A constitutively active mutant beta 2-adrenergic receptor is constitutively desensitized and phosphorylated.
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The beta 2-adrenergic receptor (beta 2AR) can be constitutively activated by mutations in the third intracellular loop. Whereas the wild-type receptor exists predominantly in an inactive conformation (R) in the absence of agonist, the mutant receptor appears to spontaneously adopt an active conformation (R*). We now demonstrate that not only is the mutant beta 2AR constitutively active, it is also constitutively desensitized and down-regulated. To assess whether the mutant receptor can constitutively engage a known element of the cellular desensitization machinery, the receptor was purified and reconstituted into phospholipid vesicles. These preparations retained the essential properties of the constitutively active mutant receptor: agonist-independent activity [to stimulate guanine nucleotide-binding protein (Gs)-GTPase] and agonist-specific increase in binding affinity. Moreover, the purified mutant receptor, in the absence of agonist, was phosphorylated by recombinant beta AR-specific kinase (beta ARK) in a fashion comparable to the agonist-occupied wild-type receptor. Thus, the conformation of the mutated receptor is equivalent to the active conformation (R*), which stimulates Gs protein and is identical to the beta ARK substrate.
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Cited Authors
- Pei, G; Samama, P; Lohse, M; Wang, M; Codina, J; Lefkowitz, RJ
Published Date
- March 29, 1994
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 91 / 7
Start / End Page
- 2699 - 2702
PubMed ID
- 7908440
Pubmed Central ID
- 7908440
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0027-8424
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1073/pnas.91.7.2699
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States