Structures of β1-adrenergic receptor in complex with Gs and ligands of different efficacies

Minfei Su, Navid Paknejad, Lan Zhu, Jinan Wang, Hung Nguyen Do, Yinglong Miao, Wei Liu, Richard K. Hite () and Xin-Yun Huang ()
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Minfei Su: Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University
Navid Paknejad: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Lan Zhu: Medical College of Wisconsin
Jinan Wang: University of Kansas
Hung Nguyen Do: University of Kansas
Yinglong Miao: University of Kansas
Wei Liu: Medical College of Wisconsin
Richard K. Hite: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Xin-Yun Huang: Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University

Nature Communications, 2022, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-13

Abstract: Abstract G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) receive signals from ligands with different efficacies, and transduce to heterotrimeric G-proteins to generate different degrees of physiological responses. Previous studies revealed how ligands with different efficacies activate GPCRs. Here, we investigate how a GPCR activates G-proteins upon binding ligands with different efficacies. We report the cryo-EM structures of β1-adrenergic receptor (β1-AR) in complex with Gs (GαsGβ1Gγ2) and a partial agonist or a very weak partial agonist, and compare them to the β1-AR–Gs structure in complex with a full agonist. Analyses reveal similar overall complex architecture, with local conformational differences. Cellular functional studies with mutations of β1-AR residues show effects on the cellular signaling from β1-AR to the cAMP response initiated by the three different ligands, with residue-specific functional differences. Biochemical investigations uncover that the intermediate state complex comprising β1-AR and nucleotide-free Gs is more stable when binding a full agonist than a partial agonist. Molecular dynamics simulations support the local conformational flexibilities and different stabilities among the three complexes. These data provide insights into the ligand efficacy in the activation of GPCRs and G-proteins.

Date: 2022
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