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BIOCHEMISTRY
卷 41, 期 40, 页码 11981-11989出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/bi020275m
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- NHLBI NIH HHS [HL 61365] Funding Source: Medline
- NIDA NIH HHS [DA 14600] Funding Source: Medline
- NINDS NIH HHS [NS 19576] Funding Source: Medline
The DRY motif is a triplet amino acid sequence (aspartic acid, arginine, and tyrosine) that is highly conserved in G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). Recently, we have shown that a molecular determinant for nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, the vasopressin receptor with a substitution at the DRY motif arginine (V2R R137H), is a constitutively desensitized receptor that is unable to couple to G proteins due to its constitutive association with beta-arrestin [Barak, L. S. (2001) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 98, 93-98]. Additionally, the mutant receptors are localized in endocytic vesicles, identical to wild-type receptors stimulated with agonist. In this study, we asked whether the constitutively desensitized phenotype observed in the V2R R137H represents a general paradigm that may be extended to other GPCRs. We show that arginine substitutions in the DRY motifs of the alpha(1B) adrenergic receptor (alpha(1B)-AR) and angiotensin II type IA receptor (AT(1A)R) result in receptors that are uncoupled from G proteins, associated with beta-arrestins, and found localized in endocytic vesicles rather than at the plasma membrane in the absence of agonists. The localization of the alpha(1B)-ARs and AT(1A)Rs with arginine substitutions can be restored,to the plasma membrane by either using selective antagonists or preventing the endocytosis of the beta-arrestin-receptor complexes. These results indicate that the arginine residue of the DRY motif is essential for preserving the localization of the inactive receptor complex. Furthermore, constitutive desensitization may underlie some loss-of-function receptor phenotypes and represent an unappreciated mechanism of hormonal resistance.
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