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β-arrestin1 and 2 exhibit distinct phosphorylation-dependent conformations when coupling to the same GPCR in living cells

  • Raphael S. Haider
  • , Edda S.F. Matthees
  • , Julia Drube
  • , Mona Reichel
  • , Ulrike Zabel
  • , Asuka Inoue
  • , Andy Chevigné
  • , Cornelius Krasel
  • , Xavier Deupi
  • , Carsten Hoffmann*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

β-arrestins mediate regulatory processes for over 800 different G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) by adopting specific conformations that result from the geometry of the GPCR-β-arrestin complex. However, whether β-arrestin1 and 2 respond differently for binding to the same GPCR is still unknown. Employing GRK knockout cells and β-arrestins lacking the finger-loop-region, we show that the two isoforms prefer to associate with the active parathyroid hormone 1 receptor (PTH1R) in different complex configurations ("hanging" and "core"). Furthermore, the utilisation of advanced NanoLuc/FlAsH-based biosensors reveals distinct conformational signatures of β-arrestin1 and 2 when bound to active PTH1R (P-R*). Moreover, we assess β-arrestin conformational changes that are induced specifically by proximal and distal C-terminal phosphorylation and in the absence of GPCR kinases (GRKs) (R*). Here, we show differences between conformational changes that are induced by P-R* or R* receptor states and further disclose the impact of site-specific GPCR phosphorylation on arrestin-coupling and function.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5638
Number of pages1
JournalNature Communications
Volume13
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 26 Sept 2022

Keywords

  • Arrestins/metabolism
  • G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinases/metabolism
  • Luciferases
  • Parathyroid Hormone/metabolism
  • Phosphorylation/physiology
  • Protein Isoforms/metabolism
  • Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled/metabolism
  • Signal Transduction/physiology
  • beta-Arrestin 1/genetics
  • beta-Arrestin 2/genetics
  • beta-Arrestins/metabolism

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