title: Rat RAMP domains involved in adrenomedullin binding specificity.
abstract: When coexpressed with receptor activity-modifying protein (RAMP)2 or -3, calcitonin receptor-like receptor (CRLR) functions as an adrenomedullin (AM) receptor (CRLR/RAMP2 or -3). Coexpression of rat (r)CRLR with rRAMP deletion mutants in HEK293T cells revealed that deletion of residues 93-99 from rRAMP2 or residues 58-64 from rRAMP3 significantly inhibits high-affinity [125I]AM binding and AM-evoked cAMP production, despite full cell surface expression of the receptor heterodimer. Apparently, these two seven-residue segments are key determinants of high-affinity agonist binding to rAM receptors and of receptor functionality. Consequently, their deletion yields peptides that are able to serve as negative regulators of AM receptor function.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, Miyazaki Medical College, 5200 Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki, Japan. kuwasako@fc.miyazaki-med-ac.jp
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kuwasako
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kitamura
authors.forename: Hisamitsu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Onitsuka
authors.forename: Tomohiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uemura
authors.forename: Yasuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nagoshi
authors.forename: Johji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Tanenao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Eto
mesh_terms: D053607:Adrenomedullin; D000818:Animals; D001667:Binding, Competitive / Q000502:physiology; D058286:Calcitonin Receptor-Like Protein; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000096:biosynthesis; D019281:Dimerization; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D010455:Peptides / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding / Q000502:physiology; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary / Q000502:physiology; D011869:Radioligand Assay; D051381:Rats; D058263:Receptor Activity-Modifying Protein 2; D058261:Receptor Activity-Modifying Proteins; D018003:Receptors, Calcitonin / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017384:Sequence Deletion; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: C545578:CALCRL protein, human; D058286:Calcitonin Receptor-Like Protein; C545579:Calcrl protein, mouse; C545580:Calcrl protein, rat; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D010455:Peptides; C545503:RAMP2 protein, human; C545506:Ramp2 protein, mouse; C545509:Ramp2 protein, rat; D058263:Receptor Activity-Modifying Protein 2; D058261:Receptor Activity-Modifying Proteins; D018003:Receptors, Calcitonin; D053607:Adrenomedullin; D000242:Cyclic AMP