Nature
Nature
5 years ago

Single-molecule analysis of ligand efficacy in β2AR–G-protein activation

Single-molecule analysis of ligand efficacy in β2AR–G-protein activation
Maria Hauge, Jose Manuel Perez-Aguilar, Brian K. Kobilka, Hong Zhao, Harel Weinstein, Zhou Zhou, Daniel S. Terry, Jonathan A. Javitch, Matthieu Masureel, Signe Mathiasen, G. Glenn Gregorio, Manuel Juette, Scott C. Blanchard, Daniel Hilger
G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR)-mediated signal transduction is central to human physiology and disease intervention, yet the molecular mechanisms responsible for ligand-dependent signalling responses remain poorly understood. In class A GPCRs, receptor activation and G-protein coupling entail outward movements of transmembrane helix 6 (TM6). Here, using single-molecule fluorescence resonance energy transfer imaging, we examine TM6 movements in the β2 adrenergic receptor (β2AR) upon exposure to orthosteric ligands with different efficacies, in the absence and presence of the Gs heterotrimer. We show that partial and full agonists differentially affect TM6 motions to regulate the rate at which GDP-bound β2AR–Gs complexes are formed and the efficiency of nucleotide exchange leading to Gs activation. These data also reveal transient nucleotide-bound β2AR–Gs species that are distinct from known structures, and provide single-molecule perspectives on the allosteric link between ligand- and nucleotide-binding pockets that shed new light on the G-protein activation mechanism.

Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature22354

DOI: 10.1038/nature22354

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