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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-6-25
pubmed:abstractText
Beta-arrestins (betaarrs) play a central role in the regulation of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). Their binding to phosphorylated activated GPCRs induces a conformational transition to an active state resulting in the release of their flexible C-terminal tail. Binding sites for clathrin and the adaptor protein (AP)-2 clathrin adaptor complex are then unmasked, which drive the recruitment of betaarrs-GPCR complexes into clathrin-coated pits (CCPs). A conserved isoleucine-valine-phenylalanine (IVF) motif of the C-terminal tail controls betaarr activation through intramolecular interactions. Here, we provide structural, biochemical and functional evidence in living cells that the IVF motif also controls binding to AP-2. While the F residue is directly involved in AP-2 binding, substitutions of I and V residues, markedly enhanced affinity for AP-2 resulting in active betaarr mutants, which are constitutively targeted to CCPs in the absence of any GPCR activation. Conformational change and endocytic functions of betaarrs thus appear to be coordinated via the complex molecular interactions established by the IVF motif.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1398-9219
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
914-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-12-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
The conserved isoleucine-valine-phenylalanine motif couples activation state and endocytic functions of beta-arrestins.
pubmed:affiliation
Institut Cochin, Université Paris Descartes, CNRS (UMR 8104), Paris, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural