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Köck Z, Schnelle K, Persechino M, Umbach S, Schihada H, Januliene D, Parey K, Pockes S, Kolb P, Dötsch V, Möller A, Hilger D, Bernhard F. Cryo-EM structure of cell-free synthesized human histamine 2 receptor/G s complex in nanodisc environment. Nat Commun 2024; 15:1831. [PMID: 38418462 PMCID: PMC10901899 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46096-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/01/2024] Open
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Here we describe the cryo-electron microscopy structure of the human histamine 2 receptor (H2R) in an active conformation with bound histamine and in complex with Gs heterotrimeric protein at an overall resolution of 3.4 Å. The complex was generated by cotranslational insertion of the receptor into preformed nanodisc membranes using cell-free synthesis in E. coli lysates. Structural comparison with the inactive conformation of H2R and the inactive and Gq-coupled active state of H1R together with structure-guided functional experiments reveal molecular insights into the specificity of ligand binding and G protein coupling for this receptor family. We demonstrate lipid-modulated folding of cell-free synthesized H2R, its agonist-dependent internalization and its interaction with endogenously synthesized H1R and H2R in HEK293 cells by applying a recently developed nanotransfer technique.
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- Zoe Köck
- Centre for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Goethe-University of Frankfurt/Main, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Biology/Chemistry, Structural Biology section, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
- Center of Cellular Nanoanalytic Osnabrück (CellNanOs), University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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- Centre for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Goethe-University of Frankfurt/Main, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Biology/Chemistry, Structural Biology section, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
- Center of Cellular Nanoanalytic Osnabrück (CellNanOs), University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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- Department of Biology/Chemistry, Structural Biology section, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
- Center of Cellular Nanoanalytic Osnabrück (CellNanOs), University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Centre for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Goethe-University of Frankfurt/Main, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Biology/Chemistry, Structural Biology section, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany.
- Center of Cellular Nanoanalytic Osnabrück (CellNanOs), University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
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- Centre for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Goethe-University of Frankfurt/Main, Frankfurt, Germany.
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Patwardhan A, Cheng N, Trejo J. Post-Translational Modifications of G Protein-Coupled Receptors Control Cellular Signaling Dynamics in Space and Time. Pharmacol Rev 2020; 73:120-151. [PMID: 33268549 DOI: 10.1124/pharmrev.120.000082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are a large family comprising >800 signaling receptors that regulate numerous cellular and physiologic responses. GPCRs have been implicated in numerous diseases and represent the largest class of drug targets. Although advances in GPCR structure and pharmacology have improved drug discovery, the regulation of GPCR function by diverse post-translational modifications (PTMs) has received minimal attention. Over 200 PTMs are known to exist in mammalian cells, yet only a few have been reported for GPCRs. Early studies revealed phosphorylation as a major regulator of GPCR signaling, whereas later reports implicated a function for ubiquitination, glycosylation, and palmitoylation in GPCR biology. Although our knowledge of GPCR phosphorylation is extensive, our knowledge of the modifying enzymes, regulation, and function of other GPCR PTMs is limited. In this review we provide a comprehensive overview of GPCR post-translational modifications with a greater focus on new discoveries. We discuss the subcellular location and regulatory mechanisms that control post-translational modifications of GPCRs. The functional implications of newly discovered GPCR PTMs on receptor folding, biosynthesis, endocytic trafficking, dimerization, compartmentalized signaling, and biased signaling are also provided. Methods to detect and study GPCR PTMs as well as PTM crosstalk are further highlighted. Finally, we conclude with a discussion of the implications of GPCR PTMs in human disease and their importance for drug discovery. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: Post-translational modification of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) controls all aspects of receptor function; however, the detection and study of diverse types of GPCR modifications are limited. A thorough understanding of the role and mechanisms by which diverse post-translational modifications regulate GPCR signaling and trafficking is essential for understanding dysregulated mechanisms in disease and for improving and refining drug development for GPCRs.
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- Anand Patwardhan
- Department of Pharmacology and the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Pharmacology and the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Pharmacology and the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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Jiang H, Zhang X, Chen X, Aramsangtienchai P, Tong Z, Lin H. Protein Lipidation: Occurrence, Mechanisms, Biological Functions, and Enabling Technologies. Chem Rev 2018; 118:919-988. [PMID: 29292991 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 263] [Impact Index Per Article: 43.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Protein lipidation, including cysteine prenylation, N-terminal glycine myristoylation, cysteine palmitoylation, and serine and lysine fatty acylation, occurs in many proteins in eukaryotic cells and regulates numerous biological pathways, such as membrane trafficking, protein secretion, signal transduction, and apoptosis. We provide a comprehensive review of protein lipidation, including descriptions of proteins known to be modified and the functions of the modifications, the enzymes that control them, and the tools and technologies developed to study them. We also highlight key questions about protein lipidation that remain to be answered, the challenges associated with answering such questions, and possible solutions to overcome these challenges.
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- Hong Jiang
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University , Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University , Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University , Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University , Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University , Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University , Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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Ulloa-Aguirre A, Zariñán T, Gutiérrez-Sagal R, Dias JA. Intracellular Trafficking of Gonadotropin Receptors in Health and Disease. Handb Exp Pharmacol 2018; 245:1-39. [PMID: 29063275 DOI: 10.1007/164_2017_49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Gonadotropin receptors belong to the highly conserved subfamily of the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) superfamily, the so-called Rhodopsin-like family (class A), which is the largest class of GPCRs and currently a major drug target. Both the follicle-stimulating hormone receptor (FSHR) and the luteinizing hormone/chorionic gonadotropin hormone receptor (LHCGR) are mainly located in the gonads where they play key functions associated to essential reproductive functions. As any other protein, gonadotropin receptors must be properly folded into a mature tertiary conformation compatible with quaternary assembly and endoplasmic reticulum export to the cell surface plasma membrane. Several primary and secondary structural features, including presence of particular amino acid residues and short motifs and in addition, posttranslational modifications, regulate intracellular trafficking of gonadotropin receptors to the plasma membrane as well as internalization and recycling of the receptor back to the cell surface after activation by agonist. Inactivating mutations of gonadotropin receptors may derive from receptor misfolding and lead to absent or reduced plasma membrane expression of the altered receptor, thereby manifesting an array of phenotypical abnormalities mostly characterized by reproductive failure and/or abnormal or absence of development of secondary sex characteristics. In this chapter we review the structural requirements necessary for intracellular trafficking of the gonadotropin receptors, and describe how mutations in these receptors may lead to receptor misfolding and disease in humans.
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- Alfredo Ulloa-Aguirre
- Red de Apoyo a la Investigación (RAI), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México-Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición SZ, Vasco de Quiroga 15, Tlalpan, Mexico City, 14000, Mexico.
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- Red de Apoyo a la Investigación (RAI), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México-Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición SZ, Vasco de Quiroga 15, Tlalpan, Mexico City, 14000, Mexico
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- Red de Apoyo a la Investigación (RAI), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México-Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición SZ, Vasco de Quiroga 15, Tlalpan, Mexico City, 14000, Mexico
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Public Health, University at Albany, Albany, NY, USA
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Russell J, Du Toit EF, Peart JN, Patel HH, Headrick JP. Myocyte membrane and microdomain modifications in diabetes: determinants of ischemic tolerance and cardioprotection. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2017; 16:155. [PMID: 29202762 PMCID: PMC5716308 DOI: 10.1186/s12933-017-0638-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2017] [Accepted: 11/22/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Cardiovascular disease, predominantly ischemic heart disease (IHD), is the leading cause of death in diabetes mellitus (DM). In addition to eliciting cardiomyopathy, DM induces a ‘wicked triumvirate’: (i) increasing the risk and incidence of IHD and myocardial ischemia; (ii) decreasing myocardial tolerance to ischemia–reperfusion (I–R) injury; and (iii) inhibiting or eliminating responses to cardioprotective stimuli. Changes in ischemic tolerance and cardioprotective signaling may contribute to substantially higher mortality and morbidity following ischemic insult in DM patients. Among the diverse mechanisms implicated in diabetic impairment of ischemic tolerance and cardioprotection, changes in sarcolemmal makeup may play an overarching role and are considered in detail in the current review. Observations predominantly in animal models reveal DM-dependent changes in membrane lipid composition (cholesterol and triglyceride accumulation, fatty acid saturation vs. reduced desaturation, phospholipid remodeling) that contribute to modulation of caveolar domains, gap junctions and T-tubules. These modifications influence sarcolemmal biophysical properties, receptor and phospholipid signaling, ion channel and transporter functions, contributing to contractile and electrophysiological dysfunction, cardiomyopathy, ischemic intolerance and suppression of protective signaling. A better understanding of these sarcolemmal abnormalities in types I and II DM (T1DM, T2DM) can inform approaches to limiting cardiomyopathy, associated IHD and their consequences. Key knowledge gaps include details of sarcolemmal changes in models of T2DM, temporal patterns of lipid, microdomain and T-tubule changes during disease development, and the precise impacts of these diverse sarcolemmal modifications. Importantly, exercise, dietary, pharmacological and gene approaches have potential for improving sarcolemmal makeup, and thus myocyte function and stress-resistance in this ubiquitous metabolic disorder.
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- Jake Russell
- Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Southport, QLD, Australia
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- Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Southport, QLD, Australia
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- Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Southport, QLD, Australia
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- VA San Diego Healthcare System and Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, USA
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- Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Southport, QLD, Australia. .,School of Medical Science, Griffith University, Southport, QLD, 4217, Australia.
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Mocking TAM, Bosma R, Rahman SN, Verweij EWE, McNaught-Flores DA, Vischer HF, Leurs R. Molecular Aspects of Histamine Receptors. HISTAMINE RECEPTORS 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-40308-3_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Ebersole B, Petko J, Woll M, Murakami S, Sokolina K, Wong V, Stagljar I, Lüscher B, Levenson R. Effect of C-Terminal S-Palmitoylation on D2 Dopamine Receptor Trafficking and Stability. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0140661. [PMID: 26535572 PMCID: PMC4633242 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0140661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2014] [Accepted: 09/29/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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We have used bioorthogonal click chemistry (BCC), a sensitive non-isotopic labeling method, to analyze the palmitoylation status of the D2 dopamine receptor (D2R), a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) crucial for regulation of processes such as mood, reward, and motor control. By analyzing a series of D2R constructs containing mutations in cysteine residues, we found that palmitoylation of the D2R most likely occurs on the C-terminal cysteine residue (C443) of the polypeptide. D2Rs in which C443 was deleted showed significantly reduced palmitoylation levels, plasma membrane expression, and protein stability compared to wild-type D2Rs. Rather, the C443 deletion mutant appeared to accumulate in the Golgi, indicating that palmitoylation of the D2R is important for cell surface expression of the receptor. Using the full-length D2R as bait in a membrane yeast two-hybrid (MYTH) screen, we identified the palmitoyl acyltransferase (PAT) zDHHC4 as a D2R interacting protein. Co-immunoprecipitation analysis revealed that several other PATs, including zDHHC3 and zDHHC8, also interacted with the D2R and that each of the three PATs was capable of affecting the palmitoylation status of the D2R. Finally, biochemical analyses using D2R mutants and the palmitoylation blocker, 2-bromopalmitate indicate that palmitoylation of the receptor plays a role in stability of the D2R.
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- Brittany Ebersole
- Department of Pharmacology, The Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology, The Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology, The Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Center for Molecular Investigation of Neurological Disorders, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology, The Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Ulloa-Aguirre A, Zariñán T, Dias JA, Conn PM. Mutations in G protein-coupled receptors that impact receptor trafficking and reproductive function. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2014; 382:411-423. [PMID: 23806559 PMCID: PMC3844050 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2013.06.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2013] [Revised: 05/28/2013] [Accepted: 06/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) are a large superfamily of integral cell surface plasma membrane proteins that play key roles in transducing extracellular signals, including sensory stimuli, hormones, neurotransmitters, or paracrine factors into the intracellular environment through the activation of one or more heterotrimeric G proteins. Structural alterations provoked by mutations or variations in the genes coding for GPCRs may lead to misfolding, altered plasma membrane expression of the receptor protein and frequently to disease. A number of GPCRs regulate reproductive function at different levels; these receptors include the gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor (GnRHR) and the gonadotropin receptors (follicle-stimulating hormone receptor and luteinizing hormone receptor), which regulate the function of the pituitary-gonadal axis. Loss-of-function mutations in these receptors may lead to hypogonadotropic or hypergonadotropic hypogonadism, which encompass a broad spectrum of clinical phenotypes. In this review we describe mutations that provoke misfolding and failure of these receptors to traffick from the endoplasmic reticulum to the plasma membrane. We also discuss some aspects related to the therapeutic potential of some target-specific drugs that selectively bind to and rescue function of misfolded mutant GnRHR and gonadotropin receptors, and that represent potentially valuable strategies to treat diseases caused by inactivating mutations of these receptors.
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- Alfredo Ulloa-Aguirre
- Division of Reproductive Health, Research Center in Population Health, National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Mexico; Divisions of Reproductive Sciences and Neuroscience, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Beaverton, OR 97006, USA.
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- Research Unit in Reproductive Medicine, UMAE Hospital de Ginecobstetricia "Luis Castelazo Ayala", Mexico, DF, Mexico
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Public Health, University at Albany, Albany, NY, USA
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- Divisions of Reproductive Sciences and Neuroscience, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Beaverton, OR 97006, USA; Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Oregon Health and Science University, Beaverton, OR 97006, USA; Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Oregon Health and Science University, Beaverton, OR 97006, USA; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University, Beaverton, OR 97006, USA
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Canto I, Trejo J. Palmitoylation of protease-activated receptor-1 regulates adaptor protein complex-2 and -3 interaction with tyrosine-based motifs and endocytic sorting. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:15900-12. [PMID: 23580642 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.469866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Protease-activated receptor-1 (PAR1) is a G protein-coupled receptor for the coagulant protease thrombin. Thrombin binds to and cleaves the N terminus of PAR1, generating a new N terminus that functions as a tethered ligand that cannot diffuse away. In addition to rapid desensitization, PAR1 trafficking is critical for the regulation of cellular responses. PAR1 displays constitutive and agonist-induced internalization. Constitutive internalization of unactivated PAR1 is mediated by the clathrin adaptor protein complex-2 (AP-2), which binds to a distal tyrosine-based motif localized within the C-terminal tail (C-tail) domain. Once internalized, PAR1 is sorted from endosomes to lysosomes via AP-3 interaction with a second C-tail tyrosine motif proximal to the transmembrane domain. However, the regulatory processes that control adaptor protein recognition of PAR1 C-tail tyrosine-based motifs are not known. Here, we report that palmitoylation of PAR1 is critical for regulating proper utilization of tyrosine-based motifs and endocytic sorting. We show that PAR1 is basally palmitoylated at highly conserved C-tail cysteines. A palmitoylation-deficient PAR1 mutant is competent to signal and exhibits a marked increase in constitutive internalization and lysosomal degradation compared with wild type receptor. Intriguingly, enhanced constitutive internalization of PAR1 is mediated by AP-2 and requires the proximal tyrosine-based motif rather than the distal tyrosine motif used by wild type receptor. Moreover, palmitoylation-deficient PAR1 displays increased degradation that is mediated by AP-3. These findings suggest that palmitoylation of PAR1 regulates appropriate utilization of tyrosine-based motifs by adaptor proteins and endocytic trafficking, processes that are critical for maintaining appropriate expression of PAR1 at the cell surface.
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- Isabel Canto
- Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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Okamoto Y, Bernstein JD, Shikano S. Role of C-terminal membrane-proximal basic residues in cell surface trafficking of HIV coreceptor GPR15 protein. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:9189-99. [PMID: 23430259 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.445817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Cell surface density of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) is controlled by dynamic molecular interactions that often involve recognition of the distinct sequence signals on the cargo receptors. We reported previously that the RXR-type dibasic motif in the distal C-terminal tail of an HIV coreceptor GPR15 negatively regulates the cell surface expression by mediating the coatomer protein I complex-dependent retrograde transport to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Here we demonstrate that another pair of basic residues (Arg(310)-Arg(311)) in the membrane-proximal region of the C-terminal tail plays a pivotal role in mediating the anterograde trafficking of GPR15. The Ala mutation of the C-terminal membrane-proximal basic residues (MPBRs) (R310/311A) abolished the O-glycosylation and cell surface expression of GPR15. The subcellular fractionation and immunocytochemistry assays indicated that the R310/311A mutant was more localized in the ER but much less in the trans-Golgi when compared with the wild-type GPR15, suggesting the positive role of Arg(310)-Arg(311) in the ER-to-Golgi transport of GPR15. Sequence analysis on human GPCRs showed that the basic residues are frequent in the membrane-proximal region of the C-terminal tail. Similar to GPR15, mutation of the C-terminal MPBRs resulted in a marked reduction of the cell surface expression in multiple different GPCRs. Our results suggest that the C-terminal MPBRs are critically involved in mediating the anterograde trafficking of a broad range of membrane proteins, including GPCRs.
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- Yukari Okamoto
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
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Wright DB, Tripathi S, Sikarwar A, Santosh KT, Perez-Zoghbi J, Ojo OO, Irechukwu N, Ward JPT, Schaafsma D. Regulation of GPCR-mediated smooth muscle contraction: implications for asthma and pulmonary hypertension. Pulm Pharmacol Ther 2012; 26:121-31. [PMID: 22750270 DOI: 10.1016/j.pupt.2012.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2012] [Revised: 06/15/2012] [Accepted: 06/18/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Contractile G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) have emerged as key regulators of smooth muscle contraction, both under healthy and diseased conditions. This brief review will discuss some key topics and novel insights regarding GPCR-mediated airway and vascular smooth muscle contraction as discussed at the 7th International Young Investigators' Symposium on Smooth Muscle (2011, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) and will in particular focus on processes driving Ca(2+)-mobilization and -sensitization.
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- D B Wright
- Department of Asthma, Allergy, and Lung Biology, King's College, London, United Kingdom
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Oddi S, Dainese E, Sandiford S, Fezza F, Lanuti M, Chiurchiù V, Totaro A, Catanzaro G, Barcaroli D, De Laurenzi V, Centonze D, Mukhopadhyay S, Selent J, Howlett AC, Maccarrone M. Effects of palmitoylation of Cys(415) in helix 8 of the CB(1) cannabinoid receptor on membrane localization and signalling. Br J Pharmacol 2012; 165:2635-51. [PMID: 21895628 PMCID: PMC3423250 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2011.01658.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2010] [Revised: 07/15/2011] [Accepted: 08/05/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The CB(1) cannabinoid receptor is regulated by its association with membrane microdomains such as lipid rafts. Here, we investigated the role of palmitoylation of the CB(1) receptor by analysing the functional consequences of site-specific mutation of Cys(415) , the likely site of palmitoylation at the end of helix 8, in terms of membrane association, raft targeting and signalling. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH The palmitoylation state of CB(1) receptors in rat forebrain was assessed by depalmitoylation/repalmitoylation experiments. Cys(415) was replaced with alanine by site-directed mutagenesis. Green fluorescence protein chimeras of both wild-type and mutant receptors were transiently expressed and functionally characterized in SH-SY5Y cells and HEK-293 cells by means of confocal microscopy, cytofluorimetry and competitive binding assays. Confocal fluorescence recovery after photobleaching was used to assess receptor membrane dynamics, whereas signalling activity was assessed by [(35) S]GTPγS, cAMP and co-immunoprecipitation assays. KEY RESULTS Endogenous CB(1) receptors in rat brain were palmitoylated. Mutation of Cys(415) prevented the palmitoylation of the receptor in transfected cells and reduced its recruitment to plasma membrane and lipid rafts; it also increased protein diffusional mobility. The same mutation markedly reduced the functional coupling of CB(1) receptors with G-proteins and adenylyl cyclase, whereas depalmitoylation abolished receptor association with a specific subset of G-proteins. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS CB(1) receptors were post-translationally modified by palmitoylation. Mutation of Cys(415) provides a receptor that is functionally impaired in terms of membrane targeting and signalling. LINKED ARTICLES This article is part of a themed section on Cannabinoids in Biology and Medicine. To view the other articles in this section visit http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bph.2012.165.issue-8. To view Part I of Cannabinoids in Biology and Medicine visit http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bph.2011.163.issue-7.
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- Sergio Oddi
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of TeramoTeramo, Italy
- European Center for Brain Research (CERC)/Santa Lucia Foundation I.R.C.C.S.Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of TeramoTeramo, Italy
- European Center for Brain Research (CERC)/Santa Lucia Foundation I.R.C.C.S.Rome, Italy
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- Neuroscience/Drug Abuse Research Program, Biomedical Biotechnology Research Institute, North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, NC, USA
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- European Center for Brain Research (CERC)/Santa Lucia Foundation I.R.C.C.S.Rome, Italy
- Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Rome ‘Tor Vergata’Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of TeramoTeramo, Italy
- European Center for Brain Research (CERC)/Santa Lucia Foundation I.R.C.C.S.Rome, Italy
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- European Center for Brain Research (CERC)/Santa Lucia Foundation I.R.C.C.S.Rome, Italy
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- European Center for Brain Research (CERC)/Santa Lucia Foundation I.R.C.C.S.Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of TeramoTeramo, Italy
- European Center for Brain Research (CERC)/Santa Lucia Foundation I.R.C.C.S.Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Chieti-Pescara ‘G. d'Annunzio’Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Chieti-Pescara ‘G. d'Annunzio’Chieti, Italy
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- European Center for Brain Research (CERC)/Santa Lucia Foundation I.R.C.C.S.Rome, Italy
- Department of Neurosciences, University of Rome ‘Tor Vergata’Rome, Italy
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- Neuroscience/Drug Abuse Research Program, Biomedical Biotechnology Research Institute, North Carolina Central UniversityDurham, NC, USA
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- Research Group of biomedical Informatics (GRIB-IMIM), University of Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB)Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Wake Forest University Health SciencesWinston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of TeramoTeramo, Italy
- European Center for Brain Research (CERC)/Santa Lucia Foundation I.R.C.C.S.Rome, Italy
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The role of palmitoylation in signalling, cellular trafficking and plasma membrane localization of protease-activated receptor-2. PLoS One 2011; 6:e28018. [PMID: 22140500 PMCID: PMC3226677 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2011] [Accepted: 10/29/2011] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Protease-activated receptor-2 (PAR2) is a G protein coupled receptor (GPCR) activated by proteolytic cleavage of its amino terminal domain by trypsin-like serine proteases. This irreversible activation mechanism leads to rapid receptor desensitization by internalisation and degradation. We have explored the role of palmitoylation, the post-translational addition of palmitate, in PAR2 signalling, trafficking, cell surface expression and desensitization. Experiments using the palmitoylation inhibitor 2-bromopalmitate indicated that palmitate addition is important in trafficking of PAR2 endogenously expressed by prostate cancer cell lines. This was supported by palmitate labelling using two approaches, which showed that PAR2 stably expressed by CHO-K1 cells is palmitoylated and that palmitoylation occurs on cysteine 361. Palmitoylation is required for optimal PAR2 signalling as Ca2+ flux assays indicated that in response to trypsin agonism, palmitoylation deficient PAR2 is ∼9 fold less potent than wildtype receptor with a reduction of about 33% in the maximum signal induced via the mutant receptor. Confocal microscopy, flow cytometry and cell surface biotinylation analyses demonstrated that palmitoylation is required for efficient cell surface expression of PAR2. We also show that receptor palmitoylation occurs within the Golgi apparatus and is required for efficient agonist-induced rab11a-mediated trafficking of PAR2 to the cell surface. Palmitoylation is also required for receptor desensitization, as agonist-induced β-arrestin recruitment and receptor endocytosis and degradation were markedly reduced in CHO-PAR2-C361A cells compared with CHO-PAR2 cells. These data provide new insights on the life cycle of PAR2 and demonstrate that palmitoylation is critical for efficient signalling, trafficking, cell surface localization and degradation of this receptor.
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Zuckerman DM, Hicks SW, Charron G, Hang HC, Machamer CE. Differential regulation of two palmitoylation sites in the cytoplasmic tail of the beta1-adrenergic receptor. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:19014-23. [PMID: 21464135 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.189977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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S-Palmitoylation of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) is a prevalent modification, contributing to the regulation of receptor function. Despite its importance, the palmitoylation status of the β(1)-adrenergic receptor, a GPCR critical for heart function, has never been determined. We report here that the β(1)-adrenergic receptor is palmitoylated on three cysteine residues at two sites in the C-terminal tail. One site (proximal) is adjacent to the seventh transmembrane domain and is a consensus site for GPCRs, and the other (distal) is downstream. These sites are modified in different cellular compartments, and the distal palmitoylation site contributes to efficient internalization of the receptor following agonist stimulation. Using a bioorthogonal palmitate reporter to quantify palmitoylation accurately, we found that the rates of palmitate turnover at each site are dramatically different. Although palmitoylation at the proximal site is remarkably stable, palmitoylation at the distal site is rapidly turned over. This is the first report documenting differential dynamics of palmitoylation sites in a GPCR. Our results have important implications for function and regulation of the clinically important β(1)-adrenergic receptor.
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- David M Zuckerman
- Department of Cell Biology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
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Downey JD, Sanders CR, Breyer RM. Evidence for the presence of a critical disulfide bond in the mouse EP3γ receptor. Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat 2011; 94:53-8. [PMID: 21236356 DOI: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2010.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2010] [Revised: 12/30/2010] [Accepted: 12/30/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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To determine the contribution of cysteines to the function of the mouse E-prostanoid subtype 3 gamma (mEP3γ), we tested a series of cysteine-to-alanine mutants. Two of these mutants, C107A and C184A, showed no agonist-dependent activation in a cell-based reporter assay for mEP3γ, whereas none of the other cysteine-to-alanine mutations disrupted mEP3γ signal transduction. Total cell membranes prepared from HEK293 cells transfected with mEP3γ C107A or C184A had no detectable radioligand binding. Other mutant mEP3γ receptors had radioligand affinities and receptor densities similar to wild-type. Cell-surface ELISA against the N-terminal HA-tag of C107A and C184A demonstrated 40% and 47% reductions respectively in receptor protein expression at the cell surface, and no radioligand binding was detected as assessed by intact cell radioligand binding experiments. These data suggest a key role for C107 and C184 in both receptor structure/stability and function and is consistent with the presence of a conserved disulfide bond between C107 and C184 in mouse EP3 that is required for normal receptor expression and function. Our results also indicate that if a second disulfide bond is present in the native receptor it is non-essential for receptor assembly or function.
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- Jason D Downey
- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
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Ohno Y, Ito A, Ogata R, Hiraga Y, Igarashi Y, Kihara A. Palmitoylation of the sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor S1P1is involved in its signaling functions and internalization. Genes Cells 2009; 14:911-23. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2443.2009.01319.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Delandre C, Penabaz TR, Passarelli AL, Chapes SK, Clem RJ. Mutation of juxtamembrane cysteines in the tetraspanin CD81 affects palmitoylation and alters interaction with other proteins at the cell surface. Exp Cell Res 2009; 315:1953-63. [PMID: 19328198 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2009.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2008] [Revised: 02/27/2009] [Accepted: 03/18/2009] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Palmitoylation of tetraspanins affects protein-protein interactions, suggesting a key role in the assembly of the tetraspanin web. Since palmitoylation occurs on intracellular cysteine residues, we examined whether mutating these residues in the human tetraspanin CD81 would affect the association of CD81 with other surface membrane proteins. Mutation of at least six of the eight juxtamembrane cysteines was required to completely eliminate detectable CD81 palmitoylation, indicating that several sites can be palmitoylated. Interestingly, these mutated proteins exhibited reduced cell surface detection by antibody compared to wild-type CD81, but this was not due to differences in the level of protein expression, trafficking to the cell surface, protein stability, or anti-CD81 antibody binding affinity. Instead, the mutant CD81 proteins appeared to be partially hidden from detection by anti-CD81 antibody, presumably due to altered interactions with other proteins at the cell surface. Associations with the known CD81-interacting proteins CD9 and EWI-2 were also impaired with the mutant CD81 proteins. Taken together, these findings indicate that mutation of juxtamembrane cysteines alters the interaction of CD81 with other proteins, either because of reduced palmitoylation, structural alterations in the mutant proteins, or a combination of both factors, and this affects the CD81 microenvironment on the cell surface.
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- Caroline Delandre
- Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Program, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
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Greaves J, Prescott GR, Gorleku OA, Chamberlain LH. The fat controller: roles of palmitoylation in intracellular protein trafficking and targeting to membrane microdomains (Review). Mol Membr Biol 2008; 26:67-79. [PMID: 19115144 DOI: 10.1080/09687680802620351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The attachment of palmitic acid to the amino acid cysteine via thioester linkage (S-palmitoylation) is a common post-translational modification of eukaryotic proteins. In this review, we discuss the role of palmitoylation as a versatile protein sorting signal, regulating protein trafficking between distinct intracellular compartments and the micro-localization of proteins within membranes.
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- Jennifer Greaves
- The Centre for Integrative Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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S-Palmitoylation is a reversible post-translational modification that results in the addition of a C16-carbon saturated fatty acyl chain to cytoplasmic cysteine residues. This modification is mediated by Palmitoyl-acyl Transferases that are starting to be investigated, and reversed by Protein Palmitoyl Thioesterases, which remain enigmatic. Palmitoylation of cytoplasmic proteins has been well described to regulate the interaction of these soluble proteins with specific membranes or membrane domains. Less is known about the consequences of palmitoylation in transmembrane proteins not only due to the dual difficulty of following a lipid modification and dealing with membrane proteins, but also due to the complexity of the palmitoylation-induced behavior. Moreover, possibly because the available data set is limited, the change in behavior induced by palmitoylation of a transmembrane protein is currently not predictable. We here review the various consequences reported for the palmitoylation of membrane proteins, which include improper folding in the endoplasmic reticulum, retention in the Golgi, inability to assemble into protein platforms, altered signaling capacity, premature endocytosis and missorting in the endocytic pathway. We then discuss the possible underlying mechanisms, in particular the ability of palmitoylation to control the conformation of transmembrane segments, to modify the affinity of a membrane protein for specific membrane domains and to control protein-protein interactions.
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- Julie Charollais
- Global Health Institute, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Uribe A, Zariñán T, Pérez-Solis MA, Gutiérrez-Sagal R, Jardón-Valadez E, Piñeiro A, Dias JA, Ulloa-Aguirre A. Functional and structural roles of conserved cysteine residues in the carboxyl-terminal domain of the follicle-stimulating hormone receptor in human embryonic kidney 293 cells. Biol Reprod 2008; 78:869-82. [PMID: 18199880 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.107.063925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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The carboxyl-terminal segment of G protein-coupled receptors has one or more conserved cysteine residues that are potential sites for palmitoylation. This posttranslational modification contributes to membrane association, internalization, and membrane targeting of proteins. In contrast to other members of the glycoprotein hormone receptor family (the LH and thyroid-stimulating hormone receptors), it is not known whether the follicle-stimulating hormone receptor (FSHR) is palmitoylated and what are the effects of abolishing its potential palmitoylation sites. In the present study, a functional analysis of the FSHR carboxyl-terminal segment cysteine residues was carried out. We constructed a series of mutant FSHRs by substituting cysteine residues with alanine, serine, or threonine individually and together at positions 629 and 655 (conserved cysteines) and 627 (nonconserved). The results showed that all three cysteine residues are palmitoylated but that only modification at Cys629 is functionally relevant. The lack of palmitoylation does not appear to greatly impair coupling to G(s) but, when absent at position 629, does significantly impair cell surface membrane expression of the partially palmitoylated receptor. All FSHR Cys mutants were capable of binding agonist with the same affinity as the wild-type receptor and internalizing on agonist stimulation. Molecular dynamics simulations at a time scale of approximately 100 nsec revealed that replacement of Cys629 resulted in structures that differed significantly from that of the wild-type receptor. Thus, deviations from wild-type conformation may potentially contribute to the severe impairment in plasma membrane expression and the modest effects on signaling exhibited by the receptors modified in this particular position.
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- Aída Uribe
- Research Unit in Reproductive Medicine, Hospital de Ginecobstetricia "Luis Castelazo Ayala," Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico
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Escribá PV, Wedegaertner PB, Goñi FM, Vögler O. Lipid–protein interactions in GPCR-associated signaling. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2007; 1768:836-52. [PMID: 17067547 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2006.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2006] [Revised: 09/05/2006] [Accepted: 09/06/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Signal transduction via G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) is a fundamental pathway through which the functions of an individual cell can be integrated within the demands of a multicellular organism. Since this family of receptors first discovered, the proteins that constitute this signaling cascade and their interactions with one another have been studied intensely. In parallel, the pivotal role of lipids in the correct and efficient propagation of extracellular signals has attracted ever increasing attention. This is not surprising given that most of the signal transduction machinery is membrane-associated and therefore lipid-related. Hence, lipid-protein interactions exert a considerable influence on the activity of these proteins. This review focuses on the post-translational lipid modifications of GPCRs and G proteins (palmitoylation, myristoylation, and isoprenylation) and their significance for membrane binding, trafficking and signaling. Moreover, we address how the particular biophysical properties of different membrane structures may regulate the localization of these proteins and the potential functional consequences of this phenomenon in signal transduction. Finally, the interactions that occur between membrane lipids and GPCR effector enzymes such as PLC and PKC are also considered.
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- Pablo V Escribá
- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biomedicine, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut, Department of Biology, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
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A wide variety of signaling proteins are modified by covalently linked fatty acids and/or prenyl groups. These hydrophobic moieties, which include myristate, palmitate, farnesyl and geranylgeranyl, are more than just fat: they provide distinct information that modulates the specificity and efficiency of signal transduction. Recent studies show that lipid modification influences the movement of a signaling protein within the cell and its final destination. Protein lipidation can also confer reversible association with membranes and other signaling proteins. These findings provide new insights into the biochemical and biophysical mechanisms that regulate membrane targeting, trafficking and signaling by lipid-modified proteins.
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- Marilyn D Resh
- Cell Biology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave, Box 143, New York, New York 10021, USA.
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Palmitate, a 16-carbon saturated fatty acid, is attached to more than 100 proteins. Modification of proteins by palmitate has pleiotropic effects on protein function. Palmitoylation can influence membrane binding and membrane targeting of the modified proteins. In particular, many palmitoylated proteins concentrate in lipid rafts, and enrichment in rafts is required for efficient signal transduction. This Review focuses on the multiple effects of palmitoylation on the localization and function of ligands, receptors, and intracellular signaling proteins. Palmitoylation regulates the trafficking and function of transmembrane proteins such as ion channels, neurotransmitter receptors, heterotrimeric guanine nucleotide-binding protein (G protein)-coupled receptors, and integrins. In addition, immune receptor signaling relies on protein palmitoylation at many levels, including palmitoylated co-receptors, Src family kinases, and adaptor or scaffolding proteins. The localization and signaling capacities of Ras and G proteins are modulated by dynamic protein palmitoylation. Cycles of palmitoylation and depalmitoylation allow H-Ras and G protein alpha subunits to reversibly bind to and signal from different intracellular cell membranes. Moreover, secreted ligands such as Hedgehog, Wingless, and Spitz use palmitoylation to regulate the extent of long- or short-range signaling. Finally, palmitoylation can alter signaling protein function by direct effects on enzymatic activity and substrate specificity. The identification of the palmitoyl acyltransferases has provided new insights into the biochemistry of this posttranslational process and permitted new substrates to be identified.
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- Marilyn D Resh
- Cell Biology Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, Box 143, New York, NY 10021, USA.
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Leguia M, Wessel GM. The histamine H1 receptor activates the nitric oxide pathway at fertilization. Mol Reprod Dev 2006; 73:1550-63. [PMID: 16894544 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Sperm fusion with the egg initiates a signaling cascade that releases intracellular calcium (Ca(i) (2+)) from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). In sea urchins, Ca(2+) is released as a single, large transient via two distinct pathways. The first depends on inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate (IP(3)) production and triggers the initial phase of Ca(2+) release, while the second depends on nitric oxide (NO) production and is thought to maintain the duration of the Ca(2+) wave. We identified a sea urchin homolog of the seven trans-membrane G protein-coupled receptor for histamine (suH(1)R) on the egg cell surface that activates NO production. Treatment with histamine (HA) causes fluctuations in the resting levels of NO in the egg, while antagonists or antibodies of H(1)R inhibit the rise of NO normally observed at fertilization. Inhibition of suH(1)R function decreases the maintenance, but not the amplitude, of the Ca(2+) transient and suggests that it is an integral part of the overall pathway leading to egg activation at fertilization in sea urchins.
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- Mariana Leguia
- Department of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA
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Sánchez-Más J, Sánchez-Laorden BL, Guillo LA, Jiménez-Cervantes C, García-Borrón JC. The melanocortin-1 receptor carboxyl terminal pentapeptide is essential for MC1R function and expression on the cell surface. Peptides 2005; 26:1848-57. [PMID: 15993512 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2004.11.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2004] [Accepted: 11/05/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The pigmentary actions of the melanocortins are mediated by the melanocortin-1 receptor (MC1R), a seven transmembrane domains receptor positively coupled to Gs and the cAMP cascade. In order to define the structure-function relationships of potentially relevant domains in MC1R, particularly its C-terminal cytosolic tail, we generated and analyzed several variants with C-terminal deletions, as well as point mutants in selected residues of the human MC1R. We show that the MC1R C-terminal pentapeptide is essential for proper receptor expression on the plasma membrane, and that residues Thr314, Cys315 and Trp317 are at least partially responsible for this effect.
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- J Sánchez-Más
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, University of Murcia, Apto 4021, 30100 Espinardo, Murcia, Spain
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Wang Z, Wen XH, Ablonczy Z, Crouch RK, Makino CL, Lem J. Enhanced shutoff of phototransduction in transgenic mice expressing palmitoylation-deficient rhodopsin. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:24293-300. [PMID: 15851469 PMCID: PMC2247473 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m502588200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Palmitoylation is a reversible, post-translational modification observed in a number of G-protein-coupled receptors. To gain a better understanding of its role in visual transduction, we produced transgenic knock-in mice that expressed a palmitoylation-deficient rhodopsin (Palm(-/-)). The mutant rhodopsin was expressed at wild-type levels and showed normal cellular localization to rod outer segments, indicating that neither rhodopsin stability nor its intracellular trafficking were compromised. But Palm(-/-) rods had briefer flash responses and reduced sensitivity to flashes and to steps of light. Upon exposure to light, rhodopsin became phosphorylated at a faster rate in mutant than in wild-type retinas. Since quench of rhodopsin begins with its phosphorylation, these results suggest that palmitoylation may modulate rod photoreceptor sensitivity by permitting rhodopsin to remain active for a longer period.
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- Zhongyan Wang
- Molecular Cardiology Research Institute, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02111
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts 02114
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts 02114
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- Molecular Cardiology Research Institute, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02111
- Department of Ophthalmology, Program in Genetics, Tufts Center for Vision Research, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02111
- To whom correspondence should be addressed: Tufts-New England Medical Center, 750 Washington St., Box 5045, Boston, MA 02111. Tel.: 617-636-5045; Fax: 617-636-8362; E-mail:
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Fukushima Y, Shindo T, Anai M, Saitoh T, Wang Y, Fujishiro M, Ohashi Y, Ogihara T, Inukai K, Ono H, Sakoda H, Kurihara Y, Honda M, Shojima N, Fukushima H, Haraikawa-Onishi Y, Katagiri H, Shimizu Y, Ichinose M, Ishikawa T, Omata M, Nagai R, Kurihara H, Asano T. Structural and functional characterization of gastric mucosa and central nervous system in histamine H2 receptor-null mice. Eur J Pharmacol 2003; 468:47-58. [PMID: 12729842 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-2999(03)01668-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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To examine the physiological role of the histamine H(2) receptor, histamine H(2) receptor-null mice were generated by homologous recombination. Histamine H(2) receptor-null mice, which developed normally and were fertile and healthy into adulthood, exhibited markedly enlarged stomachs and marked hypergastrinemia. The former was due to hyperplasia of gastric gland cells (small-sized parietal cells, enterochromaffin-like cells and mucous neck cells which were rich in mucin), but not of gastric surface mucous cells, which were not increased in number as compared with those in wild-type mice despite the marked hypergastrinemia. Basal gastric pH was slightly but significantly higher in histamine H(2) receptor-null mice. Although carbachol but not gastrin induced in vivo gastric acid production in histamine H(2) receptor-null mice, gastric pH was elevated by both muscarinic M(3) and gastrin antagonists. Thus, both gastrin and muscarinic receptors appear to be directly involved in maintaining gastric pH in histamine H(2) receptor-null mice. Interestingly, gastric glands from wild-type mice treated with an extremely high dose of subcutaneous lansoprazole (10 mg/kg body weight) for 3 months were very similar to those from histamine H(2) receptor-null mice. Except for hyperplasia of gastric surface mucous cells, the findings for gastric glands from lansoprazole-treated wild-type mice were almost identical to those from gastric glands from histamine H(2) receptor-null mice. Therefore, it is possible that the abnormal gastric glands in histamine H(2) receptor-null mice are secondary to the severe impairment of gastric acid production, induced by the histamine H(2) receptor disruption causing marked hypergastrinemia. Analyses of the central nervous system (CNS) of histamine H(2) receptor-null mice revealed these mice to be different from wild-type mice in terms of spontaneous locomotor activity and higher thresholds for electrically induced convulsions. Taken together, these results suggest that (1) gastrin receptors are functional in parietal cells in histamine H(2) receptor-null mice, (2) abnormal gastric glands in histamine H(2) receptor-null mice may be secondary to severe impairment of gastric acid production and secretion and (3) histamine H(2) receptors are functional in the central nervous system.
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- Yasushi Fukushima
- Department of Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan.
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Qanbar R, Bouvier M. Role of palmitoylation/depalmitoylation reactions in G-protein-coupled receptor function. Pharmacol Ther 2003; 97:1-33. [PMID: 12493533 DOI: 10.1016/s0163-7258(02)00300-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 189] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) constitute one of the largest protein families in the human genome. They are subject to numerous post-translational modifications, including palmitoylation. This review highlights the dynamic nature of palmitoylation and its role in GPCR expression and function. The palmitoylation of other proteins involved in GPCR signaling, such as G-proteins, regulators of G-protein signaling, and G-protein-coupled receptor kinases, is also discussed.
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- Riad Qanbar
- Département de Biochimie, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128 Succursale Centre-Ville, 2900 Edouard Montpetit, Montreál, Quebec, Canada H3C 3J7
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De Mazière AM, Muehlethaler K, van Donselaar E, Salvi S, Davoust J, Cerottini JC, Lévy F, Slot JW, Rimoldi D. The melanocytic protein Melan-A/MART-1 has a subcellular localization distinct from typical melanosomal proteins. Traffic 2002; 3:678-93. [PMID: 12191019 DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0854.2002.30909.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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To delineate the role of the melanocyte lineage-specific protein Melan-A/MART-1 in melanogenic functions, a set of biochemical and microscopical studies was performed. Biochemical analysis revealed that Melan-A/MART-1 is post-translationally acylated and undergoes a rapid turnover in a pigmented melanoma cell line. Immunofluorescence and immunoelectron microscopy analyses indicated that Melan-A/MART-1 is mainly located in the Golgi area and only partially colocalizes with melanosomal proteins. Quantitative immunoelectron microscopy showed that the highest proportion of the cellular content of Melan-A/MART-1 was found in small vesicles and tubules throughout the cell, whereas the concentration was maximal in the Golgi region, particularly the trans-Golgi network. Substantial labeling was also present on melanosomes, endosomes, ER, nuclear envelope, and plasma membrane. In early endosomes, Melan-A was enriched in areas of the limiting membrane covered by a bi-layered coat, a structural characteristic of melanosomal precursor compartments. Upon melanosome maturation, Melan-A concentration decreased and its predominant localization shifted from the limiting membrane to internal vesicle membranes. In conjunction with its acylation, the high expression levels of Melan-A in the trans-Golgi network, in dispersed vesicles, and on the limiting membrane of premelanosomes indicate that the protein may play a role during the early stage of melanosome biogenesis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ann M De Mazière
- Department of Cell Biology, University Medical Center, Institute of Biomembranes, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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Membrane-proximal cysteines 259 and 260 in the cytoplasmic tail of the coxsackievirus and adenovirus receptor (CAR) are known to be essential for the tumor suppression activity of CAR. We demonstrate that these residues provide an S-acylation motif for modification of CAR with the fatty acid palmitate. Substitution of alanine for cysteines 259 and 260 results in the additional localization of CAR in perinuclear compartments with no effect on the efficiency of adenovirus infection. The results indicate that palmitylation is important for stable plasma membrane expression and biological activity of CAR but is not critical for adenovirus receptor performance.
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- Wouter van't Hof
- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York 10021, USA.
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