RGD Reference Report - Differential involvement of intracellular domains of the rat NTS1 neurotensin receptor in coupling to G proteins: a molecular basis for agonist-directed trafficking of receptor stimulus. - Rat Genome Database

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Differential involvement of intracellular domains of the rat NTS1 neurotensin receptor in coupling to G proteins: a molecular basis for agonist-directed trafficking of receptor stimulus.

Authors: Skrzydelski, Delphine  Lhiaubet, Anne-Marie  Lebeau, Antony  Forgez, Patricia  Yamada, Misa  Hermans, Emmanuel  Rostene, William  Pelaprat, Didier 
Citation: Skrzydelski D, etal., Mol Pharmacol. 2003 Aug;64(2):421-9. doi: 10.1124/mol.64.2.421.
RGD ID: 596992334
Pubmed: PMID:12869647   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.1124/mol.64.2.421   (Journal Full-text)

In this work, we evidenced characteristic features of agonist-induced trafficking of receptor stimulus for the rat neurotensin receptor 1 (NTS1). Thus, reverse potency orders between two agonists, EISAI-1 and neuromedin N, were observed in inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate and cAMP assays in Chinese hamster ovary cells transfected with this receptor. Indeed, compared with other agonists, EISAI-1 presented lower relative potency toward inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate production than toward cAMP accumulation, guanosine 5'-O -(3-[35 S]thio)triphosphate binding, and [3H]arachidonic acid production. These results indicated pathway-dependent differences in EISAI-1 intrinsic efficacies, favoring activations of Gs- and Gi/o-related pathways over the Gq/11-related pathway. Moreover, although coupling to Gq/11 and Gi/o involved the third intracellular loop and the C-terminal domain of the NTS1 receptor, respectively, we demonstrated that deletion of the latter domain suppressed agonist-induced cAMP accumulation, suggesting that this domain also mediated coupling to Gs. Together, these results indicated that, unlike other agonists, EISAI-1 discriminated between the pathways involving the receptor C-terminal domain and that involving the third intracellular loop. These properties of EISAI-1 were also observed in cortical neurons endogenously expressing the NTS1 receptor. They were further attributed to the functionalization of its COOH end by an ethyl group, because the unesterified analog EISAI-2 presented normal behavior on inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate production. These findings support the hypothesis of agonist-selective receptor states with distinct conformations or accessibilities of intracellular domains. They also suggest that the differential involvement of these domains in coupling to G proteins might represent a molecular basis for agonist-selective responses through G protein-coupled receptors.



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Biological Process

  
Object SymbolSpeciesTermQualifierEvidenceWithNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
Ntsr1RatcAMP biosynthetic process  IMP  RGD 
Ntsr1Ratregulation of inositol trisphosphate biosynthetic process  IDA  RGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Ntsr1  (neurotensin receptor 1)


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