title: Suppression of prostaglandin E receptor signaling by the variant form of EP1 subtype.
abstract: A cDNA clone of prostaglandin (PG) E receptor EP1 subtype (rEP1) was isolated from a rat uterus cDNA library. It encodes 405 amino acid residues with seven transmembrane-spanning domains and couples to Ca2+ mobilization. In addition, three cDNA clones encoding a variant form of rEP1 were isolated. The open reading frame can code a 366-amino acid protein carrying a specific change of 49 amino acids from the middle of transmembrane segment VI to COOH terminus; it possesses a transmembrane segment VII-like structure lacking an intracellular COOH-terminal tail. Southern blot analysis of rat genomic DNA and genomic polymerase chain reaction demonstrated that these cDNAs were derived from a single copy gene. Northern blot analysis and ribonuclease protection assay revealed that both rEP1 and rEP1-variant receptor mRNAs were highly expressed in the kidney. Immunoblot with an antibody directed toward the specific region of rEP1-variant receptor showed that rEP1-variant receptor protein was expressed in the membrane of the kidney and Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells transfected with rEP1-variant cDNA. Thus, the rEP1-variant receptor is translated from mRNA which is not spliced at nucleotide position 952 in the segment VI transmembrane region. rEP1-variant receptor retained the ligand binding activity with affinity and specificity similar to rEP1 receptor, but lost the coupling of signal transduction systems by itself. However, when rEP1-variant receptor was stably co-expressed with rEP1 receptor in CHO cells, the Ca2+ mobilization mediated by EP1 receptor was significantly suppressed. Furthermore, when rEP1-variant receptor was expressed in CHO cells, cAMP formation by activation of endogenous EP4 receptor was strongly blocked. These results suggest that the rEP1-variant receptor may affect the efficiency of signal coupling of PGE receptors and attenuate the action of PGE2 on tissues.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology, Osaka Bioscience Institute, Suita 565, Japan.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Okuda-Ashitaka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ezashi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miwa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hayaishi
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D006224:Cricetinae; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000737:chemistry; D005260:Female; D015723:Gene Library; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D051381:Rats; D018078:Receptors, Prostaglandin E / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D058306:Receptors, Prostaglandin E, EP1 Subtype; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014599:Uterus / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; C545637:Ptger1 protein, rat; D018078:Receptors, Prostaglandin E; D058306:Receptors, Prostaglandin E, EP1 Subtype