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Johansen VBI, Hampson E, Tsonou E, Pantarelli C, Chu JY, Crossland L, Okkenhaug H, Massey AJ, Hornigold DC, Welch HCE, Chetwynd SA. The GPCR adaptor protein Norbin regulates S1PR1 trafficking and the morphology, cell cycle and survival of PC12 cells. Sci Rep 2023; 13:18237. [PMID: 37880240 PMCID: PMC10600135 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-45148-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023] Open
Abstract
Norbin is an adaptor protein that binds numerous G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), is highly expressed in neurons, and is essential for a functioning nervous system in rodent models. Yet, beyond its control of neurite outgrowth and synaptic plasticity, few cellular roles of Norbin have been investigated to date. Furthermore, while Norbin is known to regulate the steady-state cell surface levels of several GPCRs, only in one case has the protein been shown to control the agonist-induced receptor internalisation which serves to attenuate GPCR signalling. Here, we generated a Norbin-deficient PC12 cell line which enabled us to study both the cellular functions of Norbin and its roles in GPCR trafficking and signalling. We show that Norbin limits cell size and spreading, and is required for the growth, viability and cell cycle progression of PC12 cells. We also found that Norbin regulates both the steady-state surface level and agonist-induced internalisation of the GPCR sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 (S1PR1) in these cells, suggesting that its role in agonist-dependent GPCR trafficking is more widespread than previously appreciated. Finally, we show that Norbin limits the S1P-stimulated activation of Akt and p38 Mapk, and is required for the activation of Erk in PC12 cells. Together, our findings provide a better understanding of the cellular functions of Norbin and its control of GPCR trafficking.
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- Valdemar B I Johansen
- Signalling Programme, The Babraham Institute, Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge, CB22 3AT, UK
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Signalling Programme, The Babraham Institute, Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge, CB22 3AT, UK
- Vernalis (R&D) Ltd., Cambridge, UK
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- Signalling Programme, The Babraham Institute, Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge, CB22 3AT, UK
- Bioscience Metabolism, Research and Early Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM), BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK
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- Signalling Programme, The Babraham Institute, Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge, CB22 3AT, UK
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- Signalling Programme, The Babraham Institute, Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge, CB22 3AT, UK
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- Signalling Programme, The Babraham Institute, Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge, CB22 3AT, UK
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- Bioscience Metabolism, Research and Early Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM), BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK
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- Signalling Programme, The Babraham Institute, Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge, CB22 3AT, UK.
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- Signalling Programme, The Babraham Institute, Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge, CB22 3AT, UK.
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Stewart BZ, Mamonova T, Sneddon WB, Javorsky A, Yang Y, Wang B, Nolin TD, Humbert PO, Friedman PA, Kvansakul M. Scribble scrambles parathyroid hormone receptor interactions to regulate phosphate and vitamin D homeostasis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2023; 120:e2220851120. [PMID: 37252981 PMCID: PMC10266016 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2220851120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023] Open
Abstract
G protein-coupled receptors, including PTHR, are pivotal for controlling metabolic processes ranging from serum phosphate and vitamin D levels to glucose uptake, and cytoplasmic interactors may modulate their signaling, trafficking, and function. We now show that direct interaction with Scribble, a cell polarity-regulating adaptor protein, modulates PTHR activity. Scribble is a crucial regulator for establishing and developing tissue architecture, and its dysregulation is involved in various disease conditions, including tumor expansion and viral infections. Scribble co-localizes with PTHR at basal and lateral surfaces in polarized cells. Using X-ray crystallography, we show that colocalization is mediated by engaging a short sequence motif at the PTHR C-terminus using Scribble PDZ1 and PDZ3 domain, with binding affinities of 31.7 and 13.4 μM, respectively. Since PTHR controls metabolic functions by actions on renal proximal tubules, we engineered mice to selectively knockout Scribble in proximal tubules. The loss of Scribble impacted serum phosphate and vitamin D levels and caused significant plasma phosphate elevation and increased aggregate vitamin D3 levels, whereas blood glucose levels remained unchanged. Collectively these results identify Scribble as a vital regulator of PTHR-mediated signaling and function. Our findings reveal an unexpected link between renal metabolism and cell polarity signaling.
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- Bryce Z. Stewart
- Department of Biochemistry & Chemistry, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC3086, Australia
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- Laboratory for GPCR Biology, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA15261
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- Laboratory for GPCR Biology, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA15261
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- Department of Biochemistry & Chemistry, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC3086, Australia
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- Laboratory for GPCR Biology, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA15261
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- Laboratory for GPCR Biology, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA15261
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- Department of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Center for Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pittsburgh Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA15216
- Department of Medicine Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine Renal-Electrolyte Division, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA15216
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- Department of Biochemistry & Chemistry, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC3086, Australia
- Department of Biochemistry & Pharmacology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC3010, Australia
- Department of Clinical Pathology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC3010, Australia
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- Laboratory for GPCR Biology, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA15261
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- Department of Biochemistry & Chemistry, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC3086, Australia
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Trotta RJ, Harmon DL, Ji H, Klotz JL. Duration of ergovaline exposure influences serotonin-mediated vasoactivity of bovine mesenteric vasculature. J Anim Sci 2023; 101:skad100. [PMID: 37004204 PMCID: PMC10132815 DOI: 10.1093/jas/skad100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023] Open
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Ergovaline (ERV), produced in toxic endophyte-infected tall fescue, causes potent vasoconstriction of bovine peripheral and visceral vasculature. Ergovaline acts as both an agonist and an antagonist in bovine gut blood vessels through serotonin (5-HT) receptors and it appears that the type of action could be influenced by the extent of ERV exposure. Because it was unclear how the duration of ERV exposure influences 5-HT-mediated vasoactivity, experiments were designed to evaluate how simultaneous or prior ERV exposure influenced 5-HT-mediated vasoactivity of mesenteric artery (MA) and vein (MV) segments from Holstein steers (N = 10). Vessels were incubated in Krebs-Henseleit buffer containing 0, 0.01, or 0.1 μM ERV for 24 h prior to the 5-HT dose-response or exposed to fixed concentrations of 0, 0.01, or 0.1 μM ERV simultaneously during the 5-HT dose-response. Vessels were suspended in chambers of a multimyograph containing Krebs-Henseleit buffer and equilibrated to 1 g tension for 90 min. Vessels were exposed to increasing concentrations of 5-HT (5 × 10-8 M to 1 × 10-4 M) every 15 min and contractile responses were normalized as a percentage of the maximum contractile response induced by 120 mM KCl reference addition. Two-way analysis of variance was used to separately analyze data for each vessel type and duration of exposure using the MIXED procedure of SAS. When 5-HT concentration increased from 5 × 10-8 to 1 × 10-6 M, simultaneous addition of 0.1 μM ERV increased (P < 0.01) the contractile response of MV compared with additions of 0 and 0.01 μM ERV. At 1 × 10-4 M 5-HT, the simultaneous presence of 0.01 and 0.1 μM ERV decreased (P < 0.01) the contractile response of both MA and MV compared with 0 μM ERV addition. As 5-HT concentrations increased, the contractile response increased (P < 0.01) in both MA and MV with no previous ERV exposure, but decreased in MA and MV with 24 h prior exposure to 0.01 and 0.1 μM ERV. These data demonstrate that the duration of ERV exposure influences 5-HT-mediated vasoconstriction and likely vasorelaxation in bovine mesenteric vasculature. If ERV and 5-HT exposure occur simultaneously, ERV can act as a partial agonist of 5-HT-mediated vasoconstriction. If 5-HT exposure occurs after blood vessels have had prior ERV exposure, it appears that 5-HT may induce vasorelaxation of blood vessels. More research is needed to identify cellular and molecular mechanisms involved with 5-HT-mediated vasoactivity.
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- Ronald J Trotta
- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA
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- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA
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- Kentucky Tobacco Research and Development Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA
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- USDA-ARS, Forage-Animal Production Research Unit, Lexington, KY 40546, USA
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Ben Abu N, Ben Shoshan-Galeczki Y, Malach E, Y Niv M. The T1R3 subunit of the sweet taste receptor is activated by D2O in transmembrane domain-dependent manner. Chem Senses 2023; 48:bjad032. [PMID: 37589415 DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjad032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023] Open
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Deuterium oxide (D2O) is water in which the heavier and rare isotope deuterium replaces both hydrogens. We have previously shown that D2O has a distinctly sweet taste, mediated by the T1R2/T1R3 sweet taste receptor. Here, we explore the effect of heavy water on T1R2 and T1R3 subunits. We show that D2O activates T1R3-transfected HEK293T cells similarly to T1R2/T1R3-transfected cells. The response to glucose dissolved in D2O is higher than in water. Mutations of phenylalanine at position 7305.40 in the transmembrane domain of T1R3 to alanine, leucine, or tyrosine impair or diminish activation by D2O, suggesting a critical role for T1R3 TMD domain in relaying the heavy water signal.
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- Natalie Ben Abu
- The Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition, Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, P.O. Box 12, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- The Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition, Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, P.O. Box 12, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- The Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition, Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, P.O. Box 12, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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- The Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition, Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, P.O. Box 12, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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Yang X, Lin G, Xia A, Liu J, Zhang S, Zhou P, Wang Y, Zhang J, Zhou Y, Chen P, Wang Y, Zheng T, Li L, Yang S. Discovery of Small Molecule Agonist of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor (GnRH1R). J Chem Inf Model 2022; 62:5009-5022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.2c00639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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- Xin Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery System of Ministry of Education, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery System of Ministry of Education, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Sichuan 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery System of Ministry of Education, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Sichuan 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Medical Information Technology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery System of Ministry of Education, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Sichuan 610041, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
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Omura M, Takabatake Y, Lempert E, Benjamin-Hong S, D'Hulst C, Feinstein P. A genetic platform for functionally profiling odorant receptors in olfactory cilia ex vivo. Sci Signal 2022; 15:eabm6112. [PMID: 35944068 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.abm6112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
Abstract
The molecular basis for odor perception in humans remains enigmatic because of the difficulty in studying odorant receptors (ORs) outside their native environment. Efforts toward OR expression and functional profiling have been met with limited success because of the poor efficiency of their cell surface expression in vitro. Structures protruding from the surface of olfactory sensory neurons called cilia contain all of the components of the olfactory signal transduction machinery and can be placed in an ex vivo plate assay to rapidly measure odor-specific responses. Here, we describe an approach using cilia isolated from the olfactory sensory neurons of mice expressing two human ORs, OR1A1 and OR5AN1, that showed 10- to 100-fold more sensitivity to ligands as compared to previous assays. A single mouse can produce enough olfactory cilia for up to 4000 384-well assay wells, and isolated cilia can be stored frozen and thus preserved. This pipeline offers a sensitive and highly scalable ex vivo odor-screening platform that has the potential to decode human olfaction.
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- Masayo Omura
- Department of Biological Sciences, Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, NY 10065, USA.,Yesse Technologies Inc., New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, NY 10065, USA.,Yesse Technologies Inc., New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, NY 10065, USA.,Yesse Technologies Inc., New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, NY 10065, USA.,Yesse Technologies Inc., New York, NY 10016, USA.,Graduate Center Programs in Biochemistry, Biology and CUNY Neuroscience Collaborative, 365 5th Ave., New York, NY 10016, USA
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Ferguson TD, Vanzant ES, McLeod KR. Endophyte Infected Tall Fescue: Plant Symbiosis to Animal Toxicosis. Front Vet Sci 2022; 8:774287. [PMID: 35004925 PMCID: PMC8740028 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.774287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Endophyte-infected fescue is a major cool season forage used for livestock production in the United States and through other areas of the world. A unique aspect of this forage resource is the symbiotic relationship with an endophytic fungus (Epichloë coenophiala) that has detrimental impact on herbivores due to toxic ergot alkaloids. Research over the past 50 years has unveiled details regarding this symbiotic relationship. This review focuses on the origin of tall fescue in the United States and the consequences of its wide-spread utilization as a livestock forage, along with the discovery and toxicodynamics of ergot alkaloids produced by E. coenophiala. The majority of past ergot alkaloid research has focused on observing phenotypic changes that occur in livestock affected by ergot alkaloids, but recent investigation of the metabolome, transcriptome, and proteome have shown that fescue toxicity-related illnesses are much more complex than previous research suggests.
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- Taylor D Ferguson
- Ruminant Nutrition Laboratory, Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Ruminant Nutrition Laboratory, Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Ruminant Nutrition Laboratory, Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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Drosophila Solute Carrier 5A5 Regulates Systemic Glucose Homeostasis by Mediating Glucose Absorption in the Midgut. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222212424. [PMID: 34830305 PMCID: PMC8617630 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222212424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Revised: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The small intestine is the initial site of glucose absorption and thus represents the first of a continuum of events that modulate normal systemic glucose homeostasis. A better understanding of the regulation of intestinal glucose transporters is therefore pertinent to our efforts in curbing metabolic disorders. Using molecular genetic approaches, we investigated the role of Drosophila Solute Carrier 5A5 (dSLC5A5) in regulating glucose homeostasis by mediating glucose uptake in the fly midgut. By genetically knocking down dSLC5A5 in flies, we found that systemic and circulating glucose and trehalose levels are significantly decreased, which correlates with an attenuation in glucose uptake in the enterocytes. Reciprocally, overexpression of dSLC5A5 significantly increases systemic and circulating glucose and trehalose levels and promotes glucose uptake in the enterocytes. We showed that dSLC5A5 undergoes apical endocytosis in a dynamin-dependent manner, which is essential for glucose uptake in the enterocytes. Furthermore, we showed that the dSLC5A5 level in the midgut is upregulated by glucose and that dSLC5A5 critically directs systemic glucose homeostasis on a high-sugar diet. Together, our studies have uncovered the first Drosophila glucose transporter in the midgut and revealed new mechanisms that regulate glucose transporter levels and activity in the enterocyte apical membrane.
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Mkaouar R, Abdallah LCB, Naouali C, Lahbib S, Turki Z, Elouej S, Bouyacoub Y, Somai M, Mcelreavey K, Bashamboo A, Abdelhak S, Messaoud O. Oligogenic Inheritance Underlying Incomplete Penetrance of PROKR2 Mutations in Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism. Front Genet 2021; 12:665174. [PMID: 34539727 PMCID: PMC8446458 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.665174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
The role of the prokineticin 2 pathway in human reproduction, olfactory bulb morphogenesis, and gonadotropin-releasing hormone secretion is well established. Recent studies have highlighted the implication of di/oligogenic inheritance in this disorder. In the present study, we aimed to identify the genetic mechanisms that could explain incomplete penetrance in hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH). This study involved two unrelated Tunisian patients with HH, which was triggered by identifying a homozygous p.(Pro290Ser) mutation in the PROKR2 gene in a girl (HH1) with Kallmann syndrome (KS). The functional effect of this variant has previously been well demonstrated. Unexpectedly, her unaffected father (HH1P) and brother (HH1F) also carried this genetic variation at a homozygous state. In the second family, we identified a heterozygous p.(Lys205del) mutation in PROKR2, both in a male patient with normosmic idiopathic IHH (HH12) and his asymptomatic mother. Whole-exome sequencing in the three HH1 family members allowed the identification of additional variants in the prioritized genes. We then carried out digenic combination predictions using the oligogenic resource for variant analysis (ORVAL) software. For HH1, we found the highest number of disease-causing variant pairs. Notably, a CCDC141 variant (c.2803C > T) was involved in 18 pathogenic digenic combinations. The CCDC141 variant acts in an autosomal recessive inheritance mode, based on the digenic effect prediction data. For the second patient (HH12), prediction by ORVAL allowed the identification of an interesting pathogenic digenic combination between DUSP6 and SEMA7A genes, predicted as “dual molecular diagnosis.” The SEMA7A variant p.(Glu436Lys) is novel and predicted as a VUS by Varsome. Sanger validation revealed the absence of this variant in the healthy mother. We hypothesize that disease expression in HH12 could be induced by the digenic transmission of the SEMA7A and DUSP6 variants or a monogenic inheritance involving only the SEMA7A VUS if further functional assays allow its reclassification into pathogenic. Our findings confirm that homozygous loss-of-function genetic variations are insufficient to cause KS, and that oligogenism is most likely the main transmission mode involved in Congenital Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism.
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- Rahma Mkaouar
- Laboratoire de Génomique Biomédicale et Oncogénétique, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia.,Faculté des Sciences Mathématiques, Physiques et Naturelles de Tunis, Université de Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire de Génomique Biomédicale et Oncogénétique, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire de Génomique Biomédicale et Oncogénétique, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Département d'Endocrinologie et de Technologie Alimentaire, Institut de Nutrition, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire de Génomique Biomédicale et Oncogénétique, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire de Génomique Biomédicale et Oncogénétique, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Département d'Endocrinologie et de Technologie Alimentaire, Institut de Nutrition, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Génétique du Développement Humain, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Génomique Biomédicale et Oncogénétique, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire de Génomique Biomédicale et Oncogénétique, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
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Heart failure is a major source of morbidity and mortality, driven, in part, by maladaptive sympathetic hyperactivity in response to poor cardiac output. Current therapies target β-adrenergic and angiotensin II G protein-coupled receptors to reduce adverse cardiac remodeling and improve clinical outcomes; however, there is a pressing need for new therapeutic approaches to preserve cardiac function. β-arrestin is a multifunctional protein which has come under analysis in recent years as a key player in G protein-coupled receptor signal transduction and a potential therapeutic target in heart failure. β-arrestin attenuates β-adrenergic and angiotensin II receptor signaling to limit the deleterious response to excessive sympathetic stimulation while simultaneously transactivating cardioprotective signaling cascades that preserve cardiac structure and function in response to injury. β-arrestin signaling may provide unique advantages compared to classic heart failure treatment approaches, but a number of challenges currently limit clinical applications. In this review, we discuss the role and functions of β-arrestin and the current attempts to develop G protein-coupled receptor agonists biased towards β-arrestin activation. Furthermore, we examine the functional diversity of cardiac β-arrestin isotypes to explore key considerations in the promise of β-arrestin as a pharmacotherapeutic target in heart failure.
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Xu X, Wu G. Quantification of The Surface Expression of G Protein-coupled Receptors Using Intact Live-cell Radioligand Binding Assays. Bio Protoc 2020; 10:e3761. [PMID: 33628863 DOI: 10.21769/bioprotoc.3761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
Abstract
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the most structurally diverse family of signaling proteins and regulate a variety of cell function. For most GPCRs, the cell surface is their functional destination where they are able to respond a wide range of extracellular stimuli, leading to the activation of intracellular signal transduction cascades. Thus, the quantity of receptor expression at the cell surface is a crucial factor regulating the functionality of the receptors. Over the past decades, many methods have been developed to measure the cell surface expression of GPCRs. Here, we describe an intact live-cell radioligand binding assay to quantify the surface expression of GPCRs at the endogenous levels or after overexpression. In this assay, cell cultures will be incubated with specific cell-nonpermeable radioligands which selectively and stoichiometrically bind to individual GPCRs and the receptor numbers at the cell surface are quantified by the radioactivity of receptor-bound ligands. This method is highly specific for measuring the functional GPCRs at the surface of intact live cells and is particularly useful for endogenous, low-abundant GPCRs.
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- Xin Xu
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
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Tao YX. Molecular chaperones and G protein-coupled receptor maturation and pharmacology. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2020; 511:110862. [PMID: 32389798 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2020.110862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2019] [Revised: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are highly conserved versatile signaling molecules located at the plasma membrane that respond to diverse extracellular signals. They regulate almost all physiological processes in the vertebrates. About 35% of current drugs target these receptors. Mutations in these genes have been identified as causes of numerous diseases. The seven transmembrane domain structure of GPCRs implies that the folding of these transmembrane proteins is extremely complicated and difficult. Indeed, many wild type GPCRs are not folded optimally. The most common defect in genetic diseases caused by GPCR mutations is misfolding and failure to reach the plasma membrane where it functions. General molecular chaperones aid the folding of all proteins, including GPCRs, by preventing aggregation, promoting folding and disaggregating small aggregates. Some GPCRs need additional receptor-specific chaperones to assist their folding. Many of these receptor-specific chaperones interact with additional receptors and alter receptor pharmacology, expanding the understanding of these chaperone proteins.
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- Ya-Xiong Tao
- Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849-5519, USA.
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Zhu C, Han Q, Samoshkin A, Convertino M, Linton A, Faison EM, Ji RR, Diatchenko L, Dokholyan NV. Stabilization of μ-opioid receptor facilitates its cellular translocation and signaling. Proteins 2019; 87:878-884. [PMID: 31141214 DOI: 10.1002/prot.25751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2019] [Revised: 05/09/2019] [Accepted: 05/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The G protein-coupled μ-opioid receptor (μ-OR) mediates the majority of analgesia effects for morphine and other pain relievers. Despite extensive studies of its structure and activation mechanisms, the inherently low maturation efficiency of μ-OR represents a major hurdle to understanding its function. Here we computationally designed μ-OR mutants with altered stability to probe the relationship between cell-surface targeting, signal transduction, and agonist efficacy. The stabilizing mutation T315Y enhanced μ-OR trafficking to the plasma membrane and significantly promoted the morphine-mediated inhibition of downstream signaling. In contrast, the destabilizing mutation R165Y led to intracellular retention of μ-OR and reduced the response to morphine stimulation. These findings suggest that μ-OR stability is an important factor in regulating receptor signaling and provide a viable avenue to improve the efficacy of analgesics.
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- Cheng Zhu
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.,Department of Pharmacology, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.,Department of Neurobiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,School of the Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.,Department of Neurobiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.,Department of Pharmacology, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania.,Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Penn State University, Pennsylvania.,Department of Chemistry, Penn State University, Pennsylvania
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Sakyiamah MM, Nomura W, Kobayakawa T, Tamamura H. Development of a NanoBRET-Based Sensitive Screening Method for CXCR4 Ligands. Bioconjug Chem 2019; 30:1442-1450. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.9b00182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- Maxwell M. Sakyiamah
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 2-3-10 Kandasurugada, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0062, Japan
- Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 2-3-10 Kandasurugada, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0062, Japan
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 2-3-10 Kandasurugada, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0062, Japan
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 2-3-10 Kandasurugada, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0062, Japan
- Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan
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Bencivenga L, Liccardo D, Napolitano C, Visaggi L, Rengo G, Leosco D. β-Adrenergic Receptor Signaling and Heart Failure: From Bench to Bedside. Heart Fail Clin 2019; 15:409-419. [PMID: 31079699 DOI: 10.1016/j.hfc.2019.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Despite improvements in management and therapeutic approach in the last decades, heart failure is still associated with high mortality rates. The sustained enhancement in the sympathetic nervous system tone, observed in patients with heart failure, causes alteration in β-adrenergic receptor signaling and function. This latter phenomenon is the result of several heart failure-related molecular abnormalities involving adrenergic receptors, G-protein-coupled receptor kinases, and β-arrestins. This article summarizes novel encouraging preclinical strategies to reactivate β-adrenergic receptor signaling in heart failure, including pharmacologic and gene therapy approaches, and attempts to translate acquired notions into the clinical setting.
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- Leonardo Bencivenga
- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Division of Geriatrics, Federico II University, Via Sergio Pansini, 5, Naples 80131, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Division of Geriatrics, Federico II University, Via Sergio Pansini, 5, Naples 80131, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Division of Geriatrics, Federico II University, Via Sergio Pansini, 5, Naples 80131, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Division of Geriatrics, Federico II University, Via Sergio Pansini, 5, Naples 80131, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Division of Geriatrics, Federico II University, Via Sergio Pansini, 5, Naples 80131, Italy; Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri SpA Società Benefit (ICS Maugeri SpA SB), Telese Terme, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Division of Geriatrics, Federico II University, Via Sergio Pansini, 5, Naples 80131, Italy.
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Trotta RJ, Harmon DL, Klotz JL. Interaction of ergovaline with serotonin receptor 5-HT2A in bovine ruminal and mesenteric vasculature. J Anim Sci 2019; 96:4912-4922. [PMID: 30476153 DOI: 10.1093/jas/sky346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 08/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Ergot alkaloids from endophyte-infected (Epichloë coenophiala) tall fescue (Lolium arundinaceum) induce vasoconstriction. Previous work has shown that serotonin receptor subtype, 5HT2A, is present in bovine ruminal (R) and mesenteric (M) vasculature, plays a role in vasoconstriction, and could be influenced by ergot alkaloids. To determine the influence of ergot alkaloids on 5HT2A, the vasoactivity of an agonist selective for 5HT2A, (4-bromo-3,6-dimethoxybenzocyclobuten-1-yl) methylamine HCl (TCB-2), was evaluated using bovine ruminal and mesenteric arteries and veins (RA, RV, MA, MV) that were exposed to ergovaline (ERV) prior to or during the TCB-2 additions. Ruminal and mesenteric blood vessel segments were collected, cleaned, and cut into 2- to 3-mm cross-sections. Vessel segments were incubated in Krebs-Henseleit buffer containing 0, 0.01 or 1 µM ERV for 2 h prior to TCB-2 dose response or exposed to ERV concentrations simultaneously during TCB-2 dose response. For the dose response portion of the study, vessels were suspended in a multimyograph containing 5 mL of continuously oxygenated Krebs-Henseleit buffer and equilibrated to 1 g tension for 90 min. Vessels were exposed to increasing concentrations of TCB-2 every 15 min and contractile response data were normalized as a percentage of the maximum contractile response induced by 120 mM KCl reference. Analysis of variance was evaluated separately for each vessel and each ERV exposure experiment using the mixed models procedure of SAS for effects of TCB-2 and ERV concentrations. All blood vessels with previous ERV exposure had significantly lower contractile responses to TCB-2 (P < 0.01). All blood vessels with simultaneous exposure to 1 µM ERV had higher (P < 0.01) contractile responses at lower concentrations of TCB-2. Simultaneous ERV addition at 1 × 10-4 M TCB-2 did not affect contractility of RV, MA, MV (P > 0.05), but decreased contractility of RA (P < 0.01). These results indicate that ergopeptine alkaloid exposure influences contractility of bovine ruminal and mesenteric blood vessels through serotonin receptor subtype 5HT2A by acting as both an agonist and antagonist. Additional work is needed to determine if ergot alkaloids like ERV simply occupy receptor binding sites competitively, or influence receptor internalization to cause the observed divergent responses.
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- Ronald J Trotta
- Department of Animal and Food Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington
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- Department of Animal and Food Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington
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- USDA-ARS, Forage-Animal Production Research Unit, Lexington, KY
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Manilall A, Stander BA, Madziva MT, Millar RP, Flanagan CA. Glu 2.53(90) of the GnRH receptor is part of the conserved G protein-coupled receptor structure and does not form a salt-bridge with Lys 3.32(121). Mol Cell Endocrinol 2019; 481:53-61. [PMID: 30476558 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2018.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2018] [Revised: 11/19/2018] [Accepted: 11/22/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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GnRH receptor mutations, Glu2.53(90)Lys and Glu2.53(90)Asp, cause congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. The Glu2.53(90) side-chain has been proposed to form an intramolecular salt-bridge with Lys3.32(121), but conserved intramolecular interaction networks in G protein-coupled receptor crystal structures predict that it interacts with Ser3.35(124) and Trp6.48(280). We investigated interhelical interactions of Glu2.53(90) that stabilise GnRH receptor folding using functional analyses and computational modelling of mutant receptors. The Glu2.53(90)Asp mutant was non-functional, but mutants with hydrophobic amino acids or Arg substituted for Glu2.53(90) were functional, excluding a salt-bridge interaction. The Glu2.53(90)Arg and Trp6.48(280)Arg mutants had decreased affinity for GnRH. Models showed that congenital Glu2.53(90)Lys and Glu2.53(90)Asp mutations disrupt interactions with Ser3.35(124) and Trp6.48(280) respectively, whereas the Glu2.53(90)Arg and Trp6.48(280)Arg mutations preserve intramolecular contacts, but increase distance between the transmembrane helices. Our results show that disruption of interhelical contacts that are conserved in G protein-coupled receptors accounts for the effects of some disease-associated GnRH receptor mutations.
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- Ashmeetha Manilall
- School of Physiology, University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences, Parktown, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- School of Physiology, University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences, Parktown, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Centre for Neuroendocrinology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- School of Physiology, University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences, Parktown, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Mangmool S, Parichatikanond W, Kurose H. Therapeutic Targets for Treatment of Heart Failure: Focus on GRKs and β-Arrestins Affecting βAR Signaling. Front Pharmacol 2018; 9:1336. [PMID: 30538631 PMCID: PMC6277550 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2018.01336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2018] [Accepted: 10/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Heart failure (HF) is a heart disease that is classified into two main types: HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Both types of HF lead to significant risk of mortality and morbidity. Pharmacological treatment with β-adrenergic receptor (βAR) antagonists (also called β-blockers) has been shown to reduce the overall hospitalization and mortality rates and improve the clinical outcomes in HF patients with HFrEF but not HFpEF. Although, the survival rate of patients suffering from HF continues to drop, the management of HF still faces several limitations and discrepancies highlighting the need to develop new treatment strategies. Overstimulation of the sympathetic nervous system is an adaptive neurohormonal response to acute myocardial injury and heart damage, whereas prolonged exposure to catecholamines causes defects in βAR regulation, including a reduction in the amount of βARs and an increase in βAR desensitization due to the upregulation of G protein-coupled receptor kinases (GRKs) in the heart, contributing in turn to the progression of HF. Several studies show that myocardial GRK2 activity and expression are raised in the failing heart. Furthermore, β-arrestins play a pivotal role in βAR desensitization and, interestingly, can mediate their own signal transduction without any G protein-dependent pathway involved. In this review, we provide new insight into the role of GRKs and β-arrestins on how they affect βAR signaling regarding the molecular and cellular pathophysiology of HF. Additionally, we discuss the therapeutic potential of targeting GRKs and β-arrestins for the treatment of HF.
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- Supachoke Mangmool
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Klotz JL, Aiken GE, Egert-McLean AM, Schrick FN, Chattopadhyay N, Harmon DL. Effects of grazing different ergovaline concentrations on vasoactivity of bovine lateral saphenous vein. J Anim Sci 2018; 96:3022-3030. [PMID: 29701794 DOI: 10.1093/jas/sky163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2018] [Accepted: 04/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Previous research has demonstrated that exposure to ergot alkaloids reduces vasoactivity of serotonin (5HT) receptors. Chemical suppression of tall fescue seedhead production is a tool to reduce the level of exposure to ergot alkaloids by a grazing animal. Therefore, the objective was to evaluate contractility of lateral saphenous veins biopsied from mixed breed steers following a 87- to 101-d grazing period on 3-ha pastures of bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon; n = 5 steers; BW = 340 ± 9 kg), or toxic endophyte-infected tall fescue (Lolium arundinaceum) that was not treated (n = 5 steers; BW = 300 ± 6; 0.56 ppm ergovaline) or was treated (n = 5 steers; BW = 294 ± 9 kg; 0.24 ppm ergovaline) with herbicide containing aminopyralid and metsulfuron-methyl. To evaluate contractility, biopsied veins were mounted in a multimyograph and exposed to increasing concentrations of a tall fescue seed extract (EXT; ergovaline source) and 5HT1B (CP 93129), 5HT1D (L-694,247), and 5HT2A (TCB2) agonists. All contractility data were normalized to a maximal response of 1 × 10-4 M norepinephrine and were analyzed as a split plot treatment design using SAS for effects of pasture treatment, agonist concentration, and the interaction. There was no contractile response to any concentration of 5HT1B agonist in any of the pasture treatments. There were pasture × concentration interactions for contractile responses to 5HT2A agonist (P < 0.01) and EXT (P < 0.01). For both EXT and TCB2, veins from bermudagrass steers were more vasoactive to the higher concentrations of these compounds (P < 0.05), and there were no differences between veins collected from the unsuppressed or seedhead-suppressed treatments (P = 0.66). There was also a pasture × concentration interaction for the contractile responses to 5HT1D agonist (P < 0.01). However, these responses were not sigmoidal and reached a zenith at 5 × 10-7 and 1 × 10-6 M. At these concentrations, the response was greatest for veins from the unsuppressed treatment (P < 0.05) and did not differ between veins from suppressed and bermudagrass treatments (P = 0.41). Although reduced levels of ergovaline in seedhead-suppressed pastures did not alter vasoactivity of 5HT2A or 5HT1B receptors in the lateral saphenous vein, elevated vasoactivity of 5HT1D in veins from unsuppressed tall fescue pasture treatment suggests that lower ergovaline levels in seedhead-suppressed pastures can influence the vascular effects of ergot alkaloids.
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- James L Klotz
- USDA-ARS, Forage-Animal Production Research Unit, Lexington, KY
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- USDA-ARS, Forage-Animal Production Research Unit, Lexington, KY
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
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- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
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Allosteric sodium binding cavity in GPR3: a novel player in modulation of Aβ production. Sci Rep 2018; 8:11102. [PMID: 30038319 PMCID: PMC6056553 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-29475-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2017] [Accepted: 07/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
The orphan G-protein coupled receptor 3 (GPR3) belongs to class A G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) and is highly expressed in central nervous system neurons. Among other functions, it is likely associated with neuron differentiation and maturation. Recently, GPR3 has also been linked to the production of Aβ peptides in neurons. Unfortunately, the lack of experimental structural information for this receptor hampers a deep characterization of its function. Here, using an in-silico and in-vitro combined approach, we describe, for the first time, structural characteristics of GPR3 receptor underlying its function: the agonist binding site and the allosteric sodium binding cavity. We identified and validated by alanine-scanning mutagenesis the role of three functionally relevant residues: Cys2676.55, Phe1203.36 and Asp2.50. The latter, when mutated into alanine, completely abolished the constitutive and agonist-stimulated adenylate cyclase activity of GPR3 receptor by disrupting its sodium binding cavity. Interestingly, this is correlated with a decrease in Aβ production in a model cell line. Taken together, these results suggest an important role of the allosteric sodium binding site for GPR3 activity and open a possible avenue for the modulation of Aβ production in the Alzheimer’s Disease.
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Kudupoje MB, Klotz JL, Yiannikouris A, Dawson KA, McLeod KR, Vanzant ES. Contractile Response of Bovine Lateral Saphenous Vein to Ergotamine Tartrate Exposed to Different Concentrations of Molecularly Imprinted Polymer. Toxins (Basel) 2018; 10:E58. [PMID: 29385697 PMCID: PMC5848159 DOI: 10.3390/toxins10020058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2017] [Revised: 01/23/2018] [Accepted: 01/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Ergot alkaloids, in their active isomeric form, affect animal health and performance, and adsorbents are used to mitigate toxicities by reducing bioavailability. Adsorbents with high specificity (molecularly imprinted polymers: MIP) adsorb ergot alkaloids in vitro, but require evaluation for biological implications. Using ex vivo myography, synthetic polymers were evaluated for effects on the bioactivity of ergotamine tartrate (ETA). Polymers were first evaluated using isotherms. Lateral saphenous veins were collected from 17 steers for four independent studies: dose response of ETA, adsorbent dose response, validation of pre-myograph incubation conditions and MIP/ non-molecularly imprinted polymer (NIP) comparison. Norepinephrine normalized percent contractile response to increasing ETA exhibited a sigmoidal dose response (max: 88.47 and log of the effective molar concentration (EC50) (-log [ETA]) of 6.66 ± 0.17 M). Although sample preparation time affected contractile response (p < 0.001), pre-myograph incubation temperature (39 vs. 21 °C, 1 h) had no effect (p > 0.05). Isothermal adsorption showed a maximum adsorption of 3.27E-008 moles·mg-1 and affinity between 0.51 and 0.57 mg (R²: 0.83-0.92) for both polymers, with no significant difference between polymers (p > 0.05). No significant differences in maximum inhibitory (p = 0.96) and IC50 responses (p = 0.163) between MIP and NIP were noticed. Normalized percent contraction could be predicted from the in vitro adsorption data (R² = 0.87, p < 0.01), for both polymers. These studies indicate that synthetic polymers are potentially effective adsorbents to mitigate ergot toxicity caused by ergot alkaloids, with little evidence of significant differences between MIP and NIP in aqueous media.
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- Manoj B Kudupoje
- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA.
- Center for Animal Nutrigenomics & Applied Animal Nutrition, Alltech Inc. 3031 Catnip Hill Road, Nicholasville, KY 40356, USA.
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- USDA-ARS, Forage-Animal Production Research Unit, Lexington, KY 40546, USA.
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- Center for Animal Nutrigenomics & Applied Animal Nutrition, Alltech Inc. 3031 Catnip Hill Road, Nicholasville, KY 40356, USA.
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- Center for Animal Nutrigenomics & Applied Animal Nutrition, Alltech Inc. 3031 Catnip Hill Road, Nicholasville, KY 40356, USA.
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- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA.
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- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA.
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Li C, Wei Z, Fan Y, Huang W, Su Y, Li H, Dong Z, Fukuda M, Khater M, Wu G. The GTPase Rab43 Controls the Anterograde ER-Golgi Trafficking and Sorting of GPCRs. Cell Rep 2017; 21:1089-1101. [PMID: 29069590 PMCID: PMC6051424 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2017] [Revised: 08/21/2017] [Accepted: 10/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) constitute the largest superfamily of cell-surface signaling proteins. However, mechanisms underlying their surface targeting and sorting are poorly understood. Here, we screen the Rab family of small GTPases in the surface transport of multiple GPCRs. We find that manipulation of Rab43 function significantly alters the surface presentation and signaling of all GPCRs studied without affecting non-GPCR membrane proteins. Rab43 specifically regulates the transport of nascent GPCRs from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to the Golgi. More interestingly, Rab43 directly interacts with GPCRs in an activation-dependent fashion. The Rab43-binding domain identified in the receptors effectively converts non-GPCR membrane protein transport into a Rab43-dependent pathway. These data reveal a crucial role for Rab43 in anterograde ER-Golgi transport of nascent GPCRs, as well as the ER sorting of GPCR members by virtue of its ability to interact directly.
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- Chunman Li
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
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- Department of Developmental Biology and Neurosciences, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
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Xu Q, Huff LP, Fujii M, Griendling KK. Redox regulation of the actin cytoskeleton and its role in the vascular system. Free Radic Biol Med 2017; 109:84-107. [PMID: 28285002 PMCID: PMC5497502 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2017.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2016] [Revised: 02/17/2017] [Accepted: 03/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The actin cytoskeleton is critical for form and function of vascular cells, serving mechanical, organizational and signaling roles. Because many cytoskeletal proteins are sensitive to reactive oxygen species, redox regulation has emerged as a pivotal modulator of the actin cytoskeleton and its associated proteins. Here, we summarize work implicating oxidants in altering actin cytoskeletal proteins and focus on how these alterations affect cell migration, proliferation and contraction of vascular cells. Finally, we discuss the role of oxidative modification of the actin cytoskeleton in vivo and highlight its importance for vascular diseases.
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- Qian Xu
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, 101 Woodruff Circle, 308a WMB, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States; Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, 101 Woodruff Circle, 308a WMB, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States
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- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, 101 Woodruff Circle, 308a WMB, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States.
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Cottingham C, Che P, Zhang W, Wang H, Wang RX, Percival S, Birky T, Zhou L, Jiao K, Wang Q. Diverse arrestin-recruiting and endocytic profiles of tricyclic antipsychotics acting as direct α 2A adrenergic receptor ligands. Neuropharmacology 2016; 116:38-49. [PMID: 27956055 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2016.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2016] [Revised: 11/28/2016] [Accepted: 12/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The therapeutic mechanism of action underlying many psychopharmacological agents remains poorly understood, due largely to the extreme molecular promiscuity exhibited by these agents with respect to potential central nervous system targets. Agents of the tricyclic chemical class, including both antidepressants and antipsychotics, exhibit a particularly high degree of molecular promiscuity; therefore, any clarification of how these agents interact with specific central nervous system targets is of great potential significance to the field. Here, we present evidence demonstrating that tricyclic antipsychotics appear to segregate into three distinct groups based upon their molecular interactions with the centrally-important α2A adrenergic receptor (AR). Specifically, while the α2AAR binds all antipsychotics tested with similar affinities, and none of the agents are able to induce classical heterotrimeric G protein-mediated α2AAR signaling, significant differences are observed with respect to arrestin3 recruitment and receptor endocytosis. All antipsychotics tested induce arrestin3 recruitment to the α2AAR, but with differing strengths. Both chlorpromazine and clozapine drive significant α2AAR endocytosis, but via differing clathrin-dependent and lipid raft-dependent pathways, while fluphenazine does not drive a robust response. Intriguingly, in silico molecular modeling suggests that each of the three exhibits unique characteristics in interacting with the α2AAR ligand-binding pocket. In addition to establishing these three antipsychotics as novel arrestin-biased ligands at the α2AAR, our findings provide key insights into the molecular actions of these clinically-important agents.
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- Christopher Cottingham
- Department of Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA; Department of Biology and Chemistry, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY 40351, USA
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- Department of Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Southern Research Institute, Birmingham, AL 35205, USA
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- Department of Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Department of Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Department of Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Department of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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- Department of Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.
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Tian H, Fürstenberg A, Huber T. Labeling and Single-Molecule Methods To Monitor G Protein-Coupled Receptor Dynamics. Chem Rev 2016; 117:186-245. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- He Tian
- Laboratory of Chemical Biology
and Signal Transduction, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York
Avenue, New York, New York 10065, United States
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology
and Signal Transduction, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York
Avenue, New York, New York 10065, United States
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology
and Signal Transduction, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York
Avenue, New York, New York 10065, United States
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Rodríguez-Frade JM, Martínez-Muñoz L, Villares R, Cascio G, Lucas P, Gomariz RP, Mellado M. Chemokine Detection Using Receptors Immobilized on an SPR Sensor Surface. Methods Enzymol 2015; 570:1-18. [PMID: 26921939 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2015.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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Chemokines and their receptors take part in many physiological and pathological processes, and their dysregulated expression is linked to chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, immunodeficiencies, and cancer. The chemokine receptors, members of the G protein-coupled receptor family, are integral membrane proteins, with seven-transmembrane domains that bind the chemokines and transmit signals through GTP-binding proteins. Many assays used to study the structure, conformation, or activation mechanism of these receptors are based on ligand-binding measurement, as are techniques to detect new agonists and antagonists that modulate chemokine function. Such methods require labeling of the chemokine and/or its receptor, which can alter their binding characteristics. Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) is a powerful technique for analysis of the interaction between immobilized receptors and ligands in solution, in real time, and without labeling. SPR measurements nonetheless require expression and purification steps that can alter the conformation, stability, and function of the chemokine and/or the chemokine receptor. In this review, we focus on distinct methods to immobilize chemokine receptors on the surface of an optical biosensor. We expose the advantages and disadvantages of different protocols used and describe in detail the method to retain viral particles as receptor carriers that can be used for SPR determinations.
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- Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB/CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB/CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB/CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB/CSIC), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Cell Biology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB/CSIC), Madrid, Spain.
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Klotz JL. Activities and Effects of Ergot Alkaloids on Livestock Physiology and Production. Toxins (Basel) 2015; 7:2801-21. [PMID: 26226000 PMCID: PMC4549725 DOI: 10.3390/toxins7082801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2015] [Revised: 07/08/2015] [Accepted: 07/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Consumption of feedstuffs contaminated with ergot alkaloids has a broad impact on many different physiological mechanisms that alters the homeostasis of livestock. This change in homeostasis causes an increased sensitivity in livestock to perturbations in the ambient environment, resulting in an increased sensitivity to such stressors. This ultimately results in large financial losses in the form of production losses to livestock producers around the world. This review will focus on the underlying physiological mechanisms that are affected by ergot alkaloids that lead to decreases in livestock production.
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- James L Klotz
- Forage-Animal Production Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Lexington, KY 40546, USA.
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Endocytosis and Trafficking of Natriuretic Peptide Receptor-A: Potential Role of Short Sequence Motifs. MEMBRANES 2015; 5:253-87. [PMID: 26151885 PMCID: PMC4584282 DOI: 10.3390/membranes5030253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2015] [Revised: 06/25/2015] [Accepted: 06/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The targeted endocytosis and redistribution of transmembrane receptors among membrane-bound subcellular organelles are vital for their correct signaling and physiological functions. Membrane receptors committed for internalization and trafficking pathways are sorted into coated vesicles. Cardiac hormones, atrial and brain natriuretic peptides (ANP and BNP) bind to guanylyl cyclase/natriuretic peptide receptor-A (GC-A/NPRA) and elicit the generation of intracellular second messenger cyclic guanosine 3',5'-monophosphate (cGMP), which lowers blood pressure and incidence of heart failure. After ligand binding, the receptor is rapidly internalized, sequestrated, and redistributed into intracellular locations. Thus, NPRA is considered a dynamic cellular macromolecule that traverses different subcellular locations through its lifetime. The utilization of pharmacologic and molecular perturbants has helped in delineating the pathways of endocytosis, trafficking, down-regulation, and degradation of membrane receptors in intact cells. This review describes the investigation of the mechanisms of internalization, trafficking, and redistribution of NPRA compared with other cell surface receptors from the plasma membrane into the cell interior. The roles of different short-signal peptide sequence motifs in the internalization and trafficking of other membrane receptors have been briefly reviewed and their potential significance in the internalization and trafficking of NPRA is discussed.
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Zhang Z, Zhang W, Huang S, Sun Q, Wang Y, Hu Y, Sun N, Zhang Y, Jiang Z, Minato N, Pin JP, Su L, Liu J. GABAB receptor promotes its own surface expression by recruiting a Rap1-dependent signaling cascade. J Cell Sci 2015; 128:2302-13. [DOI: 10.1242/jcs.167056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2014] [Accepted: 05/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are key players in cell signaling, and their cell surface expression is tightly regulated. For many GPCRs such as β2-AR (β2-adrenergic receptor), receptor activation leads to downregulation of receptor surface expression, a phenomenon that has been extensively characterized. By contrast, some other GPCRs, such as GABAB receptor, remain relatively stable at the cell surface even after prolonged agonist treatment; however, the underlying mechanisms are unclear. Here, we identify the small GTPase Rap1 as a key regulator for promoting GABAB receptor surface expression. Agonist stimulation of GABAB receptor signals through Gαi/o to inhibit Rap1GAPII (also known as Rap1GAP1b, an isoform of Rap1GAP1), thereby activating Rap1 (which has two isoforms, Rap1a and Rap1b) in cultured cerebellar granule neurons (CGNs). The active form of Rap1 is then recruited to GABAB receptor through physical interactions in CGNs. This Rap1-dependent signaling cascade promotes GABAB receptor surface expression by stimulating receptor recycling. Our results uncover a new mechanism regulating GPCR surface expression and also provide a potential explanation for the slow, long-lasting inhibitory action of GABA neurotransmitter.
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- Zongyong Zhang
- Cellular Signaling Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology and the Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Cellular Signaling Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology and the Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Cellular Signaling Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology and the Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Cellular Signaling Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology and the Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Cellular Signaling Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology and the Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Cellular Signaling Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology and the Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Cellular Signaling Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology and the Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Cellular Signaling Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology and the Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Cellular Signaling Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology and the Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Department of Immunology and Cell Biology, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, CNRS, UMR 5203, Université Montpellier 1 et 2, Montpellier cedex 5 34094, France
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- Cellular Signaling Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology and the Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Cellular Signaling Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology and the Collaborative Innovation Center for Brain Science, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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Thompson MD, Hendy GN, Percy ME, Bichet DG, Cole DEC. G protein-coupled receptor mutations and human genetic disease. Methods Mol Biol 2015; 1175:153-87. [PMID: 25150870 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0956-8_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Genetic variations in G protein-coupled receptor genes (GPCRs) disrupt GPCR function in a wide variety of human genetic diseases. In vitro strategies and animal models have been used to identify the molecular pathologies underlying naturally occurring GPCR mutations. Inactive, overactive, or constitutively active receptors have been identified that result in pathology. These receptor variants may alter ligand binding, G protein coupling, receptor desensitization and receptor recycling. Receptor systems discussed include rhodopsin, thyrotropin, parathyroid hormone, melanocortin, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone, gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GNRHR), adrenocorticotropic hormone, vasopressin, endothelin-β, purinergic, and the G protein associated with asthma (GPRA or neuropeptide S receptor 1 (NPSR1)). The role of activating and inactivating calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) mutations is discussed in detail with respect to familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia (FHH) and autosomal dominant hypocalemia (ADH). The CASR mutations have been associated with epilepsy. Diseases caused by the genetic disruption of GPCR functions are discussed in the context of their potential to be selectively targeted by drugs that rescue altered receptors. Examples of drugs developed as a result of targeting GPCRs mutated in disease include: calcimimetics and calcilytics, therapeutics targeting melanocortin receptors in obesity, interventions that alter GNRHR loss from the cell surface in idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and novel drugs that might rescue the P2RY12 receptor congenital bleeding phenotype. De-orphanization projects have identified novel disease-associated receptors, such as NPSR1 and GPR35. The identification of variants in these receptors provides genetic reagents useful in drug screens. Discussion of the variety of GPCRs that are disrupted in monogenic Mendelian disorders provides the basis for examining the significance of common pharmacogenetic variants.
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- Miles D Thompson
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5S 1A8,
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Multiplexing Label-Free and Fluorescence-Based Methods for Pharmacological Characterization of GPCR Ligands. METHODS IN PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2617-6_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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α2 Adrenergic Receptor Trafficking as a Therapeutic Target in Antidepressant Drug Action. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2015; 132:207-25. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.pmbts.2015.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Martínez-Muñoz L, Barroso R, Paredes AG, Mellado M, Rodríguez-Frade JM. Methods to immobilize GPCR on the surface of SPR sensors. Methods Mol Biol 2015; 1272:173-188. [PMID: 25563184 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2336-6_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) form one of the largest membrane receptor families. The nature of the ligands that interact with these receptors is highly diverse; they include light, peptides and hormones, neurotransmitters, and small molecular weight compounds. The GPCRs are involved in a wide variety of physiological processes and thus hold considerable therapeutic potential.GPCR function is usually determined in cell-based assays, whose complexity nonetheless limits their use. The use of alternative, cell-free assays is hampered by the difficulties in purifying these seven-transmembrane domain receptors without altering their functional properties. Several methods have been proposed to immobilize GPCR on biosensor surfaces which use antibodies or avidin-/biotin-based capture procedures, alone or with reconstitution of the GPCR physiological microenvironment. Here we propose a method for GPCR immobilization in their native membrane microenvironment that requires no manipulation of the target receptor and maintains the many conformations GPCR can adopt in the cell membrane.
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- Laura Martínez-Muñoz
- Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB/CSIC), Darwin 3, Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid, 28049, Spain
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Tricyclic antidepressants exhibit variable pharmacological profiles at the α(2A) adrenergic receptor. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2014; 451:461-6. [PMID: 25128275 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2014.08.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2014] [Accepted: 08/05/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Antidepressant mechanisms of action remain shrouded in mystery, greatly hindering our ability to develop therapeutics which can fully treat patients suffering from depressive disorders. In an attempt to shed new light on this topic, we have undertaken a series of studies investigating actions of tricyclic antidepressant drugs (TCAs) at the α2A adrenergic receptor (AR), a centrally important receptor, dysregulation of which has been linked to depression. Our previous work established a particular TCA, desipramine, as an arrestin-biased α2AAR ligand driving receptor endocytosis and downregulation but not canonical heterotrimeric G protein-mediated signaling. The present work is aimed at broadening our understanding of how members of the TCA drug class act at the α2AAR, as we have selected the closely related but subtly different TCAs imipramine and amitriptyline for evaluation. Our data demonstrate that these drugs do also function as direct arrestin-biased α2AAR ligands. However, these data reveal differences in receptor affinity and in the extent/nature of arrestin recruitment to and endocytosis of α2AARs. Specifically, amitriptyline exhibits an approximately 14-fold stronger interaction with the receptor, is a weaker driver of arrestin recruitment, and preferentially recruits a different arrestin subtype. Extent of endocytosis is similar for all TCAs studied so far, and occurs in an arrestin-dependent manner, although imipramine uniquely retains a slight ability to drive α2AAR endocytosis in arrestin-null cells. These findings signify an important expansion of our mechanistic understanding of antidepressant pharmacology, and provide useful insights for future medicinal chemistry efforts.
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Mdzinarashvili T, Papukashvili I, Shengelia N, Khvedelidze M. Features of membrane receptors in bacterial multiplication process and necessary conditions for phage infection of bacteria. Curr Microbiol 2014; 69:858-65. [PMID: 25096899 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-014-0665-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2014] [Accepted: 06/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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According to the obtained experimental results, the thermal shock (from 37 to 53 °C) not only stops the multiplication process of Escherichia coli bacteria, but also causes bacterial titer to decrease gradually. After this period lasting up to 1 hour, the bacterial cells continue to grow. A similar type of response was observed when bacteria were subjected to acid shock. Increasing acidity of media leads to decrease of bacterial growth process, and finally, their titer curve sharply falls over time. Also, interesting results were obtained about necessary conditions for infecting the bacteria by phages. Particularly, DNA injection from phages into bacterial cells requires most of corresponding bacterial membrane receptors to be occupied by phages. We suppose that this occurs due to autocrine phenomenon when the signaling molecules block the DNA ejection from phage particles. This effect lasts until a certain number of phage particles are attached to the membrane. After that, DNA injection from phage head into the cytoplasm takes place and the process of bacterial infection begins. The real number of phages in a stock is by several orders higher than the number of plaque-forming units in a given stock, which is determined by a classical double-layer agar method.
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- Tamaz Mdzinarashvili
- Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences, I.Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, 3, Chavchavadze ave., 0179, Tbilisi, Georgia,
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Tao YX, Conn PM. Chaperoning G protein-coupled receptors: from cell biology to therapeutics. Endocr Rev 2014; 35:602-47. [PMID: 24661201 PMCID: PMC4105357 DOI: 10.1210/er.2013-1121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2013] [Accepted: 03/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are membrane proteins that traverse the plasma membrane seven times (hence, are also called 7TM receptors). The polytopic structure of GPCRs makes the folding of GPCRs difficult and complex. Indeed, many wild-type GPCRs are not folded optimally, and defects in folding are the most common cause of genetic diseases due to GPCR mutations. Both general and receptor-specific molecular chaperones aid the folding of GPCRs. Chemical chaperones have been shown to be able to correct the misfolding in mutant GPCRs, proving to be important tools for studying the structure-function relationship of GPCRs. However, their potential therapeutic value is very limited. Pharmacological chaperones (pharmacoperones) are potentially important novel therapeutics for treating genetic diseases caused by mutations in GPCR genes that resulted in misfolded mutant proteins. Pharmacoperones also increase cell surface expression of wild-type GPCRs; therefore, they could be used to treat diseases that do not harbor mutations in GPCRs. Recent studies have shown that indeed pharmacoperones work in both experimental animals and patients. High-throughput assays have been developed to identify new pharmacoperones that could be used as therapeutics for a number of endocrine and other genetic diseases.
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- Ya-Xiong Tao
- Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology (Y.-X.T.), College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849-5519; and Departments of Internal Medicine and Cell Biology (P.M.C.), Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Lubbock, Texas 79430-6252
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Suresh D, Zambre A, Chanda N, Hoffman TJ, Smith CJ, Robertson JD, Kannan R. Bombesin peptide conjugated gold nanocages internalize via clathrin mediated endocytosis. Bioconjug Chem 2014; 25:1565-79. [PMID: 25020251 DOI: 10.1021/bc500295s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The nature of interaction and mechanism of internalization of receptor-avid peptide nanoparticles with cells is not yet completely understood. This article describes the cellular internalization mechanism and intracellular trafficking of peptide conjugated receptor targeted porous Gold nanocages (AuNCs) in cancer cells. We synthesized and characterized a library of AuNCs conjugated with bombesin (BBN) peptide. Evidence of selective affinity of AuNC-BBN toward gastrin releasing peptide receptors (GRPR) was obtained using radiolabeled competitive cell binding assay. Endocytic mechanism was investigated using cell inhibitor studies and monitored using optical and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Results show AuNC-BBN uptake in PC3 cells is mediated by clathrin mediated endocytosis (CME). Indeed, in the presence of CME inhibitors, AuNC-BBN uptake in cells is reduced up to 84%. TEM images further confirm CME characteristic clathrin coated pits and lysosomal release of AuNCs. These results demonstrate that peptide ligands conjugated to the surface of nanoparticles maintain their target specificity. This bolsters the case for peptide robustness and its persisting functionality in intracellular vehicular delivery systems.
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- Dhananjay Suresh
- Departments of †Bioengineering, ‡Radiology, ¥Medicine and §Chemistry, ⊥University of Missouri Research Reactor, and #International Center for Nano/Micro Systems and Nanotechnology, University of Missouri , Columbia, Missouri 65211, United States
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Pinto S, Martínez-Romero A, O'Connor JE, Gil-Benso R, San-Miguel T, Terrádez L, Monteagudo C, Callaghan RC. Intracellular coexpression of CXC- and CC- chemokine receptors and their ligands in human melanoma cell lines and dynamic variations after xenotransplantation. BMC Cancer 2014; 14:118. [PMID: 24559071 PMCID: PMC3943502 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-14-118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2013] [Accepted: 02/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Background Chemokines have been implicated in tumor progression and metastasis. In melanoma, chemokine receptors have been implicated in organ selective metastasis by regulating processes such as chemoattraction, adhesion and survival. Methods In this study we have analyzed, using flow cytometry, the systems formed by the chemokine receptors CXCR3, CXCR4, CXCR7, CCR7 and CCR10 and their ligands in thirteen human melanoma cell lines (five established from primary tumors and eight established from metastasis from different tissues). WM-115 and WM-266.4 melanoma cell lines (obtained from a primary and a metastatic melanoma respectively) were xenografted in nude mice and the tumors and cell lines derived from them were also analyzed. Results Our results show that the melanoma cell lines do not express or express in a low degree the chemokine receptors on their cell surface. However, melanoma cell lines show intracellular expression of all the aforementioned receptors and most of their respective ligands. When analyzing the xenografts and the cell lines obtained from them we found variations in the intracellular expression of chemokines and chemokine receptors that differed between the primary and metastatic cell lines. However, as well as in the original cell lines, minute or no expression of the chemokine receptors was observed at the cell surface. Conclusions Coexpression of chemokine receptors and their ligands was found in human melanoma cell lines. However, this expression is intracellular and receptors are not found at the cell membrane nor chemokines are secreted to the cell medium. The levels of expressed chemokine receptors and their ligands show dynamic variations after xenotransplantation that differ depending on the origin of the cell line (from primary tumor or from metastasis).
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- Cytomics Laboratory, Mixed Unit CIPF-UVEG, Príncipe Felipe Research Centre, Valencia, Avda Autopista del Saler, 16, 46012 Valencia, Spain.
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Mutation of SLC35D3 causes metabolic syndrome by impairing dopamine signaling in striatal D1 neurons. PLoS Genet 2014; 10:e1004124. [PMID: 24550737 PMCID: PMC3923682 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2013] [Accepted: 12/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Obesity is one of the largest health problems facing the world today. Although twin and family studies suggest about two-thirds of obesity is caused by genetic factors, only a small fraction of this variance has been unraveled. There are still large numbers of genes to be identified that cause variations in body fatness and the associated diseases encompassed in the metabolic syndrome (MetS). A locus near a sequence tagged site (STS) marker D6S1009 has been linked to obesity or body mass index (BMI). However, its genetic entity is unknown. D6S1009 is located in the intergenic region between SLC35D3 and NHEG1. Here we report that the ros mutant mice harboring a recessive mutation in the Slc35d3 gene show obesity and MetS and reduced membrane dopamine receptor D1 (D1R) with impaired dopamine signaling in striatal neurons. SLC35D3 is localized to both endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and early endosomes and interacts with D1R. In ros striatal D1 neurons, lack of SLC35D3 causes the accumulation of D1R on the ER to impair its ER exit. The MetS phenotype is reversible by the administration of D1R agonist to the ros mutant. In addition, we identified two mutations in the SLC35D3 gene in patients with MetS, which alter the subcellular localization of SLC35D3. Our results suggest that the SLC35D3 gene, close to the D6S1009 locus, is a candidate gene for MetS, which is involved in metabolic control in the central nervous system by regulating dopamine signaling. Genome-wide linkage analyses have revealed that an STS marker D6S1009 (about 55 kb from the SLC35D3 gene) is linked to obesity or BMI in the Framingham Heart Study, but its genetic entity is unknown. Here we characterized the features of obesity and metabolic syndrome with reduced physical activity levels in a previously identified ros mouse mutant, carrying a homozygous Slc35d3 mutation. These ros phenotypes were caused by the intracellular accumulation of D1R mostly on ER in the striatal neurons, impairing D1R signaling and reducing energy expenditure. In addition, we identified two mutations of SLC35D3 in patients with metabolic syndrome which are subcellularly mislocalized. We propose that the SLC35D3 gene is likely a novel candidate gene for MetS and obesity.
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G protein-coupled receptors: what a difference a 'partner' makes. Int J Mol Sci 2014; 15:1112-42. [PMID: 24441568 PMCID: PMC3907859 DOI: 10.3390/ijms15011112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2013] [Revised: 12/20/2013] [Accepted: 01/08/2014] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are important cell signaling mediators, involved in essential physiological processes. GPCRs respond to a wide variety of ligands from light to large macromolecules, including hormones and small peptides. Unfortunately, mutations and dysregulation of GPCRs that induce a loss of function or alter expression can lead to disorders that are sometimes lethal. Therefore, the expression, trafficking, signaling and desensitization of GPCRs must be tightly regulated by different cellular systems to prevent disease. Although there is substantial knowledge regarding the mechanisms that regulate the desensitization and down-regulation of GPCRs, less is known about the mechanisms that regulate the trafficking and cell-surface expression of newly synthesized GPCRs. More recently, there is accumulating evidence that suggests certain GPCRs are able to interact with specific proteins that can completely change their fate and function. These interactions add on another level of regulation and flexibility between different tissue/cell-types. Here, we review some of the main interacting proteins of GPCRs. A greater understanding of the mechanisms regulating their interactions may lead to the discovery of new drug targets for therapy.
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G protein-coupled receptor accessory proteins and signaling: pharmacogenomic insights. Methods Mol Biol 2014; 1175:121-52. [PMID: 25150869 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0956-8_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The identification and characterization of the genes encoding G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and the proteins necessary for the processes of ligand binding, GPCR activation, inactivation, and receptor trafficking to the membrane are discussed in the context of human genetic disease. In addition to functional GPCR variants, the identification of genetic disruptions affecting proteins necessary to GPCR functions have provided insights into the function of these pathways. Gsα and Gβ subunit polymorphisms have been found to result in complex phenotypes. Disruptions in accessory proteins that normally modify or organize heterotrimeric G-protein coupling may also result in disease states. These include the contribution of variants of the regulator of G protein signaling (RGS) protein to hypertension; the role variants of the activator of G protein signaling (AGS) proteins to phenotypes (such as the type III AGS8 variant to hypoxia); the contribution of G protein-coupled receptor kinase (GRK) proteins, such as GRK4, in disorders such as hypertension. The role of accessory proteins in GPCR structure and function is discussed in the context of genetic disorders associated with disruption of the genes that encode them. An understanding of the pharmacogenomics of GPCR and accessory protein signaling provides the basis for examining both GPCR pharmacogenetics and the genetics of monogenic disorders that result from disruption of given receptor systems.
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Fuxe K, Borroto-Escuela DO, Ciruela F, Guidolin D, Agnati LF. Receptor-receptor interactions in heteroreceptor complexes: a new principle in biology. Focus on their role in learning and memory. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.7243/2052-6946-2-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Noel SD, Abreu AP, Xu S, Muyide T, Gianetti E, Tusset C, Carroll J, Latronico AC, Seminara SB, Carroll RS, Kaiser UB. TACR3 mutations disrupt NK3R function through distinct mechanisms in GnRH-deficient patients. FASEB J 2013; 28:1924-37. [PMID: 24376026 DOI: 10.1096/fj.13-240630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Neurokinin B (NKB) and its G-protein-coupled receptor, NK3R, have been implicated in the neuroendocrine control of GnRH release; however, little is known about the structure-function relationship of this ligand-receptor pair. Moreover, loss-of-function NK3R mutations cause GnRH deficiency in humans. Using missense mutations in NK3R we previously identified in patients with GnRH deficiency, we demonstrate that Y256H and Y315C NK3R mutations in the fifth and sixth transmembrane domains (TM5 and TM6), resulted in reduced whole-cell (79.3±7.2%) or plasma membrane (67.3±7.3%) levels, respectively, compared with wild-type (WT) NK3R, with near complete loss of inositol phosphate (IP) signaling, implicating these domains in receptor trafficking, processing, and/or stability. We further demonstrate in a FRET-based assay that R295S NK3R, in the third intracellular loop (IL3), bound NKB but impaired dissociation of Gq-protein subunits from the receptor compared with WT NK3R, which showed a 10.0 ± 1.3% reduction in FRET ratios following ligand binding, indicating activation of Gq-protein signaling. Interestingly, R295S NK3R, identified in the heterozygous state in a GnRH-deficient patient, also interfered with dissociation of G proteins and IP signaling from wild-type NK3R, indicative of dominant-negative effects. Collectively, our data illustrate roles for TM5 and TM6 in NK3R trafficking and ligand binding and for IL3 in NK3R signaling.
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- Sekoni D Noel
- 1Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 221 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Garduño-Gutiérrez R, León-Olea M, Rodríguez-Manzo G. Different amounts of ejaculatory activity, a natural rewarding behavior, induce differential mu and delta opioid receptor internalization in the rat's ventral tegmental area. Brain Res 2013; 1541:22-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2013.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2012] [Revised: 06/25/2013] [Accepted: 10/09/2013] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Cottingham C, Lu R, Jiao K, Wang Q. Cross-talk from β-adrenergic receptors modulates α2A-adrenergic receptor endocytosis in sympathetic neurons via protein kinase A and spinophilin. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:29193-205. [PMID: 23965992 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.469494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Inter-regulation of adrenergic receptors (ARs) via cross-talk is a long appreciated but mechanistically unclear physiological phenomenon. Evidence from the AR literature and our own extensive studies on regulation of α2AARs by the scaffolding protein spinophilin have illuminated a potential novel mechanism for cross-talk from β to α2ARs. In the present study, we have characterized a mode of endogenous AR cross-talk in native adrenergic neurons whereby canonical βAR-mediated signaling modulates spinophilin-regulated α2AAR endocytosis through PKA. Our findings demonstrate that co-activation of β and α2AARs, either by application of endogenous agonist or by simultaneous stimulation with distinct selective agonists, results in acceleration of endogenous α2AAR endocytosis in native neurons. We show that receptor-independent PKA activation by forskolin is sufficient to accelerate α2AAR endocytosis and that α2AAR stimulation alone drives accelerated endocytosis in spinophilin-null neurons. Endocytic response acceleration by β/α2AAR co-activation is blocked by PKA inhibition and lost in spinophilin-null neurons, consistent with our previous finding that spinophilin is a substrate for phosphorylation by PKA that disrupts its interaction with α2AARs. Importantly, we show that α2AR agonist-mediated α2AAR/spinophilin interaction is blocked by βAR co-activation in a PKA-dependent fashion. We therefore propose a novel mechanism for cross-talk from β to α2ARs, whereby canonical βAR-mediated signaling coupled to PKA activation results in phosphorylation of spinophilin, disrupting its interaction with α2AARs and accelerating α2AAR endocytic responses. This mechanism of cross-talk has significant implications for endogenous adrenergic physiology and for therapeutic targeting of β and α2AARs.
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Tikhonova IG, Selvam B, Ivetac A, Wereszczynski J, McCammon JA. Simulations of biased agonists in the β(2) adrenergic receptor with accelerated molecular dynamics. Biochemistry 2013; 52:5593-603. [PMID: 23879802 PMCID: PMC3763781 DOI: 10.1021/bi400499n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The biased agonism of the G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), where in addition to a traditional G protein-signaling pathway a GPCR promotes intracellular signals though β-arrestin, is a novel paradigm in pharmacology. Biochemical and biophysical studies have suggested that a GPCR forms a distinct ensemble of conformations signaling through the G protein and β-arrestin. Here we report on the dynamics of the β2 adrenergic receptor bound to the β-arrestin and G protein-biased agonists and the empty receptor to further characterize the receptor conformational changes caused by biased agonists. We use conventional and accelerated molecular dynamics (aMD) simulations to explore the conformational transitions of the GPCR from the active state to the inactive state. We found that aMD simulations enable monitoring of the transition within the nanosecond time scale while capturing the known microscopic characteristics of the inactive states, such as the ionic lock, the inward position of F6.44, and water clusters. Distinct conformational states are shown to be stabilized by each biased agonist. In particular, in simulations of the receptor with the β-arrestin-biased agonist N-cyclopentylbutanepherine, we observe a different pattern of motions in helix 7 when compared to simulations with the G protein-biased agonist salbutamol that involves perturbations of the network of interactions within the NPxxY motif. Understanding the network of interactions induced by biased ligands and the subsequent receptor conformational shifts will lead to development of more efficient drugs.
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- Irina G Tikhonova
- Molecular Therapeutics, School of Pharmacy, Medical Biology Centre, Queen's University, Belfast BT9 7BL, Northern Ireland, UK.
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Motawea HKB, Jeyaraj SC, Eid AH, Mitra S, Unger NT, Ahmed AAE, Flavahan NA, Chotani MA. Cyclic AMP-Rap1A signaling mediates cell surface translocation of microvascular smooth muscle α2C-adrenoceptors through the actin-binding protein filamin-2. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2013; 305:C829-45. [PMID: 23864608 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00221.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The second messenger cyclic AMP (cAMP) plays a vital role in vascular physiology, including vasodilation of large blood vessels. We recently demonstrated cAMP activation of Epac-Rap1A and RhoA-Rho-associated kinase (ROCK)-F-actin signaling in arteriolar-derived smooth muscle cells increases expression and cell surface translocation of functional α2C-adrenoceptors (α2C-ARs) that mediate vasoconstriction in small blood vessels (arterioles). The Ras-related small GTPAse Rap1A increased expression of α2C-ARs and also increased translocation of perinuclear α2C-ARs to intracellular F-actin and to the plasma membrane. This study examined the mechanism of translocation to better understand the role of these newly discovered mediators of blood flow control, potentially activated in peripheral vascular disorders. We utilized a yeast two-hybrid screen with human microvascular smooth muscle cells (microVSM) cDNA library and the α2C-AR COOH terminus to identify a novel interaction with the actin cross-linker filamin-2. Yeast α-galactosidase assays, site-directed mutagenesis, and coimmunoprecipitation experiments in heterologous human embryonic kidney (HEK) 293 cells and in human microVSM demonstrated that α2C-ARs, but not α2A-AR subtype, interacted with filamin. In Rap1-stimulated human microVSM, α2C-ARs colocalized with filamin on intracellular filaments and at the plasma membrane. Small interfering RNA-mediated knockdown of filamin-2 inhibited Rap1-induced redistribution of α2C-ARs to the cell surface and inhibited receptor function. The studies suggest that cAMP-Rap1-Rho-ROCK signaling facilitates receptor translocation and function via phosphorylation of filamin-2 Ser(2113). Together, these studies extend our previous findings to show that functional rescue of α2C-ARs is mediated through Rap1-filamin signaling. Perturbation of this signaling pathway may lead to alterations in α2C-AR trafficking and physiological function.
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- Hanaa K B Motawea
- Center for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio
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Weisz OA. High-tailing it to the apical surface. Focus on "Apical targeting of the P2Y(4) receptor is directed by hydrophobic and basic residues in the cytoplasmic tail". Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2013; 304:C226-7. [PMID: 23076794 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00327.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The effects of oligomerization of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) upon their trafficking around the cell are considerable, and this raises the potential of significant impact upon the use of existing pharmacological agents and the development of new ones. Herein, we describe a number of different techniques that can be used to study receptor dimerization/oligomerization and trafficking, beginning with a cellular system which allows the expression of two GPCRs simultaneously, one under inducible control. Subsequently, we describe means to visualize and monitor the movement of GPCRs within the cell, detect oligomerization by both resonance energy transfer and more traditional biochemical approaches, and to measure the internalization of GPCRs as part of the process of receptor regulation.
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- Richard J Ward
- Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Walther C, Lotze J, Beck-Sickinger AG, Mörl K. The anterograde transport of the human neuropeptide Y2 receptor is regulated by a subtype specific mechanism mediated by the C-terminus. Neuropeptides 2012; 46:335-43. [PMID: 23020974 DOI: 10.1016/j.npep.2012.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2012] [Revised: 08/24/2012] [Accepted: 08/28/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The export of newly synthesized proteins, including G protein-coupled receptors (GPCR), from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and further transport to the plasma membrane is a tightly regulated process. ER export and subsequent cell surface targeting of GPCR is initially mediated through COPII-coated vesicles. It is governed by specific amino acid sequences located in extracellular as well as intracellular receptor domains, for example in the C-terminus (CT) of the receptor. Herein, we determined the role of the CT in the anterograde transport of the human neuropeptide Y receptor (hYR) type 2. We identified a short sequence motif in the membrane proximal CT: Y(x)(3)F(x)(3)F in the region of the putative 8th helix has a critical functional relevance for the anterograde transport of hY(2)R, since its deletion leads to accumulation of the receptor in the ER. It is sequence and position specific. Furthermore we identified a distinct role of C-terminal sequences in hY(1)R, hY(2)R, hY(4)R and hY(5)R. Regulation of hY(5)R export is regulated by a different mechanism as compared to hY(2)R. Different sequence elements with respect to function and localization are involved as demonstrated by the construction of a hY(2)/hY(5) receptor chimera and a noneffective deletion in the region of helix eight in the hY(5)R. In contrast to hY(2)R, deletion of the corresponding helical segment F(x)(3)L(x)(3)F has no influence on anterograde transport of hY(1)R, whereas deletion of F(x)(3)I(x)(3)V in hY(4)R restrains the receptor to the Golgi apparatus. Interestingly this pattern is not mirrored by repression of COPII vesicle transport by Sar1[H79G] overexpression. Whereas the 8th helix is involved before or at the level of Sar1 dependent export pathways in the ER for the hY(2)R, in hY(4)R helix eight is involved at later stages of anterograde transport.
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- Cornelia Walther
- Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biosciences, Pharmacy and Psychology, Universität Leipzig, Germany
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