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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5854
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-11-23
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
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.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1095-9203
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
23
pubmed:volume
318
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1266-73
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17962519-Adrenergic beta-Agonists, pubmed-meshheading:17962519-Adrenergic beta-Antagonists, pubmed-meshheading:17962519-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:17962519-Bacteriophage T4, pubmed-meshheading:17962519-Binding Sites, pubmed-meshheading:17962519-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:17962519-Cell Membrane, pubmed-meshheading:17962519-Crystallization, pubmed-meshheading:17962519-Crystallography, X-Ray, pubmed-meshheading:17962519-Drug Inverse Agonism, pubmed-meshheading:17962519-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17962519-Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments, pubmed-meshheading:17962519-Ligands, pubmed-meshheading:17962519-Models, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:17962519-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:17962519-Muramidase, pubmed-meshheading:17962519-Propanolamines, pubmed-meshheading:17962519-Protein Conformation, pubmed-meshheading:17962519-Protein Structure, Secondary, pubmed-meshheading:17962519-Protein Structure, Tertiary, pubmed-meshheading:17962519-Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2, pubmed-meshheading:17962519-Recombinant Fusion Proteins
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
GPCR engineering yields high-resolution structural insights into beta2-adrenergic receptor function.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural