Modulation of Glucagon Receptor Pharmacology by Receptor Activity-modifying Protein-2 (RAMP2).
Modulation of Glucagon Receptor Pharmacology by Receptor Activity-modifying Protein-2 (RAMP2).
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10.1074/jbc.m114.624601
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发表时间:
2015-09-18
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Ladds G
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Weston C;Lu J;Li N;Barkan K;Richards GO;Roberts DJ;Skerry TM;Poyner D;Pardamwar M;Reynolds CA;Dowell SJ;Willars GB;Ladds G
Background: The glucagon and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptors are important targets for treating type 2 diabetes. Results: We describe novel glucagon receptor pharmacology, through interaction with the receptor activity-modifying protein-2 (RAMP2). Conclusion: RAMP2 regulates both ligand binding and G protein selectivity of the glucagon receptor. Significance: The effect of RAMP2 should be considered when designing anti-diabetic treatments. The glucagon and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptors play important, opposing roles in regulating blood glucose levels. Consequently, these receptors have been identified as targets for novel diabetes treatments. However, drugs acting at the GLP-1 receptor, although having clinical efficacy, have been associated with severe adverse side-effects, and targeting of the glucagon receptor has yet to be successful. Here we use a combination of yeast reporter assays and mammalian systems to provide a more complete understanding of glucagon receptor signaling, considering the effect of multiple ligands, association with the receptor-interacting protein receptor activity-modifying protein-2 (RAMP2), and the role of individual G protein α-subunits. We demonstrate that RAMP2 alters both ligand selectivity and G protein preference of the glucagon receptor. Importantly, we also uncover novel cross-reactivity of therapeutically used GLP-1 receptor ligands at the glucagon receptor that is abolished by RAMP2 interaction. This study reveals the glucagon receptor as a previously unidentified target for GLP-1 receptor agonists and highlights a role for RAMP2 in regulating its pharmacology. Such previously unrecognized functions of RAMPs highlight the need to consider all receptor-interacting proteins in future drug development.