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Helix 8 Leu in the CB1 cannabinoid receptor contributes to selective signal transduction mechanisms.
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The Journal of biological chemistry [J Biol Chem] 2007 Aug 24; Vol. 282 (34), pp. 25100-13. Date of Electronic Publication: 2007 Jun 26. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- The intracellular C-terminal helix 8 (H8) of the CB(1) cannabinoid receptor deviates from the highly conserved NPXXY(X)(5,6)F G-protein-coupled receptor motif, possessing a Leu instead of a Phe. We compared the signal transduction capabilities of CB(1) with those of an L7.60F mutation and an L7.60I mutation that mimics the CB(2) sequence. The two mutant receptors differed from wild type (WT) in their ability to regulate G-proteins in the [(35)S]guanosine 5'-3-O-(thio)triphosphate binding assay. The L7.60F receptor exhibited attenuated stimulation by agonists WIN-55,212-2 and CP-55,940 but not HU-210, whereas the L7.60I receptor exhibited impaired stimulation by all agonists tested as well as by the inverse agonist rimonabant. The mutants internalized more rapidly than WT receptors but could equally sequester G-proteins from the somatostatin receptor. Both the time course and maximal N-type Ca(2+) current inhibition by WIN-55,212-2 were reduced in the mutants. Reconstitution experiments with pertussis toxin-insensitive G-proteins revealed loss of coupling to Galpha(i3) but not Galpha(0A) in the L7.60I mutant, whereas the reduction in the time course for the L7.60F mutant was governed by Galpha(i3). Furthermore, Galpha(i3) but not Galpha(0A) enhanced basal facilitation ratio, suggesting that Galpha(i3) is responsible for CB(1) tonic activity. Co-immunoprecipitation studies revealed that both mutant receptors were associated with Galpha(i1) or Galpha(i2) but not with Galpha(i3). Molecular dynamics simulations of WT CB(1) receptor and each mutant in a 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoylphosphatidylcholine bilayer suggested that the packing of H8 is different in each. The hydrogen bonding patterns along the helix backbones of each H8 also are different, as are the geometries of the elbow region of H8 (R7.56(400)-K7.58(402)). This study demonstrates that the evolutionary modification to NPXXY(X)(5,6)L contributes to maximal activity of the CB(1) receptor and provides a molecular basis for the differential coupling observed with chemically different agonists.
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- Amino Acid Sequence
Analgesics pharmacology
Benzoxazines pharmacology
Cyclohexanols pharmacology
Dronabinol analogs & derivatives
Dronabinol pharmacology
Humans
Lipid Bilayers metabolism
Molecular Sequence Data
Morpholines pharmacology
Mutagenesis
Naphthalenes pharmacology
Pertussis Toxin pharmacology
Protein Structure, Secondary
Protein Structure, Tertiary
Signal Transduction
Leucine chemistry
Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1 chemistry
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0021-9258
- Volume :
- 282
- Issue :
- 34
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Journal of biological chemistry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 17595161
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M703388200