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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-6-19
pubmed:abstractText
Agouti-related protein (AGRP) is an endogenous antagonist of the melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) that functions in the hypothalamic control of feeding behavior. Our previous studies have suggested that in addition to exoloops 2 and 3, several transmembrane domains of MC4R may be important for AGRP binding. However, the detailed molecular basis of MC4R domains in AGRP binding is presently unclear. The present studies were designed to determine the specific contribution of MC4R exoloops and transmembrane domains to AGRP binding by using chimeric receptor constructs of the human melanocortin-1 receptor (hMC1R), a receptor that is not inhibited by AGRP, and the human MC4R (hMC4R), a receptor that is potently inhibited by AGRP. Our results indicate that substitutions of the second and third extracellular loops of the MC4R with homologous domains of the MC1R dramatically decreased AGRP 87-132 binding affinity, but did not affect AGRP 110-117 binding affinity. In contrast, cassette substitutions of the third or fourth transmembrane domain of the MC4R with the homologous domain of the MC1R resulted in a substantial decrease of AGRP 87-132 binding affinity and loss of AGRP 110-117 binding affinity. These data suggest that the AGRP fragment 110-117 has no binding sites at exoloops of hMC4R and that transmembrane domains of MC4R may play an important role in AGRP 110-117 binding and function, whereas the exoloops do not. The second and third extracellular loops of MC4R are important for AGRP 87-132 N-terminal binding, whereas the third and fourth transmembrane domains of hMC4R are crucial for AGRP 110-117 binding.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/AGRP protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Agouti-Related Protein, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cyclic AMP, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Intercellular Signaling Peptides..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Iodine Radioisotopes, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Peptide Fragments, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Corticotropin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Recombinant Fusion Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/agouti-related protein (86-132)..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/alpha-MSH
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0026-895X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
64
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
94-103
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-5-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12815165-Agouti-Related Protein, pubmed-meshheading:12815165-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:12815165-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12815165-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:12815165-Cyclic AMP, pubmed-meshheading:12815165-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12815165-Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12815165-Iodine Radioisotopes, pubmed-meshheading:12815165-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones, pubmed-meshheading:12815165-Models, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:12815165-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:12815165-Peptide Fragments, pubmed-meshheading:12815165-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:12815165-Protein Conformation, pubmed-meshheading:12815165-Protein Folding, pubmed-meshheading:12815165-Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12815165-Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4, pubmed-meshheading:12815165-Receptors, Corticotropin, pubmed-meshheading:12815165-Recombinant Fusion Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12815165-Sequence Alignment, pubmed-meshheading:12815165-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:12815165-alpha-MSH
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Molecular determination of agouti-related protein binding to human melanocortin-4 receptor.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 300 ACC, 1600 7th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA. ying-kui.yang@ccc.uab.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't