Functional and biophysical analysis of the C-terminus of the CGRP-Receptor ; a Family B GPCR.

CONNER, Matthew, HICKS, Matthew R., DAFFORN, Tim, KNOWLES, Timothy J., LUDWIG, Christian, STADDON, Susan, OVERDUIN, Michael, GÜNTHER, Ulrich L., THOME, Johannes, WHEATLEY, Mark, POYNER, David R. and CONNER, Alex C. (2008). Functional and biophysical analysis of the C-terminus of the CGRP-Receptor ; a Family B GPCR. Biochemistry, 47 (32), 8434-8444.

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Abstract

G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) typically have a functionally important C-terminus which, in the largest subfamily (family A), includes a membrane-parallel eighth helix. Mutations of this region are associated with several diseases. There are few C-terminal studies on the family B GPCRs and no data supporting the existence of a similar eighth helix in this second major subfamily, which has little or no sequence homology to family A GPCRs. Here we show that the C-terminus of a family B GPCR (CLR) has a disparate region from N400 to C436 required for CGRP-mediated internalization, and a proximal region of twelve residues (from G388 to W399), in a similar position to the family A eighth helix, required for receptor localization at the cell surface. A combination of circular and linear dichroism, fluorescence and modified waterLOGSY NMR spectroscopy (SALMON) demonstrated that a peptide mimetic of this domain readily forms a membrane-parallel helix anchored to the liposome by an interfacial tryptophan residue. The study reveals two key functions held within the C-terminus of a family B GPCR and presents support for an eighth helical region with striking topological similarity to the nonhomologous family A receptor. This helix structure appears to be found in most other family B GPCRs.

Item Type:	Article
Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018:	Biomedical Research Centre
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1021/bi8004126
Page Range:	8434-8444
Depositing User:	Rebecca Jones
Date Deposited:	01 Mar 2012 10:04
Last Modified:	18 Mar 2021 10:00
URI:	https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/4874

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