Two-step structural changes in M3 muscarinic receptor activation rely on the coupled G q protein cycle
Biophysical Journal(2023)
Abstract
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) regulate diverse intracellular signaling pathways through the activation of heterotrimeric G proteins. However, the effects of the sequential activation–deactivation cycle of G protein on the conformational changes of GPCRs remains unknown. By developing a Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) tool for human M3 muscarinic receptor (hM3R), we find that a single-receptor FRET probe can display the consecutive structural conversion of a receptor by G protein cycle. Our results reveal that the G protein activation evokes a two-step change in the hM3R structure, including the fast step mediated by G q protein binding and the subsequent slower step mediated by the physical separation of the Gα q and Gβγ subunits. We also find that the separated Gα q -GTP forms a stable complex with the ligand-activated hM3R and phospholipase Cβ. In sum, the present study uncovers the real-time conformational dynamics of innate hM3R during the downstream G q protein cycle.
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m3 muscarinic receptor activation,muscarinic receptor,two-step
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