Two cytoplasmic loops of the glucagon receptor are required to elevate cAMP or intracellular calcium.
J Biol Chem
; 274(27): 19455-64, 1999 Jul 02.
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| ID: mdl-10383462
ABSTRACT
The glucagon receptor is a member of a distinct class of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) sharing little amino acid sequence homology with the larger rhodopsin-like GPCR family. To identify the components of the glucagon receptor necessary for G-protein coupling, we replaced sequentially all or part of each intracellular loop (i1, i2, and i3) and the C-terminal tail of the glucagon receptor with the 11 amino acids comprising the first intracellular loop of the D4 dopamine receptor. When expressed in transiently transfected COS-1 cells, the mutant receptors fell into two different groups with respect to hormone-mediated signaling. The first group included the loop i1 mutants, which bound glucagon and signaled normally. The second group comprised the loop i2 and i3 chimeras, which caused no detectable adenylyl cyclase activation in COS-1 cells. However, when expressed in HEK 293T cells, the loop i2 or i3 chimeras caused very small glucagon-mediated increases in cAMP levels and intracellular calcium concentrations, with EC50 values nearly 100-fold higher than those measured for wild-type receptor. Replacement of both loops i2 and i3 simultaneously was required to completely abolish G protein signaling as measured by both cAMP accumulation and calcium flux assays. These results show that the i2 and i3 loops play a role in glucagon receptor signaling, consistent with recent models for the mechanism of activation of G proteins by rhodopsin-like GPCRs.
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Assunto principal:
Cálcio
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Receptores de Glucagon
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AMP Cíclico
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Biol Chem
Ano de publicação:
1999
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos