Rescue of defective G protein-coupled receptor function in vivo by intermolecular cooperation
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Rescue of defective G protein-coupled receptor function in vivo by intermolecular cooperation
Abstract
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are ubiquitous mediators of signaling of hormones, neurotransmitters, and sensing. The old dogma is that a one ligand/one receptor complex constitutes the functional unit of GPCR signaling. However, there is mounting evidence that some GPCRs form dimers or oligomers during their biosynthesis, activation, inactivation, and/or internalization. This evidence has been obtained exclusively from cell culture experiments, and proof for the physiological significance of GPCR di/oligomerization in vivo is still missing. Using the mouse luteinizing hormone receptor (LHR) as a model GPCR, we demonstrate that transgenic mice coexpressing binding-deficient and signaling-deficient forms of LHR can reestablish normal LH actions through intermolecular functional complementation of the mutant receptors in the absence of functional wild-type receptors. These results provide compelling in vivo evidence for the physiological relevance of intermolecular cooperation in GPCR signaling.
Conflict of interest statement
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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Comment in
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An in vivo demonstration of functional G protein-coupled receptor dimers.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Feb 2;107(5):1819-20. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0914432107. Epub 2010 Feb 1. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010. PMID: 20133832 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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