title: Different role of intracellular loops of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor in G-protein coupling.
abstract: Previous studies revealed the importance of the third intracellular loop of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) in coupling to G(s) and G(i1) proteins. In order to further study the signaling mechanisms of GLP-1R, we tested three peptides, corresponding to the sequences of the first (IC(1)), the second (IC(2)), and the third (IC(3)) intracellular loop of GLP-1R, for their interactions with heterotrimeric G-proteins of different types (G(alphas), G(alphao), G(alphai1), and G(alpha11) plus G(beta1gamma2)) overexpressed in sf9 cells. IC(3) peptide powerfully stimulates all types of tested G-proteins, whereas IC(1) and IC(2) peptides show differential effects on G-proteins. Both IC(1) and IC(2) peptides activate G(s) and cooperate with IC(3) peptide in its stimulation. G(o) is not affected by IC(1) and IC(2). G(i1) and G(11) are not affected by IC(1), but are activated by IC(2), which in activation cooperates with IC(3). We suggest that GLP-1R is not coupled only to G(s) and G(i1), as shown previously, but also to G(o) and G(11). IC(3) loop is the main switch that mediates signaling via GLP-1R to G-proteins, while IC(1) and IC(2) loops are important in discrimination between different types of G-proteins.
authors.affiliation: Medical Faculty, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Ljubljana, Vrazov trg 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
authors.forename: Aljosa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bavec
authors.forename: Mattias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hällbrink
authors.forename: Ulo
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Langel
authors.forename: Matjaz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zorko
mesh_terms: D000246:Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose / Q000378:metabolism; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D016466:CHO Cells; D002460:Cell Line; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D002772:Cholera Toxin / Q000378:metabolism; D006224:Cricetinae; D000067757:Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor; D020962:Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D037342:Pertussis Toxin / Q000378:metabolism; D011485:Protein Binding; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D018027:Receptors, Glucagon / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D018411:Spodoptera
chemical_list: D000067757:Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor; D010455:Peptides; D018027:Receptors, Glucagon; D000246:Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose; D002772:Cholera Toxin; D037342:Pertussis Toxin; D020962:Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins