C13-methyl group at the "business end" of the chromophore changes its orientation to the membrane upon photon absorption, moving towards W182 and thus driving the proton pump in energy conservation. Moreover, rhodopsin was studied as a prototype for G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) implicated in many biological responses in humans. In contrast to bR, the retinal chromophore of rhodopsin has an 11-cis conformation and is highly twisted in the dark state. Three sites of interaction affect the torsional deformation of retinal, viz. the protonated Schiff base with its carboxylate counterion; the C9-methyl group of the polyene; and the beta-ionone ring within its hydrophobic pocket. For rhodopsin, the strain energy and dynamics of retinal as established by 2H NMR are implicated in substituent control of activation. Retinal is locked in a conformation that is twisted in the direction of the photoisomerization, which explains the dark stability of rhodopsin and allows for ultra-fast isomerization upon absorption of a photon. Torsional strain is relaxed in the meta I state that precedes subsequent receptor activation. Comparison of the two retinal proteins using solid-state 2H NMR is thus illuminating in terms of their different biological functions.
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- Michael F Brown
- Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA.
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Jójárt B, Balogh B, Márki A. Modeling the human oxytocin receptor for drug discovery efforts. Expert Opin Drug Discov 2007; 2:1579-90. [PMID: 23488902 DOI: 10.1517/17460441.2.12.1579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The oxytocin receptor belongs to class A receptors within the great family of G protein-coupled receptors. The endogenous ligand oxytocin is a nonapeptide hormone that induces the uterine contractions at parturition and is used to induce the labor. The peptide oxytocin and, even more, its non-peptide antagonist, could be valuable tools in tocolysis. The knowledge of the three-dimensional structure of the oxytocin receptor and the determination of the main interaction points between the receptor and the ligands may help to develop selective oxytocin agonists and antagonist. This review summarizes the knowledge about the mapping of the binding domain of the oxytocin receptor and the efforts in the field of molecular modeling studies related to oxytocin receptor-ligand interactions.
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- Balázs Jójárt
- University of Szeged, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Informatics, Faculty of Education, Boldogasszony sgt. 6. 6725 Szeged, Hungary +36 62 544 720 ; +36 62 420 953 ;
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Whorton MR, Jastrzebska B, Park PSH, Fotiadis D, Engel A, Palczewski K, Sunahara RK. Efficient coupling of transducin to monomeric rhodopsin in a phospholipid bilayer. J Biol Chem 2007; 283:4387-94. [PMID: 18033822 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m703346200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 218] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are seven transmembrane domain proteins that transduce extracellular signals across the plasma membrane and couple to the heterotrimeric family of G proteins. Like most intrinsic membrane proteins, GPCRs are capable of oligomerization, the function of which has only been established for a few different receptor systems. One challenge in understanding the function of oligomers relates to the inability to separate monomeric and oligomeric receptor complexes in membrane environments. Here we report the reconstitution of bovine rhodopsin, a GPCR expressed in the retina, into an apolipoprotein A-I phospholipid particle, derived from high density lipoprotein (HDL). We demonstrate that rhodopsin, when incorporated into these 10 nm reconstituted HDL (rHDL) particles, is monomeric and functional. Rhodopsin.rHDL maintains the appropriate spectral properties with respect to photoactivation and formation of the active form, metarhodopsin II. Additionally, the kinetics of metarhodopsin II decay is similar between rhodopsin in native membranes and rhodopsin in rHDL particles. Photoactivation of monomeric rhodopsin.rHDL also results in the rapid activation of transducin, at a rate that is comparable with that found in native rod outer segments and 20-fold faster than rhodopsin in detergent micelles. These data suggest that monomeric rhodopsin is the minimal functional unit in G protein activation and that oligomerization is not absolutely required for this process.
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- Matthew R Whorton
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0632, USA
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Brock C, Oueslati N, Soler S, Boudier L, Rondard P, Pin JP. Activation of a dimeric metabotropic glutamate receptor by intersubunit rearrangement. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:33000-8. [PMID: 17855348 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m702542200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Although many G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) can form dimers, a possible role of this phenomenon in their activation remains elusive. A recent and exciting proposal is that a dynamic intersubunit interplay may contribute to GPCR activation. Here, we examined this possibility using dimeric metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs). We first developed a system to perfectly control their subunit composition and show that mGluR dimers do not form larger oligomers. We then examined an mGluR dimer containing one subunit in which the extracellular agonist-binding domain was uncoupled from the G protein-activating transmembrane domain. Despite this uncoupling in one protomer, agonist stimulation resulted in symmetric activation of either transmembrane domain in the dimer with the same efficiency. This, plus other data, can only be explained by an intersubunit rearrangement as the activation mechanism. Although well established for other types of receptors such as tyrosine kinase and guanylate cyclase receptors, this is the first clear demonstration that such a mechanism may also apply to GPCRs.
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- Carsten Brock
- University of Montpellier 1 and 2, CNRS UMR 5203, Institute of Functional Genomics, 141 rue de la Cardonille, Montpellier, France
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Li N, Salom D, Zhang L, Harris T, Ballesteros JA, Golczak M, Jastrzebska B, Palczewski K, Kurahara C, Juan T, Jordan S, Salon JA. Heterologous expression of the adenosine A1 receptor in transgenic mouse retina. Biochemistry 2007; 46:8350-9. [PMID: 17580959 DOI: 10.1021/bi700154h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Traditional cell-based systems used to express integral membrane receptors have yet to produce protein samples of sufficient quality for structural study. Herein we report an in vivo method that harnesses the photoreceptor system of the retina to heterologously express G protein-coupled receptors in a biochemically homogeneous and pharmacologically functional conformation. As an example we show that the adenosine A1 receptor, when placed under the influence of the mouse opsin promoter and rhodopsin rod outer segment targeting sequence, localized to the photoreceptor cells of transgenic retina. The resulting receptor protein was uniformly glycosylated and pharmacologically well behaved. By comparison, we demonstrated in a control experiment that opsin, when expressed in the liver, had a complex pattern of glycosylation. Upon solubilization, the retinal adenosine A1 receptor retained binding characteristics similar to its starting material. This expression method may prove generally useful for generating high-quality G protein-coupled receptors for structural studies.
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- Ning Li
- Novasite Pharmaceuticals Inc., San Diego, California 92121, USA
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