Heterodimerization of calcium sensing receptors with metabotropic glutamate receptors in neurons
Heterodimerization of calcium sensing receptors with metabotropic glutamate receptors in neurons
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DOI:
10.1074/jbc.m105662200
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发表时间:
2001-10-19
影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
Breitwieser, GE
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作者:
Gama, L;Wilt, SG;Breitwieser, GE
Calcium sensing (CaR) and Group I metabotropic glutamate receptors exhibit overlapping expression patterns in brain, and share common signal transduction pathways. To determine whether CaR and Group I metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) (mGluR1 alpha and mGluR5) can form heterodimers, we immunoprecipitated CaR from bovine brain and observed co-precipitation of mGluR1a. CaR and mGluR1 alpha co-localize in hippocampal and cerebellar neurons, but are expressed separately in other brain regions. In vitro transfection studies in HEK-293 cells established the specificity and disulfide-linked nature of the CaR:mGluR1 alpha (CaR: mGluR5) interactions. CaR:mGluR1 alpha (CaR:mGluR5) heterodimers exhibit altered trafficking via Homer 1c when compared with CaR:CaR homodimers. CaR becomes sensitive to glutamate-mediated internalization when present in CaR:mGluR1 alpha heterodimers. These results demonstrate cross-family covalent heterodimerization of CaR with Group I mGluRs, and increase the potential role(s) for CaR in modulating neuronal function.