title: Domains of the parathyroid hormone (PTH) receptor required for regulation by G protein-coupled receptor kinases (GRKs).
abstract: To investigate the domains of the parathyroid hormone (PTH) receptor required for regulation by G protein-coupled receptor kinases (GRKs), we created mutant PTH receptors lacking potential GRK-phosphorylation sites. Mutant #1 was truncated at amino acid 544 and, therefore, lacked nine hydroxyl group-containing amino acids at the C-terminus. In mutant #2, we replaced threonines 392 and 399 in the third intracellular loop with glycines. Co-transfection of HEK293 cells with the wild-type receptor and either GRK2, GRK3, or GRK5 inhibited PTH-induced cyclic (cAMP) generation; co-transfection of GRK4 or GRK6 had no effect on PTH receptor responsiveness. GRK2-mediated inhibition of PTH receptor signaling was associated with enhanced phosphorylation receptor proteins. Co-expression of GRK2 similarly reduced PTH-induced cAMP generation by the wild-type receptor and mutant #1, and caused phosphorylation of receptor proteins to a similar extent. Co-expression of GRK2 had little effect on PTH-induced cAMP generation by mutant #2 but enhanced agonist-induced phosphorylation of mutant #2 compared with that of either the wild-type receptor or mutant #1. Enhanced phosphorylation of mutant #2 was associated with a reduction in agonist-induced internalization of mutant #2 compared with the wild-type receptor. Thus, phosphorylation of mutant #2 failed to cause receptor desensitization and inhibited receptor internalization. These data are consistent with the notion that: (a) GRKs contribute to regulating PTH receptor responsiveness, and (b) domains in the third intracellular loop are not required for agonist-induced phosphorylation of PTH receptors, but are critical for both agonist-induced internalization of PTH receptors and GRK2-mediated regulation of PTH receptor signaling.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Centers, Box 3014, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Flannery
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Spurney
mesh_terms: D019943:Amino Acid Substitution; D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000502:physiology*; D004705:Endocytosis; D054770:G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 3; D005998:Glycine / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D009154:Mutation; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000378:metabolism*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D011869:Radioligand Assay; D051381:Rats; D018016:Receptors, Parathyroid Hormone / Q000819:agonists / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D013912:Threonine / Q000235:genetics; D051552:beta-Adrenergic Receptor Kinases
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D018016:Receptors, Parathyroid Hormone; D013912:Threonine; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases; D054770:G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 3; C517848:GRK3 protein, human; C517851:Grk3 protein, rat; D051552:beta-Adrenergic Receptor Kinases; D005998:Glycine