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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-11-25
pubmed:abstractText
gamma-Aminobutyric acid B (GABA(B)) receptor is the first discovered G protein-coupled receptor that requires two subunits, GB1 and GB2, to form a functional receptor. Whereas the molecular and functional characteristics of GABA(B) receptors have been recently extensively studied, the mechanisms underlying receptor desensitization and endocytosis are still poorly understood. We have investigated the effect of continuous agonist exposure on the human GABA(B) receptor functional response and redistribution when expressed in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO-K1) cells. The wild-type GABA(B) receptor-mediated inhibition of the adenylate cyclase activity appeared desensitized after 2 h in the presence of GABA (100 microM). Fusion proteins were generated by attachment of cyan fluorescent protein (CFP) and yellow fluorescent protein (YFP) to GB1 and GB2, respectively, and confocal microscopy experiments in intact living cells semi-stably expressing the constructs were performed. Incubation of co-expressing CFP-GB1 and YFP-GB2 cells in the presence of GABA (100 microM) for 2 h induced a profound receptor internalization, and CFP-GB1 and YFP-GB2 appeared co-localized in the endosome (labelled with Cy3-transferrin). The internalization was blocked by a selective GABA(B) receptor antagonist. These results represent the first clear visualization of agonist-induced internalization of the unique heterodimeric GABA(B) receptor.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Adenylate Cyclase, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Bacterial Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cyclic AMP, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Forskolin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/GABA Agonists, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/GABA Antagonists, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/GABA-B Receptor Agonists, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/GABA-B Receptor Antagonists, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Green Fluorescent Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Luminescent Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Protein Subunits, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, GABA-B, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Recombinant Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/yellow fluorescent protein, Bacteria
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0014-2999
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
14
pubmed:volume
481
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
15-23
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:14637170-Adenylate Cyclase, pubmed-meshheading:14637170-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:14637170-Bacterial Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:14637170-CHO Cells, pubmed-meshheading:14637170-Cricetinae, pubmed-meshheading:14637170-Cyclic AMP, pubmed-meshheading:14637170-Dimerization, pubmed-meshheading:14637170-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:14637170-Endocytosis, pubmed-meshheading:14637170-Forskolin, pubmed-meshheading:14637170-GABA Agonists, pubmed-meshheading:14637170-GABA Antagonists, pubmed-meshheading:14637170-GABA-B Receptor Agonists, pubmed-meshheading:14637170-GABA-B Receptor Antagonists, pubmed-meshheading:14637170-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:14637170-Green Fluorescent Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:14637170-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:14637170-Luminescent Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:14637170-Microscopy, Confocal, pubmed-meshheading:14637170-Protein Subunits, pubmed-meshheading:14637170-Receptors, GABA-B, pubmed-meshheading:14637170-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:14637170-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:14637170-gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Agonist-induced desensitization and endocytosis of heterodimeric GABAB receptors in CHO-K1 cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QJ, UK. Javier.Maeso@mssm.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't