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- Title
Leu128<sup>3.43</sup> (L128) and Val247<sup>6.40</sup> (V247) of CXCR1 Are Critical Amino Acid Residues for G Protein Coupling and Receptor Activation.
- Authors
Xinbing Han; Tachado, Souvenir D.; Koziel, Henry; Boisvert, William A.; Jeyaseelan, Samithamby
- Abstract
CXCR1, a classic GPCR that binds IL-8, plays a key role in neutrophil activation and migration by activating phospholipase C (PLC)b through Ga15 and Gai which generates diacylglycerol and inositol phosphates (IPs). In this study, two conserved amino acid residues of CXCR1 on the transmembrane domain (TM) 3 and TM6, Leu1283.43 (L128) and Val2476.40 (V247), respectively, were selectively substituted with other amino acids to investigate the role of these conserved residues in CXCR1 activation. Although two selective mutants on Leu128, Leu128Ala (L128A) and Leu128Arg (L128R), demonstrated high binding affinity to IL-8, they were not capable of coupling to G proteins and consequently lost the functional response of the receptors. By contrast, among the four mutants at residue Val247 (TM6.40), replacing Val247 with Ala (V247A) and Asn (V247N) led to constitutive activation of mutant receptors when cotransfected with Gα15. The V247N mutant also constitutively activated the Gai protein. These results indicate that L1 28 on TM3.43 is involved in G protein coupling and receptor activation but is unimportant for ligand binding. On the other hand, V247 on TM6.40 plays a critical role in maintaining the receptor in the inactive state, and the substitution of V247 impaired the receptor constraint and stabilized an active conformation. Functionally, there was an increase in chemotaxis in response to IL-8 in cells expressing V247A and V247N. Our findings indicate that Leu1283.43 and Val2476.40 are critical for G protein coupling and activation of signaling effectors, providing a valuable insight into the mechanism of CXCR1 activation.
- Subjects
PHOSPHOLIPASE C; DIGLYCERIDES; INOSITOL phosphates; AMINO acids; G protein genetics; LIGAND binding (Biochemistry)
- Publication
PLoS ONE, 2012, Vol 7, Issue 8, p1
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0042765