title: Ligand binding and activation of the CGRP receptor.
abstract: The receptor for CGRP (calcitonin gene-related peptide) is a heterodimer between a GPCR (G-protein-coupled receptor), CLR (calcitonin receptor-like receptor) and an accessory protein, RAMP1 (receptor activity-modifying protein 1). Models have been produced of RAMP1 and CLR. It is likely that the C-terminus of CGRP interacts with the extracellular N-termini of CLR and RAMP1; the extreme N-terminus of CLR is particularly important and may interact directly with CGRP and also with RAMP1. The N-terminus of CGRP interacts with the TM (transmembrane) portion of the receptor; the second ECL (extracellular loop) is especially important. Receptor activation is likely to involve the relative movements of TMs 3 and 6 to create a G-protein-binding pocket, as in Family A GPCRs. Pro(321) in TM6 appears to act as a pivot. At the base of TMs 2 and 3, Arg(151), His(155) and Glu(211) may form a loose equivalent of the Family A DRY (Asp-Arg-Tyr) motif. Although the details of this proposed activation mechanism clearly do not apply to all Family B GPCRs, the broad outlines may be conserved.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of Swansea, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Conner
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Simms
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barwell
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wheatley
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Poyner
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide / Q000378:metabolism*; D058286:Calcitonin Receptor-Like Protein; D006801:Humans; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D008024:Ligands; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011485:Protein Binding / Q000502:physiology; D058262:Receptor Activity-Modifying Protein 1; D058261:Receptor Activity-Modifying Proteins; D018003:Receptors, Calcitonin / Q000378:metabolism; D018015:Receptors, Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: C545578:CALCRL protein, human; D058286:Calcitonin Receptor-Like Protein; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D008024:Ligands; D008565:Membrane Proteins; C545502:RAMP1 protein, human; D058262:Receptor Activity-Modifying Protein 1; D058261:Receptor Activity-Modifying Proteins; D018003:Receptors, Calcitonin; D018015:Receptors, Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide