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Mechanisms governing the activation and trafficking of yeast G protein-coupled receptors.
Stefan, C J; Overton, M C; Blumer, K J.
Afiliação
  • Stefan CJ; Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
Mol Biol Cell ; 9(4): 885-99, 1998 Apr.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9529386
We have addressed the mechanisms governing the activation and trafficking of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) by analyzing constitutively active mating pheromone receptors (Ste2p and Ste3p) of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Substitution of the highly conserved proline residue in transmembrane segment VI of these receptors causes constitutive signaling. This proline residue may facilitate folding of GPCRs into native, inactive conformations, and/or mediate agonist-induced structural changes leading to G protein activation. Constitutive signaling by mutant receptors is suppressed upon coexpression with wild-type, but not G protein coupling-defective, receptors. Wild-type receptors may therefore sequester a limiting pool of G proteins; this apparent "precoupling" of receptors and G proteins could facilitate signal production at sites where cell surface projections form during mating partner discrimination. Finally, rather than being expressed mainly at the cell surface, constitutively active pheromone receptors accumulate in post-endoplasmic reticulum compartments. This is in contrast to other defective membrane proteins, which apparently are targeted by default to the vacuole. We suggest that the quality-control mechanism that retains receptors in post-endoplasmic reticulum compartments may normally allow wild-type receptors to fold into their native, fully inactive conformations before reaching the cell surface. This may ensure that receptors do not trigger a response in the absence of agonist.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Fatores de Transcrição / Proteínas Fúngicas / Receptores de Peptídeos / Receptores de Superfície Celular / Proteínas de Ligação ao GTP / Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Receptores Acoplados a Proteínas G / Receptores de Feromônios Idioma: En Revista: Mol Biol Cell Assunto da revista: BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR Ano de publicação: 1998 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Fatores de Transcrição / Proteínas Fúngicas / Receptores de Peptídeos / Receptores de Superfície Celular / Proteínas de Ligação ao GTP / Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Receptores Acoplados a Proteínas G / Receptores de Feromônios Idioma: En Revista: Mol Biol Cell Assunto da revista: BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR Ano de publicação: 1998 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos