Real-time trafficking and signaling of the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor

Sarah Noerklit Roed, Pernille Wismann, Christina Rye Underwood, Nikolaj Kulahin, Helle Iversen, Karen Arevad Cappelen, Lauge Schäffer, Janne Lehtonen, Jacob Hecksher-Soerensen, Anna Secher, Jesper Mosolff Mathiesen, Hans Bräuner-Osborne, Jennifer L Whistler, Sanne Moeller Knudsen, Maria Waldhoer

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    Abstract

    The glucagon-like peptide-1 incretin receptor (GLP-1R) of family B G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) is a major drug target in type-2-diabetes due to its regulatory effect on post-prandial blood-glucose levels. The mechanism(s) controlling GLP-1R mediated signaling are far from fully understood. A fundamental mechanism controlling the signaling capacity of GPCRs is the post-endocytic trafficking of receptors between recycling and degradative fates. Here, we combined microscopy with novel real-time assays to monitor both receptor trafficking and signaling in living cells. We find that the human GLP-1R internalizes rapidly and with similar kinetics in response to equipotent concentrations of GLP-1 and the stable GLP-1 analogues exendin-4 and liraglutide. Receptor internalization was confirmed in mouse pancreatic islets. GLP-1R is shown to be a recycling receptor with faster recycling rates mediated by GLP-1 as compared to exendin-4 and liraglutide. Furthermore, a prolonged cycling of ligand-activated GLP-1Rs was observed and is suggested to be correlated with a prolonged cAMP signal.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalMolecular and Cellular Endocrinology
    Volume382
    Issue number2
    Pages (from-to)938-949
    Number of pages12
    ISSN0303-7207
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Feb 2014

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