Characterization of a G protein coupling "YL" motif of the human VPAC1 receptor, equivalent to the first two amino acids in the "DRY" motif of the rhodopsin family - PubMed (original) (raw)

Characterization of a G protein coupling "YL" motif of the human VPAC1 receptor, equivalent to the first two amino acids in the "DRY" motif of the rhodopsin family

J W Tams et al. J Mol Neurosci. 2001 Dec.

Abstract

The conserved residues Y239 and L240 of human VPAC1 receptor are predicted to be at the same location as the asparagine and arginine in the "DRY" motif in the Rhodopsin family of G protein-coupled receptors. By comparing vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) binding with or without the presence of GTP-gamma-S, it was found that the deltadelta G(o) for the endogenous G-protein coupling was 1.5 kJ/mol, 0.95 kJ/mol, and 3.4 kJ/mol for theY239A, L240A, and wild-type receptor, respectively. VIP-induced cAMP production in whole cells support the results of the binding studies, as Y239A had a moderate and L240A a pronounced impaired ability to produce cAMP. The mutants had a minor influence on the intrinsic "low affinity to high affinity equilibrium," suggesting that the dominating effect of these mutants is a perturbation of the G protein-binding site. Thus, the highly diverged chemical properties of the hydrophobic "YL" motif and charged "DR(Y)" motif could be a crucial difference between the Secretin Receptor Family and the Rhodopsin Family with respect to receptor activation and G-protein coupling.

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