Structure of a nanobody-stabilized active state of the β(2) adrenoceptor

Søren Gøgsig Faarup Rasmussen, Hee-Jung Choi, Juan Jose Fung, Els Pardon, Paola Casarosa, Pil Seok Chae, Brian T Devree, Daniel M Rosenbaum, Foon Sun Thian, Tong Sun Kobilka, Andreas Schnapp, Ingo Konetzki, Roger K Sunahara, Samuel H Gellman, Alexander Pautsch, Jan Steyaert, William I Weis, Brian K Kobilka

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Abstract

G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) exhibit a spectrum of functional behaviours in response to natural and synthetic ligands. Recent crystal structures provide insights into inactive states of several GPCRs. Efforts to obtain an agonist-bound active-state GPCR structure have proven difficult due to the inherent instability of this state in the absence of a G protein. We generated a camelid antibody fragment (nanobody) to the human β(2) adrenergic receptor (β(2)AR) that exhibits G protein-like behaviour, and obtained an agonist-bound, active-state crystal structure of the receptor-nanobody complex. Comparison with the inactive β(2)AR structure reveals subtle changes in the binding pocket; however, these small changes are associated with an 11 Å outward movement of the cytoplasmic end of transmembrane segment 6, and rearrangements of transmembrane segments 5 and 7 that are remarkably similar to those observed in opsin, an active form of rhodopsin. This structure provides insights into the process of agonist binding and activation.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftNature
Vol/bind469
Udgave nummer7329
Sider (fra-til)175-80
Antal sider6
ISSN0028-0836
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 13 jan. 2011

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