title: Molecular characterization of the human beta 3-adrenergic receptor.
abstract: Since the classification of beta-adrenergic receptors (beta-ARs) into beta 1 and beta 2 subtypes, additional beta-ARs have been implicated in the control of various metabolic processes by catecholamines. A human gene has been isolated that encodes a third beta-AR, here referred to as the "beta 3-adrenergic receptor." Exposure of eukaryotic cells transfected with this gene to adrenaline or noradrenaline promotes the accumulation of adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate; only 2 of 11 classical beta-AR blockers efficiently inhibited this effect, whereas two others behaved as beta 3-AR agonists. The potency order of beta-AR agonists for the beta 3-AR correlates with their rank order for stimulating various metabolic processes in tissues where atypical adrenergic sites are thought to exist. In particular, novel beta-AR agonists having high thermogenic, antiobesity, and antidiabetic activities in animal models are among the most potent stimulators of the beta 3-AR.
authors.affiliation: CNRS, Université Paris VII, France.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Emorine
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marullo
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Briend-Sutren
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Patey
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tate
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Delavier-Klutchko
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Strosberg
mesh_terms: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D006224:Cricetinae; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta; D000242:Cyclic AMP