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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
25
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-6-16
pubmed:abstractText
Ligand-gated ion channels of the Cys loop family are receptors for small amine-containing neurotransmitters. Charged amino acids are strongly conserved in the ligand-binding domain of these receptor proteins. To investigate the role of particular residues in ligand binding of the serotonin 5-HT3AS receptor (5-HT3R), glutamate amino acid residues at three different positions, Glu97, Glu224, and Glu235, in the extracellular N-terminal domain were substituted with aspartate and glutamine using site-directed mutagenesis. Wild type and mutant receptor proteins were expressed in HEK293 cells and analyzed by electrophysiology, radioligand binding, fluorescence measurements, and immunochemistry. A structural model of the ligand-binding domain of the 5-HT3R based on the acetylcholine binding protein revealed the position of the mutated amino acids. Our results demonstrate that mutations of Glu97, distant from the ligand-binding site, had little effect on the receptor, whereas mutations Glu224 and Glu235, close to the predicted binding site, are indeed important for ligand binding. Mutations E224Q, E224D, and E235Q decreased EC50 and Kd values 5-20-fold, whereas E235D was functionally expressed at a low level and had a more than 100-fold increased EC50 value. Comparison of the fluorescence properties of a fluorescein-labeled antagonist upon binding to wild type 5-HT3R and E235Q, allowed us to localize Glu235 within a distance of 1 nm around the ligand-binding site, as proposed by our model.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
20
pubmed:volume
278
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
22709-16
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12660235-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:12660235-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12660235-Binding, Competitive, pubmed-meshheading:12660235-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:12660235-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:12660235-Glutamic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:12660235-Granisetron, pubmed-meshheading:12660235-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12660235-Ligands, pubmed-meshheading:12660235-Membrane Potentials, pubmed-meshheading:12660235-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:12660235-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:12660235-Mutagenesis, Site-Directed, pubmed-meshheading:12660235-Patch-Clamp Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:12660235-Protein Subunits, pubmed-meshheading:12660235-Radioligand Assay, pubmed-meshheading:12660235-Receptors, Serotonin, pubmed-meshheading:12660235-Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT3, pubmed-meshheading:12660235-Sequence Alignment, pubmed-meshheading:12660235-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:12660235-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:12660235-Tritium
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Characterization of the ligand-binding site of the serotonin 5-HT3 receptor: the role of glutamate residues 97, 224, AND 235.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Polymers and Membranes, Institute of Biomolecular Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't