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Structure and Function of the Hypertension Variant A486V of G Protein-coupled Receptor Kinase 4.

ABSTRACT: G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) kinases (GRKs) bind to and phosphorylate GPCRs, initiating the process of GPCR desensitization and internalization. GRK4 is implicated in the regulation of blood pressure, and three GRK4 polymorphisms (R65L, A142V, and A486V) are associated with hypertension. Here, we describe the 2.6 Å structure of human GRK4? A486V crystallized in the presence of 5'-adenylyl ?,?-imidodiphosphate. The structure of GRK4? is similar to other GRKs, although slight differences exist within the RGS homology (RH) bundle subdomain, substrate-binding site, and kinase C-tail. The RH bundle subdomain and kinase C-terminal lobe form a strikingly acidic surface, whereas the kinase N-terminal lobe and RH terminal subdomain surfaces are much more basic. In this respect, GRK4? is more similar to GRK2 than GRK6. A fully ordered kinase C-tail reveals interactions linking the C-tail with important determinants of kinase activity, including the ?B helix, ?D helix, and the P-loop. Autophosphorylation of wild-type GRK4? is required for full kinase activity, as indicated by a lag in phosphorylation of a peptide from the dopamine D1 receptor without ATP preincubation. In contrast, this lag is not observed in GRK4? A486V. Phosphopeptide mapping by mass spectrometry indicates an increased rate of autophosphorylation of a number of residues in GRK4? A486V relative to wild-type GRK4?, including Ser-485 in the kinase C-tail.

SUBMITTER: Allen SJ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4536442 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Structure and Function of the Hypertension Variant A486V of G Protein-coupled Receptor Kinase 4.

Allen Samantha J SJ Parthasarathy Gopal G Darke Paul L PL Diehl Ronald E RE Ford Rachael E RE Hall Dawn L DL Johnson Scott A SA Reid John C JC Rickert Keith W KW Shipman Jennifer M JM Soisson Stephen M SM Zuck Paul P Munshi Sanjeev K SK Lumb Kevin J KJ

The Journal of biological chemistry 20150701 33

G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) kinases (GRKs) bind to and phosphorylate GPCRs, initiating the process of GPCR desensitization and internalization. GRK4 is implicated in the regulation of blood pressure, and three GRK4 polymorphisms (R65L, A142V, and A486V) are associated with hypertension. Here, we describe the 2.6 Å structure of human GRK4α A486V crystallized in the presence of 5'-adenylyl β,γ-imidodiphosphate. The structure of GRK4α is similar to other GRKs, although slight differences exis ...[more]

PMID: 26134571

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Structure and Function of the Hypertension Variant A486V of G Protein-coupled Receptor Kinase 4.

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Structure and Function of the Hypertension Variant A486V of G Protein-coupled Receptor Kinase 4.

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