title: Role of Asp297 of the AT2 receptor in high-affinity binding to different peptide ligands.
abstract: To determine how ligand-receptor interaction is affected by the charges of the amino acids at position 2 of the ligands and position 297 of the AT2 receptor, we generated the Asp297Lys mutant of AT2 and a ligand SarAsp(2)Ile. Asp297Lys mutant lost affinity to Ang II and SarIle however retained partial affinity to 125I-CGP42112A. The SarAsp(2)Ile had high affinity to Asp297Lys (IC(50)3.5nM) and partial affinity to the AT2 (IC(50)15nM). Therefore, not only the charge, but also the length of the side arms of the amino acids at position 2 of the ligand and position 297 of the receptor affect their interaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Knowle
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kurfis
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gavini
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pulakat
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001224:Aspartic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D008024:Ligands; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011485:Protein Binding; D011945:Receptors, Angiotensin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D011945:Receptors, Angiotensin; D001224:Aspartic Acid