期刊
JOURNAL OF PEPTIDE RESEARCH
卷 59, 期 5, 页码 203-210出版社
BLACKWELL MUNKSGAARD
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3011.2002.01966.x
关键词
cyclic AMP; gamma-MSH; human melanocortin receptors; structure-activity; receptor binding
资金
- NIDDK NIH HHS [DK-17420] Funding Source: Medline
To elucidate the molecular basis of the interaction of the native dodecapeptide gamma-MSH with the melanocortin receptors, we performed a structure-activity study in which we systematically replaced L-Ala in each position of this peptide. Here we report the binding affinity and agonist potency on human MC3R, MC4R and MC5F. Intracellular cAMP concentration was measured on CHO cells, and binding assays were carried out using membranes prepared from these cell lines which stably express hMC3R, hMC4R and hMC5R. Our results indicate that the last four amino acids in the C-terminal region of gamma-MSH are not important determinants of biological activity and selectivity at human melanocortin receptors. interesting results were obtained when L-Ala was substituted for His(6), Phe(7), Arg(8) and Trp(9). For these peptides, the affinity and activity at all three human receptors (MC3R, MC4R and MC5R) decreased significantly, demonstrating that the His-Phe-Arg-Trp sequence in gamma-MSH is important for activity at these three melanocortin receptors, Similar results were obtained when Met(3) was replaced with L-Ala, suggesting the importance of this position in the interaction with all three receptors. This study highlights the role played by the His-Phe-Arg-Trp sequence in Dates: receptor binding and in agonist activity of gamma-MSH.
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