Amino acids 356–372 constitute a Gi‐activator sequence of the α2‐adrenergic receptor and have a Phe substitute in the G protein‐activator sequence motif
- 12 October 1992
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 311 (1) , 29-32
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(92)81359-t
Abstract
The human alpha 2-adrenergic receptor contains the sequence KASRWRGRQNREKRFTF (amino acids 356-372) at the C-terminal end of its third intracellular loop. This sequence satisfies the structural criteria for G protein-activating sequences [(1992) J. Biol. Chem. 267, 8342-8346] except that the C-terminal sequence is B-B-X-X-Phe instead of B-B-X-B or B-B-X-X-B (B: basic residue, X: non-basic residue). Nevertheless, the synthetic peptide corresponding to this sequence (peptide alpha 2-F) was found to activate Gi and Go strongly with a saturated effect at 1-3 microM. Furthermore, the substitution of the C-terminal Phe of peptide alpha 2-F with Arg, Trp, and Tyr (but not Ala or Asp) did not appreciably affect the Gi-activating potency. It is suggested that the C-terminal basic residue of the B-B-X-X-B motif in Gi-activating sequences can be replaced by an aromatic residue.Keywords
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