Herrick-Davis Katharine, Grinde Ellinor, Weaver Barbara A
Center for Neuropharmacology and Neuroscience, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208, United States.
Eur J Pharmacol. 2007 Jul 30;568(1-3):45-53. doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2007.04.030. Epub 2007 May 4.
Serotonin 5-HT(2C) receptors represent targets for therapeutics aimed at treating anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, and obesity. Previously, we demonstrated that 5-HT(2C) receptors function as homodimers. Herein, we investigated the effect of agonist and inverse agonist treatment on the homodimer status of two naturally occurring 5-HT(2C) receptor isoforms, one without basal activity (VGV) and one with constitutive activity (INI) with respect to Galpha(q) signaling. Cyan- and yellow-fluorescent proteins were used to monitor VGV and INI homodimer formation by western blot, and in living cells using bioluminescence and fluorescence resonance energy transfer (BRET and FRET). Western blots of solubilized membrane proteins revealed equal proportions of homodimeric receptor species from HEK293 cells transfected with either the VGV or INI isoform in the absence and presence of 5-HT. BRET ratios measured in HEK293 cells transfected with the VGV or INI isoform were the same and were not modulated by 5-HT. Similarly, FRET efficiencies were the same regardless of whether measured in cells expressing the VGV or INI isoform in the absence or presence of 5-HT or clozapine. The results indicate that serotonin 5-HT(2C) receptors form homodimers regardless of whether they are in an inactive or active conformation and are not regulated by drug treatment.
血清素5-HT(2C)受体是治疗焦虑症、抑郁症、精神分裂症和肥胖症的治疗靶点。此前,我们证明5-HT(2C)受体以同二聚体形式发挥作用。在此,我们研究了激动剂和反向激动剂处理对两种天然存在的5-HT(2C)受体亚型同二聚体状态的影响,一种相对于Gαq信号传导无基础活性(VGV),另一种具有组成性活性(INI)。使用青色和黄色荧光蛋白通过蛋白质印迹监测VGV和INI同二聚体的形成,并在活细胞中使用生物发光和荧光共振能量转移(BRET和FRET)进行监测。溶解的膜蛋白的蛋白质印迹显示,在不存在和存在5-HT的情况下,转染了VGV或INI亚型的HEK293细胞中同二聚体受体种类的比例相等。在转染了VGV或INI亚型的HEK293细胞中测量的BRET比率相同,并且不受5-HT的调节。同样,无论在不存在或存在5-HT或氯氮平的情况下在表达VGV或INI亚型的细胞中测量,FRET效率都是相同的。结果表明,血清素5-HT(2C)受体无论处于无活性还是活性构象都形成同二聚体,并且不受药物处理的调节。