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  • Title: Selective reconstitution of gastrin-releasing peptide receptor with G alpha q.
    Author: Hellmich MR, Battey JF, Northup JK.
    Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A; 1997 Jan 21; 94(2):751-6. PubMed ID: 9012857.
    Abstract:
    Identification of the molecular mechanisms that determine specificity of coupling interactions between gastrin-releasing peptide receptors (GRPrs) and their cognate heterotrimeric GTP-binding proteins is a fundamental step in understanding the signal transduction cascade initiated by receptor-ligand interaction. To explore these mechanisms in greater detail, we have developed an in situ reconstitution assay in chaotrope-extracted membranes from mouse fibroblasts expressing the GRPr, and we have used it to measure GRPr-catalyzed binding of GTP gamma S to purified G protein alpha subunits. Binding studies with 125I-labeled [D-Tyr6]bombesin(6-13) methyl ester (125I-Tyr-ME), a GRPr specific antagonist, show a single binding site with a Kd = 1.4 nM +/- 0.4 (mean +/- SD, n = 3) and capacity of 15-22 pmol of receptor per mg of protein in the extracted membrane preparations, representing a 2- to 3-fold enrichment of binding sites compared with the membranes before extraction. Quantitative ligand displacement analysis using various unlabeled GRPr agonists shows a rank order of potency characteristic of the GRPr: bombesin > or = GRP > > neuromedin B. Reconstitution of urea extracted membranes with a purified G alpha q showed that receptor-catalyzed binding of GTP gamma S was dependent on agonist (GRP) and G beta gamma subunits. The EC50 for GRP was 3.5 nM, which correlates well with the reported Kd of 3.1 nM for GRP binding to GRPr expressed in mouse fibroblasts [Benya, R. V., et al. (1994) Mol. Pharmacol. 46, 235-245]. The apparent Kd for bovine brain G beta gamma in this assay was 60 nM, and the Km for squid retinal G alpha q was 90 nM. The GRPr-catalyzed binding of GTP gamma S is selective for G alpha q, since we did not detect receptor-catalyzed exchange using either G alpha i/o or G alpha t. These data demonstrate that GRPr can functionally couple to G alpha q but not to the pertussis toxin-sensitive G alpha i/o or retinal specific G alpha t. This in situ receptor reconstitution method will allow molecular characterization of G protein coupling to other heptahelical receptors.
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