Cryo-EM structure of human rhodopsin bound to an inhibitory G protein.
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G-protein-coupled receptors comprise the largest family of mammalian transmembrane receptors. They mediate numerous cellular pathways by coupling with downstream signalling transducers, including the hetrotrimeric G proteins Gs (stimulatory) and Gi (inhibitory) and several arrestin proteins. The structural mechanisms that define how G-protein-coupled receptors selectively couple to a specific type of G protein or arrestin remain unknown. Here, using cryo-electron microscopy, we show that the major interactions between activated rhodopsin and Gi are mediated by the C-terminal helix of the Gi α-subunit, which is wedged into the cytoplasmic cavity of the transmembrane helix bundle and directly contacts the amino terminus of helix 8 of rhodopsin. Structural comparisons of inactive, Gi -bound and arrestin-bound forms of rhodopsin with inactive and Gs -bound forms of the β2 -adrenergic receptor provide a foundation to understand the unique structural signatures that are associated with the recognition of Gs , Gi and arrestin by activated G-protein-coupled receptors.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Kang, Y; Kuybeda, O; de Waal, PW; Mukherjee, S; Van Eps, N; Dutka, P; Zhou, XE; Bartesaghi, A; Erramilli, S; Morizumi, T; Gu, X; Yin, Y; Liu, P; Jiang, Y; Meng, X; Zhao, G; Melcher, K; Ernst, OP; Kossiakoff, AA; Subramaniam, S; Xu, HE
Published Date
- June 2018
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 558 / 7711
Start / End Page
- 553 - 558
PubMed ID
- 29899450
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC8054211
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1476-4687
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0028-0836
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1038/s41586-018-0215-y
Language
- eng