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Chen X, Yun L, Long Y, Sun Y, Chen T. First report on female monozygotic twins discordant for congenital nephrogenic diabetes insipidus. Am J Med Genet A 2024; 194:e63407. [PMID: 37909842 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.63407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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Ninety percent of congenital nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI) are X-linked inherited and are caused by mutations in the vasopressin type 2 receptor gene (AVPR2). Most affected individuals are males. Only sporadic female cases have been reported. Here, we first reported a female monozygotic twin with discordant phenotypes for NDI carrying a missense variant c.845T>C (p.Leu282Pro) in exon 4 of AVPR2. Intracellular cAMP concentrations in COS7 cells transfected with AVPR2-L282P were significantly decreased by about 60% compared with those in wild-type AVPR2 plasmid transfected cells, suggesting this variation was pathogenic. The X-inactivation pattern was investigated in peripheral leukocytes and urine sediments in both the unaffected and affected pair. Results showed that the affected pair had a skewed X chromosome inactivation (XCI) pattern in urine sediments and a random XCI pattern in leukocytes, while the unaffected pair showed a random XCI pattern both in leukocytes and urine sediments. This was the first report of monozygotic twins who developed different phenotypes of NDI. Our study suggested that the development of NDI symptoms is more closely associated with the XCI pattern in urine sediments compared with the XCI pattern in peripheral leukocytes. Analysis of XCI in peripheral leukocytes may not be enough to explore possible mechanisms.
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- Xiang Chen
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Laboratory of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Institute of Forensic Medicine, West China School of Basic Science and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Experimental Medicine Center, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Prediction of molecular interactions and physicochemical properties relevant for vasopressin V2 receptor antagonism. J Mol Model 2022; 28:31. [PMID: 34997307 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-021-05022-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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We have developed two ligand- and receptor-based computational approaches to study the physicochemical properties relevant to the biological activity of vasopressin V2 receptor (V2R) antagonist and eventually to predict the expected binding mode to V2R. The obtained quantitative structure activity relationship (QSAR) model showed a correlation of the antagonist activity with the hydration energy (EH2O), the polarizability (P), and the calculated partial charge on atom N7 (q6) of the common substructure. The first two descriptors showed a positive contribution to antagonist activity, while the third one had a negative contribution. V2R was modeled and further relaxed on a 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocoline (POPC) membrane by molecular dynamics simulations. The receptor antagonist complexes were guessed by molecular docking, and the stability of the most relevant structures was also evaluated by molecular dynamics simulations. As a result, amino acid residues Q96, W99, F105, K116, F178, A194, F307, and M311 were identified with the probably most relevant antagonist-receptor interactions on the studied complexes. The proposed QSAR model could explain the molecular properties relevant to the antagonist activity. The contributions to the antagonist-receptor interaction appeared also in agreement with the binding mode of the complexes obtained by molecular docking and molecular dynamics. These models will be used in further studies to look for new V2R potential antagonist molecules.
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Four Japanese Patients with Congenital Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus due to the AVPR2 Mutations. Case Rep Pediatr 2018; 2018:6561952. [PMID: 30073107 PMCID: PMC6057286 DOI: 10.1155/2018/6561952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2018] [Revised: 03/23/2018] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Almost 90% of nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI) is caused by mutations in the arginine vasopressin receptor 2 gene (AVPR2) on the X chromosome. Herein, we reported clinical and biochemical parameters in four cases of three unrelated Japanese families and analyzed the status of the AVPR2. Two of the four patients had poor weight gain. However, in the male and female sibling cases, neither had poor weight gain while toddlers, but in the male sibling, episodes of recurrent fever, polyuria, and polydipsia led to the diagnosis of NDI at 4 years of age. Analysis of AVPR2 identified two nonsense mutations (c.299_300insA; p.K100KfsX91 and c.296G > A; p.W99X) and one missense mutation (c.316C > T; p.R106C). These mutations were previously reported. The patient with c.316C > T; p.R106C had milder symptoms consistent with previous reports. Of the familial cases, the sister was diagnosed as having NDI, but a skewed X-inactivation pattern in her peripheral blood lymphocytes was not identified. In conclusion, our study expands the spectrum of phenotypes and characterized mutations in AVPR2 in NDI.
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Erdem B, Schulz A, Saglar E, Deniz F, Schöneberg T, Mergen H. Functional characterization of AVPR2 mutants found in Turkish patients with nephrogenic diabetes insipidus. Endocr Connect 2018; 7:56-64. [PMID: 29117938 PMCID: PMC5744627 DOI: 10.1530/ec-17-0236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2017] [Accepted: 11/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Diabetes insipidus is a rare disorder characterized by an impairment in water balance because of the inability to concentrate urine. While central diabetes insipidus is caused by mutations in the AVP, the reason for genetically determined nephrogenic diabetes insipidus can be mutations in AQP2 or AVPR2 After release of AVP from posterior pituitary into blood stream, it binds to AVPR2, which is one of the receptors for AVP and is mainly expressed in principal cells of collecting ducts of kidney. Receptor activation increases cAMP levels in principal cells, resulting in the incorporation of AQP2 into the membrane, finally increasing water reabsorption. This pathway can be altered by mutations in AVPR2 causing nephrogenic diabetes insipidus. In this study, we functionally characterize four mutations (R68W, ΔR67-G69/G107W, V162A and T273M) in AVPR2, which were found in Turkish patients. Upon AVP stimulation, R68W, ΔR67-G69/G107W and T273M showed a significantly reduced maximum in cAMP response compared to wild-type receptor. All mutant receptor proteins were expressed at the protein level; however, R68W, ΔR67-G69/G107W and T273M were partially retained in the cellular interior. Immunofluorescence studies showed that these mutant receptors were trapped in ER and Golgi apparatus. The function of V162A was indistinguishable from the indicating other defects causing disease. The results are important for understanding the influence of mutations on receptor function and cellular trafficking. Therefore, characterization of these mutations provides useful information for further studies addressing treatment of intracellularly trapped receptors with cell-permeable antagonists to restore receptor function in patients with nephrogenic diabetes insipidus.
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- Beril Erdem
- Department of BiologyFaculty of Science, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Rudolf Schönheimer Institute of BiochemistryFaculty of Medicine, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of BiologyFaculty of Science, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of EndocrinologySBÜ Sultan Abdülhamid Han Teaching Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Rudolf Schönheimer Institute of BiochemistryFaculty of Medicine, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of BiologyFaculty of Science, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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Guo WH, Li Q, Wei HY, Lu HY, Qu HQ, Zhu M. A novel AVPR2 gene mutation of X-linked congenital nephrogenic diabetes insipidus in an Asian pedigree. J Int Med Res 2016; 44:1131-1137. [PMID: 27565746 PMCID: PMC5536559 DOI: 10.1177/0300060516655642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Polyuria and polydipsia are the characteristics of congenital nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (CNDI). Approximately 90% of all patients with CNDI have X-linked hereditary disease, which is due to a mutation of the arginine vasopressin receptor 2 (AVPR2) gene. This case report describes a 54-year-old male with polyuria and polydipsia and several male members of his pedigree who had the same symptoms. The proband was diagnosed with diabetes insipidus using a water-deprivation and arginine vasopressin stimulation test. Genomic DNA from the patient and his family members was extracted and the AVPR2 gene was sequenced. A novel missense mutation of a cytosine to guanine transition at position 972 (c.972C > G) was found, which resulted in the substitution of isoleucine for methionine at amino acid position 324 (p.I324M) in the seventh transmembrane domain of the protein. The proband’s mother and daughter were heterozygous for this mutation. The novel mutation of the AVPR2 gene further broadens the phenotypic spectrum of the AVPR2 gene.
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- Wei-Hong Guo
- 1 Department of Endocrinology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- 2 Department of General Surgery, Tianjin HaiHe Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- 1 Department of Endocrinology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- 3 Department of Neurology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- 4 Division of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX, USA
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- 1 Department of Endocrinology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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García Castaño A, Pérez de Nanclares G, Madariaga L, Aguirre M, Chocron S, Madrid A, Lafita Tejedor FJ, Gil Campos M, Sánchez Del Pozo J, Ruiz Cano R, Espino M, Gomez Vida JM, Santos F, García Nieto VM, Loza R, Rodríguez LM, Hidalgo Barquero E, Printza N, Camacho JA, Castaño L, Ariceta G. Novel mutations associated with nephrogenic diabetes insipidus. A clinical-genetic study. Eur J Pediatr 2015; 174:1373-85. [PMID: 25902753 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-015-2534-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2015] [Revised: 03/18/2015] [Accepted: 03/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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UNLABELLED Molecular diagnosis is a useful diagnostic tool in primary nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI), an inherited disease characterized by renal inability to concentrate urine. The AVPR2 and AQP2 genes were screened for mutations in a cohort of 25 patients with clinical diagnosis of NDI. Patients presented with dehydration, polyuria-polydipsia, failure to thrive (mean ± SD; Z-height -1.9 ± 2.1 and Z-weight -2.4 ± 1.7), severe hypernatremia (mean ± SD; Na 150 ± 10 mEq/L), increased plasma osmolality (mean ± SD; 311 ± 18 mOsm/Kg), but normal glomerular filtration rate. Genetic diagnosis revealed that 24 male patients were hemizygous for 17 different putative disease-causing mutations in the AVPR2 gene (each one in a different family). Of those, nine had not been previously reported, and eight were recurrent. Moreover, we found those same AVPR2 changes in 12 relatives who were heterozygous carriers. Further, in one female patient, AVPR2 gene study turned out to be negative and she was found to be homozygous for the novel AQP2 p.Ala86Val alteration. CONCLUSION Genetic analysis presumably confirmed the diagnosis of nephrogenic diabetes insipidus in every patient of the studied cohort. We emphasize that we detected a high presence (50 %) of heterozygous females with clinical NDI symptoms. WHAT IS KNOWN • In most cases (90 %), inherited nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI) is an X-linked disease, caused by mutations in the AVPR2 gene. • In rare occasions (10 %), it is caused by mutations in the AQP2 gene. What is new: • In this study, we report 10 novel mutations associated with NDI. • We have detected a high presence (50 %) of heterozygous carriers with clinical NDI symptoms.
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- Paediatric Nephrology, Cruces University Hospital, Bizkaia, Spain.
- Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine and Odontology, University of Basque Country UPV/EHU, Bizkaia, Spain.
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- Paediatric Nephrology, Cruces University Hospital, Bizkaia, Spain.
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- Paediatric Nephrology, University Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Paediatric Nephrology, University Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Paediatric Research and Metabolism Unit, Reina Sofia University Hospital, Córdoba, Spain.
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- Department of Paediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, 12 de Octubre Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
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- Paediatric Endocrinology, Albacete General University Hospital, Albacete, Spain.
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- Paediatric Nephrology, 12 de Octubre Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
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- Paediatric Nephrology, Asturias Central University Hospital, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain.
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- Nephrology Unit, Cayetano Heredia University, Cayetano Heredia Hospital, Lima, Peru.
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- Department of Paediatrics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hippokratio Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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- BioCruces Institute, Ciberer, Cruces University Hospital, Bizkaia, Spain.
- Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine and Odontology, University of Basque Country UPV/EHU, Bizkaia, Spain.
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Spain, .
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- Paediatric Nephrology, University Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain.
- Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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Stoy H, Gurevich VV. How genetic errors in GPCRs affect their function: Possible therapeutic strategies. Genes Dis 2015; 2:108-132. [PMID: 26229975 PMCID: PMC4516391 DOI: 10.1016/j.gendis.2015.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2015] [Accepted: 02/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Activating and inactivating mutations in numerous human G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are associated with a wide range of disease phenotypes. Here we use several class A GPCRs with a particularly large set of identified disease-associated mutations, many of which were biochemically characterized, along with known GPCR structures and current models of GPCR activation, to understand the molecular mechanisms yielding pathological phenotypes. Based on this mechanistic understanding we also propose different therapeutic approaches, both conventional, using small molecule ligands, and novel, involving gene therapy.
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Slusarz MJ, Sikorska E, Slusarz R. Interactions of vasopressin and oxytocin receptors with vasopressin analogues substituted in position 2 with 3,3'-diphenylalanine--a molecular docking study. J Pept Sci 2013; 19:118-26. [PMID: 23303737 DOI: 10.1002/psc.2485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2012] [Revised: 12/12/2012] [Accepted: 12/20/2012] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Vasopressin and oxytocin receptors belong to the superfamily of G protein-coupled receptors and play an important role in many physiological functions. They are also involved in a number of pathological conditions being important drug targets. In this work, four vasopressin analogues substituted at position 2 with 3,3'-diphenylalanine have been docked into partially flexible vasopressin and oxytocin receptors. The bulky residue at position 2 acts as a structural restraint much stronger in the oxytocin receptor (OTR) than in the vasopressin V2 receptor (V2R), resulting in a different location of the analogues in these receptors. This explains the different, either agonistic or antagonistic, activities of the analogues in V2R and OTR, respectively. In all complexes, the conserved polar residues serve as anchor points for the ligand both in OTR and V2R. Strong interactions of the C-terminus of analogue II ([Mpa(1) ,d-Dpa(2) ,Val(4) ,d-Arg(8) ]VP) with extracellular loop 3 may be responsible for its highest activity at V2R. It also appears that V2R adapts more readily to the docking analogues by conformational changes in the aromatic side chains triggering receptor activation. A weak activity at V1a vasopressin receptor appears to be caused by weak receptor-ligand interactions. Results of this study may facilitate a rational design of new analogues with the highest activity/selectivity at vasopressin and OTRs.
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- Magdalena J Slusarz
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Sobieskiego 18, 80-952, Gdańsk, Poland.
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Neocleous V, Skordis N, Shammas C, Efstathiou E, Mastroyiannopoulos NP, Phylactou LA. Identification and characterization of a novel X-linked AVPR2 mutation causing partial nephrogenic diabetes insipidus: a case report and review of the literature. Metabolism 2012; 61:922-30. [PMID: 22386940 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2012.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2011] [Revised: 01/04/2012] [Accepted: 01/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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X-linked nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI) is a rare disease characterized by a malfunctioning renal response to the antidiuretic hormone arginine vasopressin (AVP) due to mutations in the AVPR2 gene. A limited number of mutations in the AVPR2 gene resulting in partial phenotype have been described so far. In this mini-review the retrospective analysis of 13 known AVPR2 mutations that have been previously shown in vitro to partially abolish AVPR2 function is described, along with a novel mutation diagnosed in a kindred with partial NDI. In the present study, a 14 year old male and his 73 year old maternal grandfather were diagnosed with partial NDI based on the clinical phenotype, the water deprivation test and the inadequate response to 1-desamino-8-d-arginine vasopressin (DDAVP) administration. Sequencing analysis of the AVPR2 gene revealed the novel missense mutation p.N317S (g.1417A > G) in both patients. This mutation was re-created by site directed mutagenesis in an AVPR2 cDNA expression vector and was functionally characterized, in terms of arginine vasopressin (AVP) and DDAVP response. AVPR2 activity of the p.N317S mutant receptor after the AVP and DDAVP administration, as assessed by cAMP production was reduced and impaired when compared to cells that expressed the wild type AVPR2 gene. In conclusion, the affected members of this family have X-linked NDI with partial resistance to AVP, due to a missense mutation in the AVPR2 gene.
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- Vassos Neocleous
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Function and Therapy, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, P.O. Box 23462, 1683 Nicosia, Cyprus
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Membrane protein stability analyses by means of protein energy profiles in case of nephrogenic diabetes insipidus. COMPUTATIONAL AND MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN MEDICINE 2012; 2012:790281. [PMID: 22474537 PMCID: PMC3312259 DOI: 10.1155/2012/790281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2011] [Accepted: 01/04/2012] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Diabetes insipidus (DI) is a rare endocrine, inheritable disorder with low incidences in an estimated one per 25,000-30,000 live births. This disease is characterized by polyuria and compensatory polydypsia. The diverse underlying causes of DI can be central defects, in which no functional arginine vasopressin (AVP) is released from the pituitary or can be a result of defects in the kidney (nephrogenic DI, NDI). NDI is a disorder in which patients are unable to concentrate their urine despite the presence of AVP. This antidiuretic hormone regulates the process of water reabsorption from the prourine that is formed in the kidney. It binds to its type-2 receptor (V2R) in the kidney induces a cAMP-driven cascade, which leads to the insertion of aquaporin-2 water channels into the apical membrane. Mutations in the genes of V2R and aquaporin-2 often lead to NDI. We investigated a structure model of V2R in its bound and unbound state regarding protein stability using a novel protein energy profile approach. Furthermore, these techniques were applied to the wild-type and selected mutations of aquaporin-2. We show that our results correspond well to experimental water ux analysis, which confirms the applicability of our theoretical approach to equivalent problems.
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Busnelli M, Saulière A, Manning M, Bouvier M, Galés C, Chini B. Functional selective oxytocin-derived agonists discriminate between individual G protein family subtypes. J Biol Chem 2011; 287:3617-29. [PMID: 22069312 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.277178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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We used a bioluminescence resonance energy transfer biosensor to screen for functional selective ligands of the human oxytocin (OT) receptor. We demonstrated that OT promoted the direct engagement and activation of G(q) and all the G(i/o) subtypes at the OT receptor. Other peptidic analogues, chosen because of specific substitutions in key OT structural/functional residues, all showed biased activation of G protein subtypes. No ligand, except OT, activated G(oA) or G(oB), and, with only one exception, all of the peptides that activated G(q) also activated G(i2) and G(i3) but not G(i1), G(oA), or G(oB), indicating a strong bias toward these subunits. Two peptides (DNalOVT and atosiban) activated only G(i1) or G(i3), failed to recruit β-arrestins, and did not induce receptor internalization, providing the first clear examples of ligands differentiating individual G(i/o) family members. Both analogs inhibited cell proliferation, showing that a single G(i) subtype-mediated pathway is sufficient to prompt this physiological response. These analogs represent unique tools for examining the contribution of G(i/o) members in complex biological responses and open the way to the development of drugs with peculiar selectivity profiles. This is of particular relevance because OT has been shown to improve symptoms in neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders characterized by abnormal social behaviors, such as autism. Functional selective ligands, activating a specific G protein signaling pathway, may possess a higher efficacy and specificity on OT-based therapeutics.
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- Marta Busnelli
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Institute of Neuroscience, Via Vanvitelli 32, Milan 20143, Italy
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Böselt I, Tramma D, Kalamitsou S, Niemeyer T, Nykänen P, Gräf KJ, Krude H, Marenzi KS, Di Candia S, Schöneberg T, Schulz A. Functional characterization of novel loss-of-function mutations in the vasopressin type 2 receptor gene causing nephrogenic diabetes insipidus. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2011; 27:1521-8. [PMID: 21917732 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfr487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND X-linked nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI) is a rare polyuric disorder caused by inactivating mutations in the arginine vasopressin receptor Type 2 (AVPR2) gene. METHODS NDI patients from six unrelated families were subjected to mutational analysis of the AVPR2 gene. In-depth in vitro characterization of novel AVPR2 mutants by a combination of functional and immunological techniques provided further insight into molecular mechanisms causing receptor dysfunction. RESULTS Mutational analysis revealed four novel (A89P, G107R, Q174R, W208X) and three recurrent (V277A, R337X, ΔR247-G250) mutations within the AVPR2 gene. One family carried the missense mutation R337X and a 12-bp deletion (ΔR247-G250), corresponding to a fragment in the third intracellular loop (ICL3), which was not genetically linked to R337X. The functionally tested missense mutations A89P, G107R and Q174R led to reduced receptor cell surface expression in transfected COS-7 cells, most probably due to misfolding and intracellular retention, and consequently to reduction or loss of agonist-mediated cyclic adenosine monophosphate formation. Deletion of R247-G250 had no effect on receptor function in vitro. Comparison with other mammalian AVPR2 orthologs showed that this part of the ICL3 is structurally not conserved and, therefore, less relevant for receptor function. In contrast, all missense mutations (A89P, G107R, Q174R, V277A) affect receptor positions that were fully preserved during mammalian evolution. CONCLUSION Our results provide valuable information about residues critical for AVPR2 folding, trafficking and function and proof that these mutations are responsible for causing NDI in the affected subjects.
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- Iris Böselt
- Molecular Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Loonen AJM, Knoers NVAM, van Os CH, Deen PMT. Aquaporin 2 mutations in nephrogenic diabetes insipidus. Semin Nephrol 2008; 28:252-65. [PMID: 18519086 DOI: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2008.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Water reabsorption in the renal collecting duct is regulated by the antidiuretic hormone vasopressin (AVP). When the vasopressin V2 receptor, present on the basolateral site of the renal principal cell, becomes activated by AVP, aquaporin-2 (AQP2) water channels will be inserted in the apical membrane, and in this fashion, water can be reabsorbed from the pro-urine into the interstitium. The essential role of the vasopressin V2 receptor and AQP2 in the maintenance of body water homeostasis became clear when it was shown that mutations in their genes cause nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, a disorder in which the kidney is unable to concentrate urine in response to AVP. This review describes the current knowledge on AQP2 mutations in nephrogenic diabetes insipidus.
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- Anne J M Loonen
- Department of Physiology, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Spanakis E, Milord E, Gragnoli C. AVPR2 variants and mutations in nephrogenic diabetes insipidus: review and missense mutation significance. J Cell Physiol 2008; 217:605-17. [PMID: 18726898 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.21552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Almost 90% of nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI) is due to mutations in the arginine-vasopressin receptor 2 gene (AVPR2). We retrospectively examined all the published mutations/variants in AVPR2. We planned to perform a comprehensive review of all the AVPR2 mutations/variants and to test whether any amino acid change causing a missense mutation is significantly more or less common than others. We performed a Medline search and collected detailed information regarding all AVPR2 mutations and variants. We performed a frequency comparison between mutated and wild-type amino acids and codons. We predicted the mutation effect or reported it based on published in vitro studies. We also reported the ethnicity of each mutation/variant carrier. In summary, we identified 211 AVPR2 mutations which cause NDI in 326 families and 21 variants which do not cause NDI in 71 NDI families. We described 15 different types of mutations including missense, frameshift, inframe deletion, deletion, insertion, nonsense, duplication, splicing and combined mutations. The missense mutations represent the 55.83% of all the NDI published families. Arginine and tyrosine are significantly (P = 4.07E-08 and P = 3.27E-04, respectively) the AVPR2 most commonly mutated amino acids. Alanine and glutamate are significantly (P = 0.009 and P = 0.019, respectively) the least mutated AVPR2 amino acids. The spectrum of mutations varies from rare gene variants or polymorphisms not causing NDI to rare mutations causing NDI, among which arginine and tyrosine are the most common missense. The AVPR2 mutations are spread world-wide. Our study may serve as an updated review, comprehensive of all AVPR2 variants and specific gene locations. J. Cell. Physiol. 217: 605-617, 2008. (c) 2008 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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- Elias Spanakis
- Laboratory of Molecular Genetics of Complex and Monogenic Disorders, Department of Medicine and Cellular & Molecular Physiology, M. S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, USA
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Cheong HI, Cho HY, Park HW, Ha IS, Choi Y. Molecular genetic study of congenital nephrogenic diabetes insipidus and rescue of mutant vasopressin V2 receptor by chemical chaperones. Nephrology (Carlton) 2007; 12:113-7. [PMID: 17371330 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2006.00759.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AIM X-linked nephrogenic diabetes insipidus is a rare disease caused by mutations in the arginine vasopressin V2 receptor (AVPR2) gene, which encodes vasopressin V2 receptor (V2R). More than a half of reported mutations in AVPR2 are missense mutations, and a large number of missense mutant receptors fail to fold properly and therefore are not routed to the cell surface. METHODS We analysed the AVPR2 gene in 14 unrelated patients with X-linked nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, and found 13 different mutations including eight missense point mutations. The cellular expression patterns of three missense mutant (A98P, L274P and R113W) and wild-type V2R were determined in transfected COS-7 cells. RESULTS In contrast to wild-type V2R, the cell-surface expressions of mutant receptors were totally (A98P and L274P) or partially (R113W) absent. Instead, they were retained intracellularly. However, treatment of cells with two chemical chaperones (100 mmol/L trimethylamine oxide or 2% dimethyl sulfoxide) or incubation at 26 degrees C restored the cell-surface expressions of mutant receptors. CONCLUSION These data show that some chemical chaperones correct the mistrafficking of misfolded A98P, L274P and R113W V2R. Thus, we believe that a therapeutic strategy based on chemical chaperones in patients with these mutations is worth trying.
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- Hae Il Cheong
- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
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Slusarz MJ, Slusarz R, Ciarkowski J. Investigation of mechanism of desmopressin binding in vasopressin V2 receptor versus vasopressin V1a and oxytocin receptors: Molecular dynamics simulation of the agonist-bound state in the membrane–aqueous system. Biopolymers 2006; 81:321-38. [PMID: 16333859 DOI: 10.1002/bip.20420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The vasopressin V2 receptor (V2R) belongs to the Class A G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). V2R is expressed in the renal collecting duct (CD), where it mediates the antidiuretic action of the neurohypophyseal hormone arginine vasopressin (CYFQNCPRG-NH2, AVP). Desmopressin ([1-deamino, 8-D]AVP, dDAVP) is strong selective V2R agonist with negligible pressor and uterotonic activity. In this paper, the interactions responsible for binding of dDAVP to vasopressin V2 receptor versus vasopressin V1a and oxytocin receptors has been examined. Three-dimensional activated models of the receptors were constructed using the multiple sequence alignment and the complex of activated rhodopsin with Gt(alpha) C-terminal peptide of transducin MII-Gt(alpha) (338-350) prototype (Slusarz, R.; Ciarkowski, J. Acta Biochim Pol 2004 51, 129-136) as a template. The 1-ns unconstrained molecular dynamics (MD) of receptor-dDAVP complexes immersed in the fully hydrated 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylcholine (POPC) membrane model was conducted in an Amber 7.0 force field. Highly conserved transmembrane residues have been proposed as being responsible for V2R activation and G protein coupling. Molecular mechanism of the dDAVP binding has been suggested. The internal water molecules involved in an intricate network of the hydrogen bonds inside the receptor cavity have been identified and their role in the stabilization of the agonist-bound state proposed.
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- Magdalena J Slusarz
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Sobieskiego 18,80-952 Gdańsk,Poland.
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Schöneberg T, Schulz A, Biebermann H, Hermsdorf T, Römpler H, Sangkuhl K. Mutant G-protein-coupled receptors as a cause of human diseases. Pharmacol Ther 2004; 104:173-206. [PMID: 15556674 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2004.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 231] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCR) are involved in directly and indirectly controlling an extraordinary variety of physiological functions. Their key roles in cellular communication have made them the target for more than 60% of all currently prescribed drugs. Mutations in GPCR can cause acquired and inherited diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa (RP), hypo- and hyperthyroidism, nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, several fertility disorders, and even carcinomas. To date, over 600 inactivating and almost 100 activating mutations in GPCR have been identified which are responsible for more than 30 different human diseases. The number of human disorders is expected to increase given the fact that over 160 GPCR have been targeted in mice. Herein, we summarize the current knowledge relevant to understanding the molecular basis of GPCR function, with primary emphasis on the mechanisms underlying GPCR malfunction responsible for different human diseases.
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- Torsten Schöneberg
- Institute of Biochemistry, Department of Molecular Biochemistry (Max-Planck-Institute Interim), Medical Faculty, University of Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
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Corona G, Petrone L, Serio M, Forti G, Maggi M. Diabete insipido: dalla fisiologia alla clinica. L'ENDOCRINOLOGO 2002; 3:43-61. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03344408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Morello JP, Salahpour A, Petäjä-Repo UE, Laperrière A, Lonergan M, Arthus MF, Nabi IR, Bichet DG, Bouvier M. Association of calnexin with wild type and mutant AVPR2 that causes nephrogenic diabetes insipidus. Biochemistry 2001; 40:6766-75. [PMID: 11389590 DOI: 10.1021/bi002699r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Over 155 mutations within the V2 vasopressin receptor (AVPR2) gene are responsible for nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI). The expression and subcellular distribution of four of these was investigated in transfected cells. These include a point mutation in the seventh transmembrane domain (S315R), a frameshift mutation in the third intracellular loop (804delG), and two nonsense mutations that code for AVPR2 truncated within the first cytoplasmic loop (W71X) and in the proximal portion of the carboxyl tail (R337X). RT-PCR revealed that mRNA was produced for all mutant receptor constructs. However, no receptor protein, as assessed by Western blot analysis, was detected for 804delG. The S315R was properly processed through the Golgi and targeted to the plasma membrane but lacked any detectable AVP binding or signaling. Thus, this mutation induces a conformational change that is compatible with endoplasmic reticulum (ER) export but dramatically affects hormone recognition. In contrast, the W71X and R337X AVPR2 were retained inside the cell as determined by immunofluorescence. Confocal microscopy revealed that they were both retained in the ER. To determine if calnexin could be involved, its interaction with the AVPR2 was assessed. Sequential coimmunoprecipitation demonstrated that calnexin associated with the precursor forms of both wild-type (WT) and mutant receptors in agreement with its general role in protein folding. Moreover, its association with the ER-retained R337X mutant was found to be longer than with the WT receptor suggesting that this molecular chaperone also plays a role in quality control and ER retention of misfolded G protein-coupled receptors.
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- J P Morello
- Département de biochimie and Le groupe de recherche sur le système nerveux autonome, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- P M Deen
- Department of Cell Physiology, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Arthus MF, Lonergan M, Crumley MJ, Naumova AK, Morin D, DE Marco LA, Kaplan BS, Robertson GL, Sasaki S, Morgan K, Bichet DG, Fujiwara TM. Report of 33 novel AVPR2 mutations and analysis of 117 families with X-linked nephrogenic diabetes insipidus. J Am Soc Nephrol 2000; 11:1044-1054. [PMID: 10820168 DOI: 10.1681/asn.v1161044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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X-linked nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI) is a rare disease caused by mutations in the arginine vasopressin receptor 2 gene (AVPR2). Thirty-three novel AVPR2 mutations were identified in 62 families that were not included in our previous studies. This study describes the diversity of mutations observed in a total of 117 families, the number of affected people at the time of diagnosis, skewed X chromosome inactivation in severely affected females, the inferred parental origin of de novo mutations, and it provides estimates of incidence. Among 117 families, there were 82 different putative disease-causing mutations. Based on haplotype analysis, it can be inferred that when the same AVPR2 mutation is identified in different families that were not known to be related, the mutations most likely arose independently. More than half of the families had only one affected male; two families presented with a severely affected female and no family history of NDI. A de novo mutation arose during oogenesis in the mother in 20% of isolated cases. The estimate of about 8.8 per million male live births of the incidence of X-linked NDI in the province of Quebec, Canada may be representative of the general population except in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, where the incidence is more than six times higher. Documentation of the diversity of mutations will assist in revealing the full spectrum of clinical variation. Discussion of genetic and population genetic aspects of X-linked NDI may contribute to early diagnosis and treatment.
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- Marie-Françoise Arthus
- Department of Medicine, Université de Montréal and Research Centre, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Université de Montréal and Research Centre, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
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- Montreal General Hospital Research Institute, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Unité 469, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-INSERM de Pharmacologie-Endocrinologie, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Pharmacology, University Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Division of Nephrology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Department of Pediatrics, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Clinical Research Center and Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois
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- Second Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
- Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
- Montreal General Hospital Research Institute, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Université de Montréal and Research Centre, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Human Genetics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
- Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
- Montreal General Hospital Research Institute, Montreal, Canada
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Chini B, Fanelli F. Molecular basis of ligand binding and receptor activation in the oxytocin and vasopressin receptor family. Exp Physiol 2000; 85 Spec No:59S-66S. [PMID: 10795907 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-445x.2000.tb00008.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Although it is now widely accepted that G-protein-coupled receptors exist in at least two allosteric states, inactive and active, and that the spontaneous equilibrium between the two is regulated by various events including the binding of specific agonists and antagonists, the molecular counterparts of these functionally different states are still poorly understood. In this paper, we review our current knowledge concerning the structure-function relationships of the oxytocin and vasopressin receptors, focusing in particular on the process of receptor activation. Using a combined approach of site-directed mutagenesis and molecular modelling, we investigated the molecular events leading to agonist-dependent and -independent receptor activation in the human oxytocin receptor. Our analysis allows us to propose that the active conformations of this receptor are characterised by similar rearrangements of its cytosolic regions that ultimately lead to the opening of a putative docking site for the G-protein. Furthermore, the dynamics of these motions are similar to that observed in the alpha1B-adrenergic receptor, thus suggesting that, although activated by different ligands, the process of receptor isomerization in these two receptors is regulated by the same cluster of highly conserved residues and that common molecular events are responsible for receptor activation in different G-protein-coupled receptors.
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- B Chini
- CNR Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology Center, Department of Pharmacology, University of Milan, Italy.
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