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Structure-function studies of the C3a-receptor: C-terminal serine and threonine residues which influence receptor internalization and signaling

Settmacher, Britta ; Rheinheimer, Claudia ; Hamacher, Henning ; Ames, Robert S ; Wise, Alan ; Jenkinson, Lesley ; Bock, Daniel ; Schaefer, Myriam ; Kohl, Jorg and Klos, Andreas (2003) In European Journal of Immunology 33(4). p.920-927
Abstract
The anaphylatoxic peptide C3a is a pro-inflammatory mediator generated during complement activation, whose specific G protein coupled receptor is expressed on granulocytes, monocytes, mast cells, activated lymphocytes, and in the nervous tissue. We have generated RBL-2H3 cell clones stably expressing mutants of the human C3a-receptor (C3aR) with combined alanine (Ala) substitutions of ten C-terminal serine (Ser) or threonine (Thr) residues, which may represent putative phosphorylation sites to characterize their role in ligand-induced C3aR internalization and signaling. Ser475/479 and Thr480/481 as well as Ser449 seemed not to be involved in ligand-induced receptor internalization. Either directly or by a conformational change they even... (More)
The anaphylatoxic peptide C3a is a pro-inflammatory mediator generated during complement activation, whose specific G protein coupled receptor is expressed on granulocytes, monocytes, mast cells, activated lymphocytes, and in the nervous tissue. We have generated RBL-2H3 cell clones stably expressing mutants of the human C3a-receptor (C3aR) with combined alanine (Ala) substitutions of ten C-terminal serine (Ser) or threonine (Thr) residues, which may represent putative phosphorylation sites to characterize their role in ligand-induced C3aR internalization and signaling. Ser475/479 and Thr480/481 as well as Ser449 seemed not to be involved in ligand-induced receptor internalization. Either directly or by a conformational change they even "inhibit" C3aR internalization. In contrast, mutants with Ala substitutions at Ser465/470 and Thr463/466 were poorly internalized, and Thr463 seemed to be the most important C-terminal Thr or Ser residue directly effecting receptor internalization. However, it is likely that other C3aR regions additionally participate in this negative feed-back mechanism since even mutants with multiple Ala substitutions still internalized to a limited degree. Interestingly, in a mutant with a single exchange of Ser449 to Ala, the signal transduction assessed by a Ca(2+) assay and [(35)S]GTP gamma S-binding on HEK cells transiently co-transfected with G-alpha 16 or G-alpha O, respectively, was severely impaired, indicating that this residue of C3aR is involved in G protein coupling. (Less)
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Complement, Receptor, Internalization, Inflammation, Regulation
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European Journal of Immunology
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920 - 927
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John Wiley & Sons Inc.
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1521-4141
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10.1002/eji.200323293
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  author       = {{Settmacher, Britta and Rheinheimer, Claudia and Hamacher, Henning and Ames, Robert S and Wise, Alan and Jenkinson, Lesley and Bock, Daniel and Schaefer, Myriam and Kohl, Jorg and Klos, Andreas}},
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  publisher    = {{John Wiley & Sons Inc.}},
  series       = {{European Journal of Immunology}},
  title        = {{Structure-function studies of the C3a-receptor: C-terminal serine and threonine residues which influence receptor internalization and signaling}},
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  doi          = {{10.1002/eji.200323293}},
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