title: Functional domains of the mouse beta(3)-adrenoceptor associated with differential G-protein coupling.
abstract: Localization of G-protein-coupled receptors within membrane microdomains is associated with differential signalling pathway activation. We have shown that two mouse beta(3)-AR (beta(3)-adrenoceptor) isoforms encoded by alternatively spliced mRNAs differ in their signalling properties; the beta(3a)-AR couples only with G(s), whereas the beta(3b)-AR couples with both G(s) and G(i). Our previous studies indicated that the beta(3a)-AR is restrained from coupling with G(i) due to the interaction of residues in the C-terminus with other protein(s). We have investigated the hypothesis that the beta(3a)-AR interacts with caveolin. Disruption of caveolae in CHO (Chinese-hamster ovary)-K1 cells expressing wild-type beta(3a)-ARs with filipin III, or mutation of a putative caveolin-binding site in the beta(3a)-AR, causes cAMP accumulation to become PTX (pertussis toxin)-sensitive. Likewise, filipin treatment of mouse brown adipocytes that express endogenous beta(3a)-ARs produces a substantial reduction in agonist-stimulated cAMP production that is rescued by pre-treatment with PTX. These studies suggest that beta(3a)-ARs may be restricted to caveolae and that localization of the receptor may play a specific role in G-protein-mediated signalling.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Hutchinson
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Summers
mesh_terms: D017398:Alternative Splicing; D020816:Amino Acid Motifs; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D011485:Protein Binding; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D022702:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-3 / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D020033:Protein Isoforms; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D022702:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-3; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins