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Hofmann KP, Lamb TD. Rhodopsin, light-sensor of vision. Prog Retin Eye Res 2023; 93:101116. [PMID: 36273969 DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2022.101116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2022] [Revised: 08/20/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
The light sensor of vertebrate scotopic (low-light) vision, rhodopsin, is a G-protein-coupled receptor comprising a polypeptide chain with bound chromophore, 11-cis-retinal, that exhibits remarkable physicochemical properties. This photopigment is extremely stable in the dark, yet its chromophore isomerises upon photon absorption with 70% efficiency, enabling the activation of its G-protein, transducin, with high efficiency. Rhodopsin's photochemical and biochemical activities occur over very different time-scales: the energy of retinaldehyde's excited state is stored in <1 ps in retinal-protein interactions, but it takes milliseconds for the catalytically active state to form, and many tens of minutes for the resting state to be restored. In this review, we describe the properties of rhodopsin and its role in rod phototransduction. We first introduce rhodopsin's gross structural features, its evolution, and the basic mechanisms of its activation. We then discuss light absorption and spectral sensitivity, photoreceptor electrical responses that result from the activity of individual rhodopsin molecules, and recovery of rhodopsin and the visual system from intense bleaching exposures. We then provide a detailed examination of rhodopsin's molecular structure and function, first in its dark state, and then in the active Meta states that govern its interactions with transducin, rhodopsin kinase and arrestin. While it is clear that rhodopsin's molecular properties are exquisitely honed for phototransduction, from starlight to dawn/dusk intensity levels, our understanding of how its molecular interactions determine the properties of scotopic vision remains incomplete. We describe potential future directions of research, and outline several major problems that remain to be solved.
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- Klaus Peter Hofmann
- Institut für Medizinische Physik und Biophysik (CC2), Charité, and, Zentrum für Biophysik und Bioinformatik, Humboldt-Unversität zu Berlin, Berlin, 10117, Germany.
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- Eccles Institute of Neuroscience, John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia.
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Smylla TK, Wagner K, Huber A. The Role of Reversible Phosphorylation of Drosophila Rhodopsin. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232314674. [PMID: 36499010 PMCID: PMC9740569 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232314674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Revised: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Vertebrate and fly rhodopsins are prototypical GPCRs that have served for a long time as model systems for understanding GPCR signaling. Although all rhodopsins seem to become phosphorylated at their C-terminal region following activation by light, the role of this phosphorylation is not uniform. Two major functions of rhodopsin phosphorylation have been described: (1) inactivation of the activated rhodopsin either directly or by facilitating binding of arrestins in order to shut down the visual signaling cascade and thus eventually enabling a high-temporal resolution of the visual system. (2) Facilitating endocytosis of activated receptors via arrestin binding that in turn recruits clathrin to the membrane for clathrin-mediated endocytosis. In vertebrate rhodopsins the shutdown of the signaling cascade may be the main function of rhodopsin phosphorylation, as phosphorylation alone already quenches transducin activation and, in addition, strongly enhances arrestin binding. In the Drosophila visual system rhodopsin phosphorylation is not needed for receptor inactivation. Its role here may rather lie in the recruitment of arrestin 1 and subsequent endocytosis of the activated receptor. In this review, we summarize investigations of fly rhodopsin phosphorylation spanning four decades and contextualize them with regard to the most recent insights from vertebrate phosphorylation barcode theory.
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Chen Q, Tesmer JJG. G protein-coupled receptor interactions with arrestins and GPCR kinases: The unresolved issue of signal bias. J Biol Chem 2022; 298:102279. [PMID: 35863432 PMCID: PMC9418498 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) kinases (GRKs) and arrestins interact with agonist-bound GPCRs to promote receptor desensitization and downregulation. They also trigger signaling cascades distinct from those of heterotrimeric G proteins. Biased agonists for GPCRs that favor either heterotrimeric G protein or GRK/arrestin signaling are of profound pharmacological interest because they could usher in a new generation of drugs with greatly reduced side effects. One mechanism by which biased agonism might occur is by stabilizing receptor conformations that preferentially bind to GRKs and/or arrestins. In this review, we explore this idea by comparing structures of GPCRs bound to heterotrimeric G proteins with those of the same GPCRs in complex with arrestins and GRKs. The arrestin and GRK complexes all exhibit high conformational heterogeneity, which is likely a consequence of their unusual ability to adapt and bind to hundreds of different GPCRs. This dynamic behavior, along with the experimental tactics required to stabilize GPCR complexes for biophysical analysis, confounds these comparisons, but some possible molecular mechanisms of bias are beginning to emerge. We also examine if and how the recent structures advance our understanding of how arrestins parse the "phosphorylation barcodes" installed in the intracellular loops and tails of GPCRs by GRKs. In the future, structural analyses of arrestins in complex with intact receptors that have well-defined native phosphorylation barcodes, such as those installed by the two nonvisual subfamilies of GRKs, will be particularly illuminating.
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- Qiuyan Chen
- Departments of Biological Sciences and of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Departments of Biological Sciences and of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
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Hickey DG, Davies WIL, Hughes S, Rodgers J, Thavanesan N, MacLaren RE, Hankins MW. Chimeric human opsins as optogenetic light sensitisers. J Exp Biol 2021; 224:270919. [PMID: 34151984 PMCID: PMC8325934 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.240580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2020] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Human opsin-based photopigments have great potential as light-sensitisers, but their requirement for phototransduction cascade-specific second messenger proteins may restrict their functionality in non-native cell types. In this study, eight chimeric human opsins were generated consisting of a backbone of either a rhodopsin (RHO) or long-wavelength-sensitive (LWS) opsin and intracellular domains from Gq/11-coupled human melanopsin. Rhodopsin/melanopsin chimeric opsins coupled to both Gi and Gq/11 pathways. Greater substitution of the intracellular surface with corresponding melanopsin domains generally showed greater Gq/11 activity with a decrease in Gi activation. Unlike melanopsin, rhodopsin and rhodopsin/melanopsin chimeras were dependent upon exogenous chromophore to function. By contrast, wild-type LWS opsin and LWS opsin/melanopsin chimeras showed only weak Gi activation in response to light, whilst Gq/11 pathway activation was not detected. Immunocytochemistry (ICC) demonstrated that chimeric opsins with more intracellular domains of melanopsin were less likely to be trafficked to the plasma membrane. This study demonstrates the importance of Gα coupling efficiency to the speed of cellular responses and created human opsins with a unique combination of properties to expand the range of customised optogenetic biotools for basic research and translational therapies. Summary: Combining different domains of human visual opsins and melanopsin creates functionally unique chimeric opsins with potential optogenetic applications.
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- Doron G Hickey
- Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QU, UK.,The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, VIC 3002, Australia
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- Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QU, UK.,Umeå Centre for Molecular Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, S-90187, Sweden.,School of Life Sciences, College of Science, Health and Engineering, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia
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- Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QU, UK.,Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QU, UK
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- Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QU, UK.,Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QU, UK.,Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
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- Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QU, UK.,Oxford Eye Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Oxford NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford, OX3 9DU,UK
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- Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QU, UK.,Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QU, UK
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Jatana N, Aswin SK, Rathore S, Thukral L. Revealing Conformational Transitions in G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Rhodopsin upon Phosphorylation. Biochemistry 2020; 59:297-302. [PMID: 31846310 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.9b00884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) have evolved as highly specialized cellular machinery that can dictate biological outcomes in response to diverse stimuli. Specifically, they induce multiple pathway responses upon structural perturbations induced at local protein sites. GPCRs utilize a concurrent strategy involving a central transmembrane topology and biochemical modifications for precise functional implementation. However, the specific role of the latter is not known due to the lack of precise probing techniques that can characterize receptor dynamics upon biochemical modifications. Phosphorylation is known to be one of the critical biochemical modifications in GPCRs that aids in receptor desensitization via arrestin binding. Here, we carry out all-atom molecular dynamics simulations of rhodopsin in a membrane environment to study its conformational dynamics induced upon phosphorylation. Interestingly, our comparative analysis of non-phosphorylated and phosphorylated rhodopsin structure demonstrated enhanced receptor stability upon phosphorylation at the C-terminal region that leads to the opening of the extracellular part of the transmembrane helices. In addition, monitoring the distinct number of phosphorylation states showed that having fewer phosphorylated residues does not bring about appropriate conformational changes in the extracellular region. Since phosphorylation results in receptor desensitization and recycling of the ligand, our findings provide significant insights into the conformational dynamics of the mechanism of ligand exit from the receptor.
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- Nidhi Jatana
- CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology , South Campus, Mathura Road , New Delhi , India 110025
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- CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology , South Campus, Mathura Road , New Delhi , India 110025
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- CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology , South Campus, Mathura Road , New Delhi , India 110025.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) , CSIR-Human Resource Development Centre , (CSIR-HRDC) Campus Postal Staff College Area, Ghaziabad , Uttar Pradesh , India 201002
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- CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology , South Campus, Mathura Road , New Delhi , India 110025.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) , CSIR-Human Resource Development Centre , (CSIR-HRDC) Campus Postal Staff College Area, Ghaziabad , Uttar Pradesh , India 201002.,Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing , University of Heidelberg , 69117 Heidelberg , Germany
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Lokappa SB, Cornwall MC, Chen J. Isoelectric Focusing to Quantify Rhodopsin Phosphorylation in Mouse Retina. Bio Protoc 2019; 9:e3300. [PMID: 33654813 PMCID: PMC7854240 DOI: 10.21769/bioprotoc.3300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Revised: 06/10/2019] [Accepted: 06/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
Abstract
Rhodopsin is a G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) that mediates vision under dim light. Upon light exposure, rhodopsin is phosphorylated at multiple serine and threonine sites at its carboxyl-terminus by rhodopsin kinase (GRK1). This, in turn, reduces its ability to activate the visual G-protein transducin. Binding of light-activated, phosphorylated rhodopsin by arrestin (ARR1) fully terminates the catalytic activity of rhodopsin. Quantification of the levels of the differentially phosphorylated rhodopsin species provides definitive information about the role of phosphorylated rhodopsin in visual functions. Isoelectric Focusing (IEF) is a technique which is used to separate ampholytic components, such as proteins, based on their isoelectric point (pI). It is a useful technique used to distinguish protein isoforms and post-translational modifications such as phosphorylation, glycosylation, deamination, and acetylation, due to their effects on the protein's pI. Isoelectric Focusing can provide high resolution of differentially phosphorylated forms of a protein. Though other techniques such as kinase activity assays, phospho-specific antibodies, western blot, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA), radiolabeling and mass spectrometry are used to detect and quantify protein phosphorylation, IEF is a simple and cost-effective method to quantify rhodopsin phosphorylation, as it can readily detect individual phosphorylated forms. Here we provide a detailed protocol for determining phosphorylated rhodopsin species using the Isoelectric Focusing technique.
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- Sowmya Bekshe Lokappa
- Department of Physiology and Neuroscience, Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Neuroscience, Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Mayer D, Damberger FF, Samarasimhareddy M, Feldmueller M, Vuckovic Z, Flock T, Bauer B, Mutt E, Zosel F, Allain FHT, Standfuss J, Schertler GFX, Deupi X, Sommer ME, Hurevich M, Friedler A, Veprintsev DB. Distinct G protein-coupled receptor phosphorylation motifs modulate arrestin affinity and activation and global conformation. Nat Commun 2019; 10:1261. [PMID: 30890705 PMCID: PMC6424980 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09204-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2018] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Cellular functions of arrestins are determined in part by the pattern of phosphorylation on the G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) to which arrestins bind. Despite high-resolution structural data of arrestins bound to phosphorylated receptor C-termini, the functional role of each phosphorylation site remains obscure. Here, we employ a library of synthetic phosphopeptide analogues of the GPCR rhodopsin C-terminus and determine the ability of these peptides to bind and activate arrestins using a variety of biochemical and biophysical methods. We further characterize how these peptides modulate the conformation of arrestin-1 by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). Our results indicate different functional classes of phosphorylation sites: 'key sites' required for arrestin binding and activation, an 'inhibitory site' that abrogates arrestin binding, and 'modulator sites' that influence the global conformation of arrestin. These functional motifs allow a better understanding of how different GPCR phosphorylation patterns might control how arrestin functions in the cell.
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- Daniel Mayer
- Laboratory of Biomolecular Research, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232, Villigen, Switzerland.
- Department of Biology, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland.
- Department of Pharmacology, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, 92093-0636, California, USA.
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- Laboratory of Biomolecular Research, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232, Villigen, Switzerland
- Department of Biology, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Biomolecular Research, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232, Villigen, Switzerland
- Department of Biology, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Biomolecular Research, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232, Villigen, Switzerland
- Department of Biology, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
- Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, CB3 0DG, UK
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- Institut für Medizinische Physik und Biophysik, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, 10117, Germany
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- Laboratory of Biomolecular Research, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232, Villigen, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Biomolecular Research, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232, Villigen, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Biomolecular Research, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232, Villigen, Switzerland
- Department of Biology, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Biomolecular Research, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232, Villigen, Switzerland
- Condensed Matter Theory, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232, Villigen, Switzerland
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- Institut für Medizinische Physik und Biophysik, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, 10117, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Laboratory of Biomolecular Research, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232, Villigen, Switzerland.
- Department of Biology, ETH Zürich, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland.
- Centre of Membrane Proteins and Receptors (COMPARE), University of Birmingham and University of Nottingham, Midlands, NG7 2RD, UK.
- Division of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience, School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK.
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Van Cauwenbergh C, Coppieters F, Roels D, De Jaegere S, Flipts H, De Zaeytijd J, Walraedt S, Claes C, Fransen E, Van Camp G, Depasse F, Casteels I, de Ravel T, Leroy BP, De Baere E. Mutations in Splicing Factor Genes Are a Major Cause of Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa in Belgian Families. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0170038. [PMID: 28076437 PMCID: PMC5226823 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2016] [Accepted: 12/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Purpose Autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (adRP) is characterized by an extensive genetic heterogeneity, implicating 27 genes, which account for 50 to 70% of cases. Here 86 Belgian probands with possible adRP underwent genetic testing to unravel the molecular basis and to assess the contribution of the genes underlying their condition. Methods Mutation detection methods evolved over the past ten years, including mutation specific methods (APEX chip analysis), linkage analysis, gene panel analysis (Sanger sequencing, targeted next-generation sequencing or whole exome sequencing), high-resolution copy number screening (customized microarray-based comparative genomic hybridization). Identified variants were classified following American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) recommendations. Results Molecular genetic screening revealed mutations in 48/86 cases (56%). In total, 17 novel pathogenic mutations were identified: four missense mutations in RHO, five frameshift mutations in RP1, six mutations in genes encoding spliceosome components (SNRNP200, PRPF8, and PRPF31), one frameshift mutation in PRPH2, and one frameshift mutation in TOPORS. The proportion of RHO mutations in our cohort (14%) is higher than reported in a French adRP population (10.3%), but lower than reported elsewhere (16.5–30%). The prevalence of RP1 mutations (10.5%) is comparable to other populations (3.5%-10%). The mutation frequency in genes encoding splicing factors is unexpectedly high (altogether 19.8%), with PRPF31 the second most prevalent mutated gene (10.5%). PRPH2 mutations were found in 4.7% of the Belgian cohort. Two families (2.3%) have the recurrent NR2E3 mutation p.(Gly56Arg). The prevalence of the recurrent PROM1 mutation p.(Arg373Cys) was higher than anticipated (3.5%). Conclusions Overall, we identified mutations in 48 of 86 Belgian adRP cases (56%), with the highest prevalence in RHO (14%), RP1 (10.5%) and PRPF31 (10.5%). Finally, we expanded the molecular spectrum of PRPH2, PRPF8, RHO, RP1, SNRNP200, and TOPORS-associated adRP by the identification of 17 novel mutations.
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- Caroline Van Cauwenbergh
- Center for Medical Genetics Ghent, Ghent University and Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Center for Medical Genetics Ghent, Ghent University and Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ghent University and Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Center for Medical Genetics Ghent, Ghent University and Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Center for Medical Genetics Ghent, Ghent University and Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
- Center for Human Genetics, University Hospitals Leuven, Louvain, Belgium
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ghent University and Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ghent University and Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Center for Medical Genetics Antwerp, Antwerp University, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Center for Medical Genetics Antwerp, Antwerp University, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Center for Medical Genetics Antwerp, Antwerp University, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hôpital Erasme-ULB, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospitals Leuven, Louvain, Belgium
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- Center for Human Genetics, University Hospitals Leuven, Louvain, Belgium
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- Center for Medical Genetics Ghent, Ghent University and Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Ophthalmology, Ghent University and Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
- Division of Ophthalmology & Center for Cellular & Molecular Therapy, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Center for Medical Genetics Ghent, Ghent University and Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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Beyrière F, Sommer ME, Szczepek M, Bartl FJ, Hofmann KP, Heck M, Ritter E. Formation and decay of the arrestin·rhodopsin complex in native disc membranes. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:12919-28. [PMID: 25847250 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.620898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2014] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
Abstract
In the G protein-coupled receptor rhodopsin, light-induced cis/trans isomerization of the retinal ligand triggers a series of distinct receptor states culminating in the active Metarhodopsin II (Meta II) state, which binds and activates the G protein transducin (Gt). Long before Meta II decays into the aporeceptor opsin and free all-trans-retinal, its signaling is quenched by receptor phosphorylation and binding of the protein arrestin-1, which blocks further access of Gt to Meta II. Although recent crystal structures of arrestin indicate how it might look in a precomplex with the phosphorylated receptor, the transition into the high affinity complex is not understood. Here we applied Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy to monitor the interaction of arrestin-1 and phosphorylated rhodopsin in native disc membranes. By isolating the unique infrared signature of arrestin binding, we directly observed the structural alterations in both reaction partners. In the high affinity complex, rhodopsin adopts a structure similar to Gt-bound Meta II. In arrestin, a modest loss of β-sheet structure indicates an increase in flexibility but is inconsistent with a large scale structural change. During Meta II decay, the arrestin-rhodopsin stoichiometry shifts from 1:1 to 1:2. Arrestin stabilizes half of the receptor population in a specific Meta II protein conformation, whereas the other half decays to inactive opsin. Altogether these results illustrate the distinct binding modes used by arrestin to interact with different functional forms of the receptor.
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- Florent Beyrière
- From the Institut für Medizinische Physik und Biophysik, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany and
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- From the Institut für Medizinische Physik und Biophysik, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany and
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- From the Institut für Medizinische Physik und Biophysik, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany and
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- From the Institut für Medizinische Physik und Biophysik, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany and Zentrum für Biophysik und Bioinformatik (BPI) and
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- From the Institut für Medizinische Physik und Biophysik, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany and Zentrum für Biophysik und Bioinformatik (BPI) and
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- From the Institut für Medizinische Physik und Biophysik, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany and
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- Institut für Biologie, Experimentelle Biophysik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 10115 Berlin, Germany
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Gärtner F, Seidel T, Schulz U, Gummert J, Milting H. Desensitization and internalization of endothelin receptor A: impact of G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 (GRK2)-mediated phosphorylation. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:32138-32148. [PMID: 24064210 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.461566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
Endothelin receptor A (ETA), a G protein-coupled receptor, mediates endothelin signaling, which is regulated by GRK2. Three Ser and seven Thr residues recently proven to be phosphoacceptor sites are located in the C-terminal extremity (CTE) of the receptor following its palmitoylation site. We created various phosphorylation-deficient ETA mutants. The phospholipase C activity of mutant receptors in HEK-293 cells was analyzed during continuous endothelin stimulation to investigate the impact of phosphorylation sites on ETA desensitization. Total deletion of phosphoacceptor sites in the CTE affected proper receptor regulation. However, proximal and distal phosphoacceptor sites both turned out to be sufficient to induce WT-like desensitization. Overexpression of the Gαq coupling-deficient mutant GRK2-D110A suppressed ETA-WT signaling but failed to decrease phospholipase C activity mediated by the phosphorylation-deficient mutant ETA-6PD. In contrast, GRK2-WT acted on both receptors, whereas the kinase-inactive mutant GRK2-D110A/K220R failed to inhibit signaling of ETA-WT and ETA-6PD. This demonstrates that ETA desensitization involves at least two autonomous GRK2-mediated components: 1) a phosphorylation-independent signal decrease mediated by blocking of Gαq and 2) a mechanism involving phosphorylation of Ser and Thr residues in the CTE of the receptor in a redundant fashion, able to incorporate either proximal or distal phosphoacceptor sites. High level transfection of GRK2 variants influenced signaling of ETA-WT and ETA-6PD and hints at an additional phosphorylation-independent regulatory mechanism. Furthermore, internalization of mRuby-tagged receptors was observed with ETA-WT and the phosphorylation-deficient mutant ETA-14PD (lacking 14 phosphoacceptor sites) and turned out to be based on a phosphorylation-independent mechanism.
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- Florian Gärtner
- From the E. & H. Klessmann Institute for Cardiovascular Research & Development, Clinic of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, Ruhr University Bochum, D-32545 Bad Oeynhausen
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- Dynamic Cell Imaging, Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University, D-33501 Bielefeld, Germany
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- From the E. & H. Klessmann Institute for Cardiovascular Research & Development, Clinic of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, Ruhr University Bochum, D-32545 Bad Oeynhausen
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- From the E. & H. Klessmann Institute for Cardiovascular Research & Development, Clinic of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, Ruhr University Bochum, D-32545 Bad Oeynhausen
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- From the E. & H. Klessmann Institute for Cardiovascular Research & Development, Clinic of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Diabetes Center NRW, Ruhr University Bochum, D-32545 Bad Oeynhausen.
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Weadick CJ, Chang BSW. Complex patterns of divergence among green-sensitive (RH2a) African cichlid opsins revealed by Clade model analyses. BMC Evol Biol 2012; 12:206. [PMID: 23078361 PMCID: PMC3514295 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-12-206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2012] [Accepted: 10/09/2012] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Gene duplications play an important role in the evolution of functional protein diversity. Some models of duplicate gene evolution predict complex forms of paralog divergence; orthologous proteins may diverge as well, further complicating patterns of divergence among and within gene families. Consequently, studying the link between protein sequence evolution and duplication requires the use of flexible substitution models that can accommodate multiple shifts in selection across a phylogeny. Here, we employed a variety of codon substitution models, primarily Clade models, to explore how selective constraint evolved following the duplication of a green-sensitive (RH2a) visual pigment protein (opsin) in African cichlids. Past studies have linked opsin divergence to ecological and sexual divergence within the African cichlid adaptive radiation. Furthermore, biochemical and regulatory differences between the RH2aα and RH2aβ paralogs have been documented. It thus seems likely that selection varies in complex ways throughout this gene family. RESULTS Clade model analysis of African cichlid RH2a opsins revealed a large increase in the nonsynonymous-to-synonymous substitution rate ratio (ω) following the duplication, as well as an even larger increase, one consistent with positive selection, for Lake Tanganyikan cichlid RH2aβ opsins. Analysis using the popular Branch-site models, by contrast, revealed no such alteration of constraint. Several amino acid sites known to influence spectral and non-spectral aspects of opsin biochemistry were found to be evolving divergently, suggesting that orthologous RH2a opsins may vary in terms of spectral sensitivity and response kinetics. Divergence appears to be occurring despite intronic gene conversion among the tandemly-arranged duplicates. CONCLUSIONS Our findings indicate that variation in selective constraint is associated with both gene duplication and divergence among orthologs in African cichlid RH2a opsins. At least some of this variation may reflect an adaptive response to differences in light environment. Interestingly, these patterns only became apparent through the use of Clade models, not through the use of the more widely employed Branch-site models; we suggest that this difference stems from the increased flexibility associated with Clade models. Our results thus bear both on studies of cichlid visual system evolution and on studies of gene family evolution in general.
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- Cameron J Weadick
- Department of Evolutionary Biology, Max Planck Institutefor Developmental Biology, Spemmanstr. 37, Tuebingen 72076, Germany
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Gurevich VV, Hanson SM, Song X, Vishnivetskiy SA, Gurevich EV. The functional cycle of visual arrestins in photoreceptor cells. Prog Retin Eye Res 2011; 30:405-30. [PMID: 21824527 DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2011.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2011] [Revised: 07/20/2011] [Accepted: 07/21/2011] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Visual arrestin-1 plays a key role in the rapid and reproducible shutoff of rhodopsin signaling. Its highly selective binding to light-activated phosphorylated rhodopsin is an integral part of the functional perfection of rod photoreceptors. Structure-function studies revealed key elements of the sophisticated molecular mechanism ensuring arrestin-1 selectivity and paved the way to the targeted manipulation of the arrestin-1 molecule to design mutants that can compensate for congenital defects in rhodopsin phosphorylation. Arrestin-1 self-association and light-dependent translocation in photoreceptor cells work together to keep a constant supply of active rhodopsin-binding arrestin-1 monomer in the outer segment. Recent discoveries of arrestin-1 interaction with other signaling proteins suggest that it is a much more versatile signaling regulator than previously thought, affecting the function of the synaptic terminals and rod survival. Elucidation of the fine molecular mechanisms of arrestin-1 interactions with rhodopsin and other binding partners is necessary for the comprehensive understanding of rod function and for devising novel molecular tools and therapeutic approaches to the treatment of visual disorders.
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- Vsevolod V Gurevich
- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, 2200 Pierce Ave, PRB, Rm 417D, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
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Vishnivetskiy SA, Gimenez LE, Francis DJ, Hanson SM, Hubbell WL, Klug CS, Gurevich VV. Few residues within an extensive binding interface drive receptor interaction and determine the specificity of arrestin proteins. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:24288-99. [PMID: 21471193 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.213835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Arrestins bind active phosphorylated forms of G protein-coupled receptors, terminating G protein activation, orchestrating receptor trafficking, and redirecting signaling to alternative pathways. Visual arrestin-1 preferentially binds rhodopsin, whereas the two non-visual arrestins interact with hundreds of G protein-coupled receptor subtypes. Here we show that an extensive surface on the concave side of both arrestin-2 domains is involved in receptor binding. We also identified a small number of residues on the receptor binding surface of the N- and C-domains that largely determine the receptor specificity of arrestins. We show that alanine substitution of these residues blocks the binding of arrestin-1 to rhodopsin in vitro and of arrestin-2 and -3 to β2-adrenergic, M2 muscarinic cholinergic, and D2 dopamine receptors in intact cells, suggesting that these elements critically contribute to the energy of the interaction. Thus, in contrast to arrestin-1, where direct phosphate binding is crucial, the interaction of non-visual arrestins with their cognate receptors depends to a lesser extent on phosphate binding and more on the binding to non-phosphorylated receptor elements.
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A variant of arrestin-1 binds rod outer segment membranes in a light-independent manner. Arch Biochem Biophys 2011; 507:219-31. [DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2010.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2010] [Revised: 12/13/2010] [Accepted: 12/15/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Rakoczy EP, Kiel C, McKeone R, Stricher F, Serrano L. Analysis of disease-linked rhodopsin mutations based on structure, function, and protein stability calculations. J Mol Biol 2010; 405:584-606. [PMID: 21094163 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2010.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2010] [Revised: 10/28/2010] [Accepted: 11/01/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) refers to a heterogeneous group of inherited diseases that result in progressive retinal degeneration, characterized by visual field constriction and night blindness. A total of 103 mutations in rhodopsin are linked to RP to date, and the phenotypes range from severe to asymptomatic. To study the relation between phenotype and rhodopsin stability in disease mutants, we used a structure-based approach. For 12 of the mutants located at the protein-lipid interphase, we used the von Heijne water-membrane transfer scale, and we find that 9 of the mutations could affect membrane insertion. For 91 mutants, we used the protein design algorithm FoldX. The 3 asymptomatic mutations had no significant reduced stability, 2 were unsuitable for FoldX analysis since the structure was incorrect in this region, 63 mutations had a significant change in protein stability (>1.6 kcal/mol), and 23 mutations had energy change values under the prediction error threshold (<1.6 kcal/mol). Out of these 23, the disease-causing effect could be explained by the involvement in other functions (e.g., glycosylation motifs, the interface with arrestin and transducin, and the cilia-binding motif) for 19 mutants. The remaining 4 mutants were probably incorrectly associated with RP or have functionalities not discovered yet. For destabilizing mutations where clinical data were available, we found a highly significant correlation between FoldX energy changes and the average age of night blindness and between FoldX energy changes and daytime vision loss onset. Our detailed structural, functional, and energetic analysis provides a complete picture of the rhodopsin mutations and can guide mutation-specific therapies.
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Bayburt TH, Vishnivetskiy SA, McLean MA, Morizumi T, Huang CC, Tesmer JJG, Ernst OP, Sligar SG, Gurevich VV. Monomeric rhodopsin is sufficient for normal rhodopsin kinase (GRK1) phosphorylation and arrestin-1 binding. J Biol Chem 2010; 286:1420-8. [PMID: 20966068 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.151043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) oligomerization has been observed in a wide variety of experimental contexts, but the functional significance of this phenomenon at different stages of the life cycle of class A GPCRs remains to be elucidated. Rhodopsin (Rh), a prototypical class A GPCR of visual transduction, is also capable of forming dimers and higher order oligomers. The recent demonstration that Rh monomer is sufficient to activate its cognate G protein, transducin, prompted us to test whether the same monomeric state is sufficient for rhodopsin phosphorylation and arrestin-1 binding. Here we show that monomeric active rhodopsin is phosphorylated by rhodopsin kinase (GRK1) as efficiently as rhodopsin in the native disc membrane. Monomeric phosphorylated light-activated Rh (P-Rh*) in nanodiscs binds arrestin-1 essentially as well as P-Rh* in native disc membranes. We also measured the affinity of arrestin-1 for P-Rh* in nanodiscs using a fluorescence-based assay and found that arrestin-1 interacts with monomeric P-Rh* with low nanomolar affinity and 1:1 stoichiometry, as previously determined in native disc membranes. Thus, similar to transducin activation, rhodopsin phosphorylation by GRK1 and high affinity arrestin-1 binding only requires a rhodopsin monomer.
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- Timothy H Bayburt
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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Murray AR, Fliesler SJ, Al-Ubaidi MR. Rhodopsin: the functional significance of asn-linked glycosylation and other post-translational modifications. Ophthalmic Genet 2010; 30:109-20. [PMID: 19941415 DOI: 10.1080/13816810902962405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Rhodopsin, the G-protein coupled receptor in retinal rod photoreceptors, is a highly conserved protein that undergoes several types of post-translational modifications. These modifications are essential to maintain the protein's structure as well as its proper function in the visual transduction cycle. Rhodopsin is N-glycosylated at Asn-2 and Asn-15 in its extracellular N-terminal domain. Mutations within the glycosylation consensus sequences of rhodopsin cause autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa, a disease that leads to blindness. Several groups have studied the role of rhodopsin's N-linked glycan chains in protein structure and function using a variety of approaches. These include the generation of a transgenic mouse model, study of a naturally occurring mutant animal model, in vivo pharmacological inhibition of glycosylation, and in vitro analyses using transfected COS-1 cells. These studies have provided insights into the possible role of rhodopsin glycosylation, but have yielded conflicting results.
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- Anne R Murray
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104, USA
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Arrestin competition influences the kinetics and variability of the single-photon responses of mammalian rod photoreceptors. J Neurosci 2009; 29:11867-79. [PMID: 19776273 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0819-09.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Reliable signal transduction via G-protein-coupled receptors requires proper receptor inactivation. For example, signals originating from single rhodopsin molecules vary little from one to the next, requiring reproducible inactivation of rhodopsin by phosphorylation and arrestin binding. We determined how reduced concentrations of rhodopsin kinase (GRK1) and/or arrestin1 influenced the kinetics and variability of the single-photon responses of mouse rod photoreceptors. These experiments revealed that arrestin, in addition to its role in quenching the activity of rhodopsin, can tune the kinetics of rhodopsin phosphorylation by competing with GRK1. This competition influenced the variability of the active lifetime of rhodopsin. Biasing the competition in favor of GRK1 revealed that rhodopsin remained active through much of the single-photon response under the conditions of our experiments. This long-lasting rhodopsin activity can explain the characteristic time course of single-photon response variability. Indeed, explaining the late time-to-peak of the variance required an active lifetime of rhodopsin approximately twice that of the G-protein transducin. Competition between arrestins and kinases may be a general means of influencing signals mediated by G-protein-coupled receptors, particularly when activation of a few receptors produces signals of functional importance.
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Dell'Orco D, Schmidt H, Mariani S, Fanelli F. Network-level analysis of light adaptation in rod cells under normal and altered conditions. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2009; 5:1232-46. [PMID: 19756313 DOI: 10.1039/b908123b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Photoreceptor cells finely adjust their sensitivity and electrical response according to changes in light stimuli as a direct consequence of the feedback and regulation mechanisms in the phototransduction cascade. In this study, we employed a systems biology approach to develop a dynamic model of vertebrate rod phototransduction that accounts for the details of the underlying biochemistry. Following a bottom-up strategy, we first reproduced the results of a robust model developed by Hamer et al. (Vis. Neurosci., 2005, 22(4), 417), and then added a number of additional cascade reactions including: (a) explicit reactions to simulate the interaction between the activated effector and the regulator of G-protein signalling (RGS); (b) a reaction for the reformation of the G-protein from separate subunits; (c) a reaction for rhodopsin (R) reconstitution from the association of the opsin apoprotein with the 11-cis-retinal chromophore; (d) reactions for the slow activation of the cascade by opsin. The extended network structure successfully reproduced a number of experimental conditions that were inaccessible to prior models. With a single set of parameters the model was able to predict qualitative and quantitative features of rod photoresponses to light stimuli ranging over five orders of magnitude, in normal and altered conditions, including genetic manipulations of the cascade components. In particular, the model reproduced the salient dynamic features of the rod from Rpe65(-/-) animals, a well established model for Leber congenital amaurosis and vitamin A deficiency. The results of this study suggest that a systems-level approach can help to unravel the adaptation mechanisms in normal and in disease-associated conditions on a molecular basis.
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- Daniele Dell'Orco
- Department of Chemistry and Dulbecco Telethon Institute, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Via Campi 183, 41100 Modena, Italy.
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Bakshi K, Mercier RW, Pavlopoulos S. Interaction of a fragment of the cannabinoid CB1 receptor C-terminus with arrestin-2. FEBS Lett 2007; 581:5009-16. [PMID: 17910957 PMCID: PMC2151313 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2007.09.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2007] [Revised: 09/13/2007] [Accepted: 09/14/2007] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Desensitization of the cannabinoid CB1 receptor is mediated by the interaction with arrestin. In this study, we report the structural changes of a synthetic diphosphorylated peptide corresponding to residues 419-439 of the CB1 C-terminus upon binding to arrestin-2. This segment is pivotal to the desensitization of CB1. Using high-resolution proton NMR, we observe two helical segments in the bound peptide that are separated by the presence a glycine residue. The binding we observe is with a diphoshorylated peptide, whereas a previous study reported binding of a highly phosphorylated rhodopsin fragment to visual arrestin. The arrestin bound conformations of the peptides are compared.
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- Kunal Bakshi
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Connecticut, 69 North Eagleville Road, U-3092, Storrs, CT 06269 USA
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Connecticut, 69 North Eagleville Road, U-3092, Storrs, CT 06269 USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Connecticut, 69 North Eagleville Road, U-3092, Storrs, CT 06269 USA
- * Corresponding Author Dr. Spiro Pavlopoulos, University of Connecticut, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 69 North Eagleville Road, U-3092, Storrs, CT 06269 USA, Ph: 860 486 5413, Fax: 860 486 6857,
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Navid A, Nicholas SC, Hamer RD. A proposed role for all-trans retinal in regulation of rhodopsin regeneration in human rods. Vision Res 2006; 46:4449-63. [PMID: 17052741 DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2006.07.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2006] [Revised: 07/25/2006] [Accepted: 07/26/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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In order to account for the multi-phasic dynamics of photopigment regeneration in human rods, we developed a new model of the retinoid cycle. We first examined the relative roles of the classical and channeling mechanisms of metarhodopsin decay in establishing these dynamics. We showed that neither of these mechanisms alone, nor a linear combination of the two, can adequately account for the dynamics of rhodopsin regeneration at all bleach levels. Our new model adds novel inhibitory interactions in the cycle of regeneration of rhodopsin that are consistent with the 3D structure of rhodopsin. Our analyses show that the dynamics of human rod photopigment regeneration can be accounted for by end-product regulation of the channeling mechanism where all-trans retinal (tral) inhibits the binding of 11-cis retinal to the opsin.tral complex.
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- A Navid
- Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, 2318 Fillmore St., San Francisco, CA 94115, USA.
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Ling Y, Ascano M, Robinson P, Gregurick SK. Experimental and computational studies of the desensitization process in the bovine rhodopsin-arrestin complex. Biophys J 2004; 86:2445-54. [PMID: 15041682 PMCID: PMC1304093 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(04)74301-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The deactivation of the bovine G-protein-coupled receptor, rhodopsin, is a two-step process consisting of the phosphorylation of specific serine and threonine residues in the cytoplasmic tail of rhodopsin by rhodopsin kinase. Subsequent binding of the regulatory protein arrestin follows this phosphorylation. Previous results find that at least three phosphorylatable sites on the rhodopsin tail (T340) and at least two of the S338, S334, or S343 sites are needed for complete arrestin-mediated deactivation. Thus, to elucidate the details of the interaction between rhodopsin with arrestin, we have employed both a computational and an in vitro experimental approach. In this work, we first simulated the interaction of the carboxy tail of rhodopsin with arrestin using a Monte Carlo simulated annealing method. Since at this time phosphorylation of specific serines and threonines is not possible in our simulations, we substitute either aspartic or glutamic acid residues for the negatively charged phosphorylated residues required for binding. A total of 17 simulations were performed and analysis of this shows specific charge-charge interactions of the carboxy tail of rhodopsin with arrestin. We then confirmed these computational results with assays of comparable constructed rhodopsin mutations using our in vitro assay. This dual computational/experimental approach indicates that sites S334, S338, and T340 in rhodopsin and K14 and K15 on arrestin are indeed important in the interaction of rhodopsin with arrestin, with a possible weaker S343 (rhodopsin)/K15 (arrestin) interaction.
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- Y Ling
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland 21250, USA
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Neuschäfer-Rube F, Hermosilla R, Rehwald M, Rönnstrand L, Schülein R, Wernstedt C, Püschel GP. Identification of a Ser/Thr cluster in the C-terminal domain of the human prostaglandin receptor EP4 that is essential for agonist-induced beta-arrestin1 recruitment but differs from the apparent principal phosphorylation site. Biochem J 2004; 379:573-85. [PMID: 14709160 PMCID: PMC1224101 DOI: 10.1042/bj20031820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2003] [Revised: 01/06/2004] [Accepted: 01/06/2004] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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hEP4-R (human prostaglandin E2 receptor, subtype EP4) is a G(s)-linked heterotrimeric GPCR (G-protein-coupled receptor). It undergoes agonist-induced desensitization and internalization that depend on the presence of its C-terminal domain. Desensitization and internalization of GPCRs are often linked to agonist-induced beta-arrestin complex formation, which is stabilized by phosphorylation. Subsequently beta-arrestin uncouples the receptor from its G-protein and links it to the endocytotic machinery. The C-terminal domain of hEP4-R contains 38 Ser/Thr residues that represent potential phosphorylation sites. The present study aimed to analyse the relevance of these Ser/Thr residues for agonist-induced phosphorylation, interaction with beta-arrestin and internalization. In response to agonist treatment, hEP4-R was phosphorylated. By analysis of proteolytic phosphopeptides of the wild-type receptor and mutants in which groups of Ser/Thr residues had been replaced by Ala, the principal phosphorylation site was mapped to a Ser/Thr-containing region comprising residues 370-382, the presence of which was necessary and sufficient to obtain full agonist-induced phosphorylation. A cluster of Ser/Thr residues (Ser-389-Ser-390-Thr-391-Ser-392) distal to this site, but not the principal phosphorylation site, was essential to allow agonist-induced recruitment of beta-arrestin1. However, phosphorylation greatly enhanced the stability of the beta-arrestin1-receptor complexes. For maximal agonist-induced internalization, phosphorylation of the principal phosphorylation site was not required, but both beta-arrestin1 recruitment and the presence of Ser/Thr residues in the distal half of the C-terminal domain were necessary.
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- Frank Neuschäfer-Rube
- Universität Potsdam, Institut für Ernährungswissenschaft, Biochemie der Ernährung, Arthur-Scheunert-Allee 114-116, 14558 Bergholz-Rehbrücke, Germany.
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Liu L, Markus I, Vandenberg RJ, Neilan BA, Murray M, Burcher E. Molecular identification and characterization of three isoforms of tachykinin NK1-like receptors in the cane toadBufo marinus. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2004; 287:R575-85. [PMID: 15155274 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00051.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The tachykinin peptide bufokinin, isolated from the cane toad intestine, is important in intestinal and cardiovascular regulation in the toad. In this study, three tachykinin NK1-like receptor isoforms, bNK1-A, bNK1-B, and bNK1-C, encoding proteins of 309, 390, and 371 amino acids, respectively, were cloned from the toad brain and intestine. These isoforms differ only at the intracellular COOH terminus. The bNK1-A and bNK1-B isoforms are similar to the truncated and full-length forms of the mammalian NK1receptor, whereas bNK1-C is unique and does not correspond to any previously described receptor. RT-PCR studies demonstrated that three isoform transcripts are widely distributed in the toad with high expression in gut, spinal cord, brain, lung, and skeletal muscle. When expressed in COS-7 cells, bufokinin showed similar high affinity (IC500.6–0.8 nM) in competing for125I-labeled Bolton-Hunter bufokinin binding at all receptors, but the binding affinities of substance P (SP) and neurokinin A (NKA) were very different at each isoform. When expressed in Xenopus oocytes, the truncated isoform, bNK1-A, was inactive, whereas bNK1-B and bNK1-C produced changes in chloride current when stimulated by tachykinins (minimum concentrations: bufokinin, 0.1 nM; SP, 1 nM; and NKA, 10 nM). A marked desensitization of the response was seen to subsequent applications of tachykinins, as experienced by the mammalian NK1receptor. In summary, our study describing three isoforms of NK1-like receptor from the toad suggests that the alternative splicing of NK1receptor is a physiologically conserved mechanism and raises a fundamental question as to the physiological role of each isoform.
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- Lu Liu
- School of Medical Sciences, Univ. of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia.
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Kennedy MJ, Dunn FA, Hurley JB. Visual pigment phosphorylation but not transducin translocation can contribute to light adaptation in zebrafish cones. Neuron 2004; 41:915-28. [PMID: 15046724 DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(04)00086-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2003] [Revised: 12/22/2003] [Accepted: 02/03/2004] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The ability of cone photoreceptors to adapt to light is extraordinary. In this study we evaluated two biochemical processes, visual pigment phosphorylation and transducin translocation, for their ability to contribute to light adaptation in zebrafish cones. Since cytoplasmic Ca2+ regulates light adaptation, the sensitivities of these processes to both light and Ca2+ were examined. Cytoplasmic Ca2+ regulates the sites of light-stimulated phosphorylation. Unexpectedly, we found that Ca2+ also regulates the extent of phosphorylation of unbleached cone pigments. Immunocytochemical analyses revealed that neither light nor cytoplasmic Ca2+ influences the localization of transducin in zebrafish cones.
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- Matthew J Kennedy
- Department of Biochemistry, Box 357350, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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Senin II, Koch KW, Akhtar M, Philippov PP. Ca2+-dependent control of rhodopsin phosphorylation: recoverin and rhodopsin kinase. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2003; 514:69-99. [PMID: 12596916 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-0121-3_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Over many years until the middle of the 1980s, the main problem in vision research had been the mechanism of transducing the visual signal from photobleached rhodopsin to the cationic channels in the plasma membrane of a photoreceptor to trigger the electrophysiological response of the cell. After cGMP was proven to be the secondary messenger, the main intriguing question has become the mechanisms of negative feedback in photoreceptors to modulate their response to varying conditions of illumination. Although the mechanisms of light-adaptation are not completely understood, it is obvious that Ca2+ plays a crucial role in these mechanisms and that the effects of Ca2+ can be mediated by several Ca2+-binding proteins. One of them is recoverin. The leading candidate for the role of an intracellular target for recoverin is believed to be rhodopsin kinase, a member of a family of G-protein-coupled receptor kinases. The present review considers recoverin, rhodopsin kinase and their interrelationships in the in vitro as well as in vivo contexts.
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- Ivan I Senin
- Department of Cell Signalling, A.N.Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Moscow State University, Moscow 119899, Russia
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Raman D, Osawa S, Gurevich VV, Weiss ER. The interaction with the cytoplasmic loops of rhodopsin plays a crucial role in arrestin activation and binding. J Neurochem 2003; 84:1040-50. [PMID: 12603828 DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2003.01598.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The binding of arrestin to rhodopsin is initiated by the interaction of arrestin with the phosphorylated rhodopsin C-terminus and/or the cytoplasmic loops, followed by conformational changes that expose an additional high-affinity site on arrestin. Here we use an arrestin mutant (R175E) that binds similarly to phosphorylated and unphosphorylated, wild-type rhodopsin to identify rhodopsin elements other than C-terminus important for arrestin interaction. R175E-arrestin demonstrated greatly reduced binding to unphosphorylated cytoplasmic loop mutants L72A, N73A, P142A and M143A, suggesting that these residues are crucial for high-affinity binding. Interestingly, when these rhodopsin mutants are phosphorylated, R175E-arrestin binding is less severely affected. This effect of phosphorylation on R175E-arrestin binding highlights the co-operative nature of the multi-site interaction between arrestin and the cytoplasmic loops and C-terminus of rhodopsin. However, a combination of any two mutations disrupts the ability of phosphorylation to enhance binding of R175E-arrestin. N73A, P142A and M143A exhibited accelerated rates of dissociation from wild-type arrestin. Using sensitivity to calpain II as an assay, these cytoplasmic loop mutants also demonstrated reduced ability to induce conformational changes in arrestin that correlated with their reduced ability to bind arrestin. These results suggest that arrestin bound to rhodopsin is in a distinct conformation that is co-ordinately regulated by association with the cytoplasmic loops and the C-terminus of rhodopsin.
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- Dayanidhi Raman
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7090, USA
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Lee KA, Craven KB, Niemi GA, Hurley JB. Mass spectrometric analysis of the kinetics of in vivo rhodopsin phosphorylation. Protein Sci 2002; 11:862-74. [PMID: 11910029 PMCID: PMC2373533 DOI: 10.1110/ps.3870102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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On stimulation, rhodopsin, the light-sensing protein in the rod cells of the retina, is phosphorylated at several sites on its C terminus as the first step in deactivation. We have developed a mass spectrometry-based method to quantify the kinetics of phosphorylation at each site in vivo. After exposing either a freshly dissected mouse retina or the eye of an anesthetized mouse to a flash of light, phosphorylation and dephosphorylation reactions are terminated by rapidly homogenizing the retina or enucleated eye in 8 M urea. The C-terminal peptide containing all known phosphorylation sites is cleaved from rhodopsin, partially purified by ultracentrifugation, and analyzed by liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (LCMS). The mass spectrometer responds linearly to the peptide from 10 fmole to 100 pmole. The relative sensitivity to peptides with zero to five phosphates was determined using purified phosphopeptide standards. High pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (LCMS/MS) was used to distinguish the three primary sites of phosphorylation, Ser 334, Ser 338, and Ser 343. Peptides monophosphorylated on Ser 334 were separable from those monophosphorylated on Ser 338 and Ser 343 by reversed-phase HPLC. Although peptides monophosphorylated at Ser 338 and Ser 343 normally coelute, the relative amounts of each species in the single peak could be determined by monitoring the ratio of specific daughter ions characteristic of each peptide. Doubly phosphorylated rhodopsin peptides with different sites of phosphorylation also were distinguished by LCMS/MS. The sensitivity of these methods was evaluated by using them to measure rhodopsin phosphorylation stimulated either by light flashes or by continuous illumination over a range of intensities.
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- Kimberly A Lee
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-7350, USA
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Ramulu P, Kennedy M, Xiong WH, Williams J, Cowan M, Blesh D, Yau KW, Hurley JB, Nathans J. Normal light response, photoreceptor integrity, and rhodopsin dephosphorylation in mice lacking both protein phosphatases with EF hands (PPEF-1 and PPEF-2). Mol Cell Biol 2001; 21:8605-14. [PMID: 11713293 PMCID: PMC100021 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.21.24.8605-8614.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Rhodopsin dephosphorylation in Drosophila is a calcium-dependent process that appears to be catalyzed by the protein product of the rdgC gene. Two vertebrate rdgC homologs, PPEF-1 and PPEF-2, have been identified. PPEF-1 transcripts are present at low levels in the retina, while PPEF-2 transcripts and PPEF-2 protein are abundant in photoreceptors. To determine if PPEF-2 alone or in combination with PPEF-1 plays a role in rhodopsin dephosphorylation and to determine if retinal degeneration accompanies mutation of PPEF-1 and/or PPEF-2, we have produced mice carrying targeted disruptions in the PPEF-1 and PPEF-2 genes. Loss of either or both PPEFs has little or no effect on rod function, as mice lacking both PPEF-1 and PPEF-2 show little or no changes in the electroretinogram and PPEF-2-/- mice show normal single-cell responses to light in suction pipette recordings. Light-dependent rhodopsin phosphorylation and dephosphorylation are also normal or nearly normal as determined by (i) immunostaining of PPEF-2-/- retinas with the phosphorhodopsin-specific antibody RT-97 and (ii) mass spectrometry of C-terminal rhodopsin peptides from mice lacking both PPEF-1 and PPEF-2. Finally, PPEF-2-/- retinas show normal histology at 1 year of age, and retinas from mice lacking both PPEF-1 and PPEF-2 show normal histology at 3 months of age, the latest time examined. These data indicate that, in contrast to loss of rdgC function in Drosophila, elimination of PPEF function does not cause retinal degeneration in vertebrates.
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- P Ramulu
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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The basis of the duplex theory of vision is examined in view of the dazzling array of data on visual pigment sequences and the pigments they form, on the microspectrophotometry measurements of single photoreceptor cells, on the kinds of photoreceptor cascade enzymes, and on the electrophysiological properties of photoreceptors. The implications of the existence of five distinct visual pigment families are explored, especially with regard to what pigments are in what types of photoreceptors, if there are different phototransduction enzymes associated with different types of photoreceptors, and if there are electrophysiological differences between different types of cones.
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- T Ebrey
- University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA
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Lee KB, Ptasienski JA, Bunemann M, Hosey MM. Acidic amino acids flanking phosphorylation sites in the M2 muscarinic receptor regulate receptor phosphorylation, internalization, and interaction with arrestins. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:35767-77. [PMID: 10952973 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m002225200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The studies reported here address the molecular events underlying the interactions of arrestins with the M(2) muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (mAChR). In particular, we focused on the role of receptor phosphorylation in this process. Agonist-dependent phosphorylation of the M(2) mAChR can occur at clusters of serines and threonines at positions 286-290 (site P1) or 307-311 (site P2) in the third intracellular loop (Pals-Rylaarsdam, R., and Hosey, M. M. (1997) J. Biol. Chem. 272, 14152-14158). Phosphorylation at either P1 or P2 can support agonist-dependent internalization. However, phosphorylation at P2 is required for receptor interaction with arrestins (Pals-Rylaarsdam, R., Gurevich, V. V., Lee, K. B., Ptasienski, J. A., Benovic, J. L., and Hosey, M. M. (1997) J. Biol. Chem. 272, 23682-26389). The present study investigated the role of acidic amino acids between P1 and P2 in regulating receptor phosphorylation, internalization, and receptor/arrestin interactions. Mutation of the acidic amino acids at positions 298-300 (site A1) and/or 304-305 (site A2) to alanines had significant effects on agonist-dependent phosphorylation. P2 was identified as the preferred site of agonist-dependent phosphorylation, and full phosphorylation at P2 required the acidic amino acids at A1 or their neutral counterparts. In contrast, phosphorylation at site P1 was dependent on site A2. In addition, sites A1 and A2 significantly affected the ability of the wild type and P1 and P2 mutant receptors to internalization and to interact with arrestin2. Substitution of asparagine and glutamine for the aspartates and glutamates at sites A1 or A2 did not influence receptor phosphorylation but did influence arrestin interaction with the receptor. We propose that the amino acids at sites A1 and A2 play important roles in agonist-dependent phosphorylation at sites P2 and P1, respectively, and also play an important role in arrestin interactions with the M(2) mAChR.
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- K B Lee
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Biological Chemistry, the Institute for Neuroscience, Northwestern University Medical School, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA.
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Miyakawa Y, Drachman JG, Gallis B, Kaushansky A, Kaushansky K. A structure-function analysis of serine/threonine phosphorylation of the thrombopoietin receptor, c-Mpl. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:32214-9. [PMID: 10918061 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m005080200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Thrombopoietin (TPO), the critical regulator of platelet production, acts by binding to its cell surface receptor, c-Mpl. Numerous studies have shown that TPO binding leads to JAK2 kinase activation and Tyr phosphorylation of c-Mpl and several intracellular signaling intermediates, events vital for the biological activity of the hormone. In contrast, virtually nothing is known of the role of Ser or Thr phosphorylation of c-Mpl. By using phosphoamino acid analysis we found that Ser residues of c-Mpl were constitutively phosphorylated in receptor-bearing cells, levels that were increased following exposure of cells to TPO. To identify which residues were modified, and to determine the functional consequences of their phosphorylation, we generated a series of Ser to Ala mutations of a truncated c-Mpl receptor (T69) capable of supporting TPO-induced cell growth. Of the eight Ser within T69 we found that at least four are phosphorylated in TPO-stimulated cells. The mutation of each of these residues alone had minimal effects on TPO-induced proliferation, but substitution of all of the phosphoserine residues with Ala reduced the capacity of the receptor to support cell growth by over 50%. Additionally, the Ser at cytoplasmic position 18 is not detectably phosphorylated. However, the mutation of Ser-18 to Ala nearly abrogates TPO-induced proliferation and co-precipitation of JAK2 with Mpl. This study provides the first systematic analysis of the role of Ser residues in c-Mpl signaling.
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- Y Miyakawa
- Divisions of Hematology and Cardiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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Mendez A, Burns ME, Roca A, Lem J, Wu LW, Simon MI, Baylor DA, Chen J. Rapid and reproducible deactivation of rhodopsin requires multiple phosphorylation sites. Neuron 2000; 28:153-64. [PMID: 11086991 DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(00)00093-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 201] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Efficient single-photon detection by retinal rod photoreceptors requires timely and reproducible deactivation of rhodopsin. Like other G protein-coupled receptors, rhodopsin contains multiple sites for phosphorylation at its COOH-terminal domain. Transgenic and electrophysiological methods were used to functionally dissect the role of the multiple phosphorylation sites during deactivation of rhodopsin in intact mouse rods. Mutant rhodopsins bearing zero, one (S338), or two (S334/S338) phosphorylation sites generated single-photon responses with greatly prolonged, exponentially distributed durations. Responses from rods expressing mutant rhodopsins bearing more than two phosphorylation sites declined along smooth, reproducible time courses; the rate of recovery increased with increasing numbers of phosphorylation sites. We conclude that multiple phosphorylation of rhodopsin is necessary for rapid and reproducible deactivation.
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- A Mendez
- Department of Ophthalmology and Cell and Neurobiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles 90089, USA
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Gurevich VV, Benovic JL. Arrestin: mutagenesis, expression, purification, and functional characterization. Methods Enzymol 2000; 315:422-37. [PMID: 10736718 DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(00)15859-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- V V Gurevich
- Ralph and Muriel Roberts Laboratory for Vision Science, Sun Health Research Institute, Arizona 85351, USA
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Osawa S, Raman D, Weiss ER. Heterologous expression and reconstitution of rhodopsin with rhodopsin kinase and arrestin. Methods Enzymol 2000; 315:411-22. [PMID: 10736717 DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(00)15858-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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- S Osawa
- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599-7090, USA
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Ortenzi C, Alimenti C, Vallesi A, Di Pretoro B, Terza AL, Luporini P. The autocrine mitogenic loop of the ciliate Euplotes raikovi: the pheromone membrane-bound forms are the cell binding sites and potential signaling receptors of soluble pheromones. Mol Biol Cell 2000; 11:1445-55. [PMID: 10749941 PMCID: PMC14858 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.11.4.1445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/1999] [Revised: 01/27/2000] [Accepted: 01/31/2000] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Homologous proteins, denoted pheromones, promote cell mitotic proliferation and mating pair formation in the ciliate Euplotes raikovi, according to whether they bind to cells in an autocrine- or paracrine-like manner. The primary transcripts of the genes encoding these proteins undergo alternate splicing, which generates at least two distinct mRNAs. One is specific for the soluble pheromone, the other for a pheromone isoform that remains anchored to the cell surface as a type II protein, whose extracellular C-terminal region is structurally equivalent to the secreted form. The 15-kDa membrane-bound isoform of pheromone Er-1, denoted Er-1mem and synthesized by the same E. raikovi cells that secrete Er-1, has been purified from cell membranes by affinity chromatography prepared with matrix-bound Er-1, and its extracellular and cytoplasmic regions have been expressed as recombinant proteins. Using the purified material and these recombinant proteins, it has been shown that Er-1mem has the property of binding pheromones competitively through its extracellular pheromone-like domain and associating reversibly and specifically with a guanine nucleotide-binding protein through its intracellular domain. It has been concluded that the membrane-bound pheromone isoforms of E. raikovi represent the cell effective pheromone binding sites and are functionally equipped for transducing the signal generated by this binding.
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- C Ortenzi
- Dipartimento di Biologia Molecolare Cellulare Animale, University of Camerino, 62032 Camerino (MC), Italy
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Van Linden AA, Cottin V, Leu C, Riches DW. Phosphorylation of the membrane proximal region of tumor necrosis factor receptor CD120a (p55) at ERK consensus sites. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:6996-7003. [PMID: 10702263 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.275.10.6996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The interaction of tumor necrosis factor-alpha with its receptor CD120a (p55) initiates downstream signaling cascades that include the activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), p42(mapk/erk2). The membrane proximal region of CD120a (p55) is Ser-, Thr-, and Pro-rich and contains four mitogen-activated protein kinase consensus phosphorylation sites. In recent work, we showed that CD120a (p55) itself is a target of phosphorylation by p42(mapk/erk2), and after phosphorylation, the receptor is redistributed from the cell surface and Golgi complex to intracellular tubular structures associated with elements of the endoplasmic reticulum. The goal of this study was to define the specific amino acid residues that are phosphorylated. Deletional mutagenesis of the cytoplasmic domain of CD120a (p55) indicated that two sites located between residues 207-254 and 250-300 were phosphorylated predominantly on Thr and Ser residues, respectively. Site-directed mutagenesis of Ser and Thr residues contained within the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) consensus sequences indicated that the preferred residues were Thr-236 and Ser-270. Primary phosphorylation at these sites appeared to enable subsequent phosphorylation at Ser-240 and Ser-244, although the level of phosphorylation of these latter two sites was less than the preferred sites. Through the use of specific ligation of CD120a (p55) alone and mice deficient in CD120a (p55), CD120b (p75), or both receptors, CD120a (p55) was shown to be necessary and sufficient for the induction of kinase activity. These findings thus suggest that the phosphorylation of Thr-236 and Ser-270 within the membrane proximal region of CD120a (p55) are the preferred sites of phosphorylation by p42(mapk/erk2) and may set in motion phosphorylation at other sites.
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- A A Van Linden
- Program in Cell Biology, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, Colorado 80206, USA
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Chapter 3 Late photoproducts and signaling states of bovine rhodopsin. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2000. [DOI: 10.1016/s1383-8121(00)80006-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Cottin V, Van Linden A, Riches DW. Phosphorylation of tumor necrosis factor receptor CD120a (p55) by p42(mapk/erk2) induces changes in its subcellular localization. J Biol Chem 1999; 274:32975-87. [PMID: 10551865 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.46.32975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The interaction of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFalpha) with its receptor sets in motion downstream signaling events including the activation of members of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) family. In this study, we show that p42(mapk/erk2) phosphorylates sequences present within the cytoplasmic domain of CD120a (p55). By using a GST-CD120a-(207-425) fusion protein as substrate, phosphorylation was induced following stimulation of mouse macrophages with TNFalpha, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, macrophage colony-stimulating factor, and zymosan particles and was blocked by immunodepletion of p42(mapk/erk2) and by specific inhibition of p42(mapk/erk2) activation with PD098059. Transfection of COS-7 cells with CD120a (p55), wild-type p42(mapk/erk2), and constitutively active MEK-1 followed by metabolic labeling with [(32)P]orthophosphate indicated that p42(mapk/erk2) phosphorylated the cytoplasmic domain of CD120a (p55) in intact cells. As a consequence of phosphorylation, CD120a (p55) expression at the plasma membrane and Golgi apparatus was lost and the receptor accumulated in intracellular tubular structures associated with the endoplasmic reticulum. Mutation of the four Ser and Thr ERK consensus phosphorylation sites to Ala residues inhibited the ability of the receptor to redistribute to intracellular tubules in a p42(mapk/erk2)-dependent fashion; whereas mutation of the phosphorylation sites to Asp and Glu residues mimicked the effect of receptor phosphorylation. These findings thus indicate that the phosphorylation of CD120a (p55) alters the subcellular localization of the receptor and may thereby result in changes in its signaling properties.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/pharmacology
- Antigens, CD/genetics
- Antigens, CD/metabolism
- Cell Line
- Endoplasmic Reticulum/metabolism
- Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology
- HeLa Cells
- Humans
- MAP Kinase Kinase 1
- Macrophages/metabolism
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C3H
- Microscopy, Electron
- Microscopy, Fluorescence
- Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1/metabolism
- Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases/metabolism
- Mutation
- Phosphorylation
- Protein Binding
- Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
- Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor/genetics
- Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor/metabolism
- Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/metabolism
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- V Cottin
- Division of Basic Sciences, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, Colorado 80206, USA
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Bareil C, Hamel C, Pallarès-Ruiz N, Arnaud B, Demaille J, Claustres M. Molecular analysis of the rhodopsin gene in southern France: identification of the first duplication responsible for retinitis pigmentosa, c.998999ins4. Ophthalmic Genet 1999; 20:173-82. [PMID: 10521250 DOI: 10.1076/opge.20.3.173.2282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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PURPOSE Mutations in the gene encoding rhodopsin, the visual pigment in rod photoreceptors, were shown to be the most common cause of autosomal retinitis pigmentosa (RP). In order to determine the prevalence of rhodopsin alterations in southern French populations, we examined 52 unrelated patients/families with autosomal dominant RP (adRP=29), RP simplex (6), or unclassified RP (17). METHODS The full coding and flanking sequences of the rhodopsin (RHO) gene were scanned using an improved DGGE (denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis) assay, followed by sequencing of abnormal fragments. RESULTS This study revealed three RHO mutations in patients with adRP (G106R, R135W, and c.998999ins4) and a number of frequent or rare polymorphisms. No disease-causing sequence variation was found in simplex and unclassified RP pedigrees. Mutation c.998999ins4 has not been previously reported, and appears as the first duplication identified so far in the RHO gene. This frameshift mutation, which is associated with a severe RP, alters the carboxy terminus and predicts a 353-amino acid mutant rhodopsin instead of 348. DISCUSSION Our study demonstrates that rhodopsin mutations are responsible for only 10.3% of adRP in French populations living in the Mediterranean area in contrast to the 25-35% reported in other populations.
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- C Bareil
- Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire, CNRS UPR 1142, Montpellier, France
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Recent studies on rhodopsin structure and function are reviewed and the properties of vertebrate as well as invertebrate rhodopsin described. Open issues such as the 'red shift' of the absorbance spectra are emphasized in the light of the present model of the retinal-binding pocket. The processes that restore the rhodopsin content in photoreceptors are also presented with a comparison between vertebrate and invertebrate visual systems. The central role of rhodopsin in the phototransduction cascade becomes evident by examining the main reports on light-activated conformational changes of rhodopsin and its interaction with transducin. Shut-off mechanisms are considered by reporting the studies on the sites of rhodopsin phosphorylation and arrestin binding. Furthermore, recent findings on the energetics of phototransduction point out that the ATP needed for photoreception in vertebrates is synthesized in the outer segments where phototransduction events take place.
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- I M Pepe
- Institute of Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Genoa, Italy.
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Ohguro H, Yoshida N, Shindou H, Crabb JW, Palczewski K, Tsuda M. Identification of a Single Phosphorylation Site Within Octopus Rhodopsin. Photochem Photobiol 1998. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1998.tb05290.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Advances in the study of G-protein-coupled receptor regulation have provided novel insights into the role of G-protein-coupled receptor kinases and arrestins in this process. Of particular interest are recent studies that have dramatically expanded the known cellular functions of these molecules to include roles in receptor endocytosis and activation of MAP kinase signalling pathways.
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- C V Carman
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Kimmel Cancer Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA
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Light-stimulated phosphorylation of rhodopsin was first described 25 years ago. This paper reviews the progress that has been made towards (i) understanding the nature of the enzymes that phosphorylate and dephosphorylate rhodopsin (ii) identifying the sites of phosphorylation on rhodopsin and (iii) understanding the physiological importance of rhodopsin phosphorylation. Many important questions related to rhodopsin phosphorylation remain unanswered and new strategies and methods are needed to address issues such as the roles of Ca2+ and recoverin. We present one such method that uses mass spectrometry to quantitate rhodopsin phosphorylation in intact mouse retinas.
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- J B Hurley
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle 98195, USA.
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Palczewski K. GTP-binding-protein-coupled receptor kinases--two mechanistic models. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1997; 248:261-9. [PMID: 9346277 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.00261.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Six vertebrate protein kinases (G-protein-coupled receptor kinases; GRKs) that regulate the function of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) were recently cloned; several distinct properties set them apart from conventional second-messenger regulated protein kinases. It appears that GRKs bind GPCR* through two separate sites: a high-affinity site, which involves intracellular loops of the activated receptor, and the lower-affinity site, encompassing the phosphorylation region. The high-affinity interaction may involve complementary structural elements of GRKs and GPCRs* rather than precise amino acid alignment, thus allowing broad and overlapping specificities of these kinases, in spite of differences in the sequences of GPCRs. In addition, GRK structures are modified by several posttranslational modifications, including phosphorylation, autophosphorylation, prenylation, carboxymethylation, and palmitoylation, probably affecting properties of these enzymes. While GRKs phosphorylate and inactivate receptor molecules which are engaged in G-protein activation, controversy surrounds whether GRKs might be activated and phosphorylate unstimulated GPCRs, leading to a desensitization of a larger population of the receptors. In this review, mechanistic aspects of GPCR* phosphorylation related to the distinct properties, regulation and modes of action of GRKs are described.
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- K Palczewski
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington, School of Medicine, Seattle 98195-6485, USA.
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