GPCR engineering yields high-resolution structural insights into beta2-adrenergic receptor function - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 2007 Nov 23;318(5854):1266-73.

doi: 10.1126/science.1150609. Epub 2007 Oct 25.

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GPCR engineering yields high-resolution structural insights into beta2-adrenergic receptor function

Daniel M Rosenbaum et al. Science. 2007.

Abstract

The beta2-adrenergic receptor (beta2AR) is a well-studied prototype for heterotrimeric guanine nucleotide-binding protein (G protein)-coupled receptors (GPCRs) that respond to diffusible hormones and neurotransmitters. To overcome the structural flexibility of the beta2AR and to facilitate its crystallization, we engineered a beta2AR fusion protein in which T4 lysozyme (T4L) replaces most of the third intracellular loop of the GPCR ("beta2AR-T4L") and showed that this protein retains near-native pharmacologic properties. Analysis of adrenergic receptor ligand-binding mutants within the context of the reported high-resolution structure of beta2AR-T4L provides insights into inverse-agonist binding and the structural changes required to accommodate catecholamine agonists. Amino acids known to regulate receptor function are linked through packing interactions and a network of hydrogen bonds, suggesting a conformational pathway from the ligand-binding pocket to regions that interact with G proteins.

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