Roles of the 1B-Adrenergic Receptor Phosphorylation Domains in Signaling and Internalization
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES(2023)
Abstract
The function of the alpha(1B)-adrenergic receptor phosphorylation sites previously detected by mass spectrometry was evaluated by employing mutants, substituting them with non-phosphorylatable amino acids. Substitution of the intracellular loop 3 (IL3) sites did not alter baseline or stimulated receptor phosphorylation, whereas substitution of phosphorylation sites in the carboxyl terminus (Ctail) or both domains (IL3/Ctail) markedly decreased receptor phosphorylation. Cells expressing the IL3 or Ctail receptor mutants exhibited a noradrenaline-induced calcium-maximal response similar to those expressing the wild-type receptor, and a shift to the left in the concentration-response curve to noradrenaline was also noticed. Cells expressing the IL3/Ctail mutant exhibited higher apparent potency and increased maximal response to noradrenaline than those expressing the wild-type receptor. Phorbol ester-induced desensitization of the calcium response to noradrenaline was reduced in cells expressing the IL3 mutant and abolished in cells in which the Ctail or the IL3/Ctail were modified. In contrast, desensitization in response to preincubation with noradrenaline was unaffected in cells expressing the distinct receptor mutants. Noradrenaline-induced ERK phosphorylation was surprisingly increased in cells expressing IL3-modified receptors but not in those expressing receptors with the Ctail or IL3/Ctail substitutions. Our data indicate that phosphorylation sites in the IL3 and Ctail domains mediate and regulate alpha(1B)-adrenergic receptor function. Phorbol ester-induced desensitization seems to be closely associated with receptor phosphorylation, whereas noradrenaline-induced desensitization likely involves other elements.
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Key words
alpha(1B)-adrenergic receptor,receptor phosphorylation,receptor desensitization,receptor internalization,phosphorylation sites
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