title: Cannabinoid receptor-G protein interactions: G(alphai1)-bound structures of IC3 and a mutant with altered G protein specificity.
abstract: The structure of the C-terminal region of the third cytoplasmic loop (IC3) of the cannabinoid receptor one (CB1) bound to G(alphai1) has been determined using transferred nuclear Overhauser effects (NOEs). The wild-type IC3 sequence is helical when associated with G(alphai1). In contrast, a peptide containing the amino-acid inversion, Ala(341)-Leu(342) adopts a single turn. These findings correlate with the attenuated G(i) association of CB1 with the Ala(341)-Leu(342) mutation previously observed in vivo and the diminished stimulation of G(alphai1) GTPase activity by the corresponding peptide demonstrated in vitro here. These results, the first to report the structure of a GPCR domain while associated with G protein, imply the C-terminus of CB1 IC3, a region with high-sequence conservation among G-protein coupled receptors, must be helical for efficient coupling and activation of the G(i) protein.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Division of Biology and Medicine, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA.
authors.forename: Amy L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Ulfers
authors.forename: Jonathan L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: McMurry
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Ligong
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Debra A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Kendall
authors.forename: Dale F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Mierke
mesh_terms: D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009154:Mutation; D011485:Protein Binding / Q000235:genetics*; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D043882:Receptors, Cannabinoid; D011955:Receptors, Drug / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D043882:Receptors, Cannabinoid; D011955:Receptors, Drug; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins