Roles of Dopamine D₂ Receptor Subregions in Interactions with β-Arrestin2
Biomolecules & Therapeutics
;
: 517-522, 2016.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-209245
ABSTRACT
β-Arrestins are one of the protein families that interact with G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). The roles of β-arrestins are multifaceted, as they mediate different processes including receptor desensitization, endocytosis, and G protein-independent signaling. Thus, determining the GPCR regions involved in the interactions with β-arrestins would be a preliminary step in understanding the molecular mechanisms involved in the selective direction of each function. In the current study, we determined the roles of the N-terminus, intracellular loops, and C-terminal tail of a representative GPCR in the interaction with β-arrestin2. For this, we employed dopamine D₂ and D₃ receptors (D₂R and D₃R, respectively), since they display distinct agonist-induced interactions with β-arrestins. Our results showed that the second and third intracellular loops of D₂R are involved in the agonist-induced translocation of β-arrestins toward plasma membranes. In contrast, the N- and C-termini of D₂R exerted negative effects on the basal interaction with β-arrestins.
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Main subject:
Tail
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Dopamine
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Cell Membrane
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Endocytosis
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Biomolecules & Therapeutics
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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