title: Multiple pathways for the dynamin-regulated internalization of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors.
abstract: An important regulatory pathway of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) is the internalization of receptors into the cell interior. To unravel the molecular mechanisms by which GPCRs are internalized, we have studied the internalization of various members of the family of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (mAChRs). Using the transient expression system of HEK-293 cells, we showed that the M(1), M(3) and M(4) mAChRs are internalized into clathrin-coated vesicles and recycle back to the plasma membrane. This internalization pathway is dependent on the concerted action of beta-arrestin, c-Src and the GTPase dynamin, which 'catalyses' the budding of clathrin-coated vesicles (and other vesicles) from the plasma membrane. Internalization of the M(2) mAChR (which is highly structurally and functionally related to the M(4) receptor subtype) also requires dynamin, but proceeds in an apparent beta-arrestin-, c-Src- and clathrin-independent manner. Internalized M(2) mAChRs also show virtually no receptor recycling, but are down-regulated. This demonstrates that GPCRs can be internalized by multiple dynamin-dependent pathways in a highly regulated manner.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Pharmakologie, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, D-45122 Essen, Germany. van_koppen@uni-essen.de
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: van Koppen
mesh_terms: D019943:Amino Acid Substitution; D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000502:physiology; D022163:Clathrin-Coated Vesicles / Q000502:physiology; D034281:Dynamins; D004705:Endocytosis / Q000502:physiology*; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D008870:Microtubules / Q000502:physiology; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000378:metabolism; D018341:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2 / Q000502:physiology; D011976:Receptors, Muscarinic / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D020033:Protein Isoforms; D018341:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2; D011976:Receptors, Muscarinic; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; D034281:Dynamins