Molecular insights into the atypical activation mechanism of GPR156 in maintaining auditory function

Abstract The class C orphan GPCR GPR156, which lacks the typical extracellular region, plays a pivotal role in auditory function through Gi2/3. Here, we demonstrate that GPR156 with high constitutive activity is essential for maintaining auditory function, and we further present two cryo-EM structures of human GPR156. The GPR156 dimer in both the apo state and Gi3protein-coupled state adopt a TM5/6-TM5/6 interface, indicating the high constitutive activity of GPR156 in the apo state. The C-terminus plays a dual role in promoting G protein binding within G-bound subunit while preventing the G-free subunit from binding to additional G protein. These observations explain how GPCR activity is maintained through dimerization and provide a mechanistic insight into the sustained role of GPR156 in maintaining auditory function..

Medienart:

Preprint

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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bioRxiv.org - (2024) vom: 12. März Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ma, Xiangyu [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Li-Nan [VerfasserIn]
Liao, Menghui [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Liyan [VerfasserIn]
Xi, Kun [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Jiamin [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Cangsong [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Dan-Dan [VerfasserIn]
Cai, Pengjun [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Qingya [VerfasserIn]
Qi, Jieyu [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Huibing [VerfasserIn]
Zang, Shao-Kun [VerfasserIn]
Dong, Ying-Jun [VerfasserIn]
Miao, Luwei [VerfasserIn]
Qin, Jiao [VerfasserIn]
Ji, Su-Yu [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yue [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Jianfeng [VerfasserIn]
Mao, Chunyou [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yan [VerfasserIn]
Chai, Renjie [VerfasserIn]

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570
Biology

doi:

10.1101/2024.03.07.581839

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XBI042843324