Synergetic Roles of Formyl Peptide Receptor 1 Oligomerization in Ligand-Induced Signal Transduction

ACS Chem Biol. 2020 Sep 18;15(9):2577-2587. doi: 10.1021/acschembio.0c00631. Epub 2020 Sep 6.

Abstract

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) transduce extracellular signals into cells by interacting with G proteins and arrestins. Emerging evidence suggests that GPCRs on the plasma membrane are in a dynamic equilibrium among monomers, dimers, and larger oligomers. Nevertheless, the role of the oligomer formation in the GPCR signal transduction remains unclear. Using multicolor single-molecule live-cell imaging, we show a dynamic interconversion between small and large oligomer states of a chemoattractant GPCR, Formyl Peptide Receptor 1 (FPR1), and its binding affinity with G protein. Full agonist stimulation increased a fraction of large FPR1 oligomers, which allowed for prolonged FPR1-G protein interaction. The G protein interaction with FPR1 was most stabilized at the full agonist-bound large FPR1 oligomers. Based on these results, we propose that G protein-mediated signal transduction may be regulated synergistically by the ligand-binding and FPR1 oligomerization. Cooperative signal control induced by receptor oligomerization is anticipated as a target for drug discovery.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry
  • GTP-Binding Proteins / chemistry
  • GTP-Binding Proteins / metabolism
  • HEK293 Cells
  • Humans
  • Ligands
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Multimerization
  • Receptors, Formyl Peptide / chemistry
  • Receptors, Formyl Peptide / metabolism*
  • Signal Transduction / physiology*
  • Single-Cell Analysis

Substances

  • FPR1 protein, human
  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Ligands
  • Receptors, Formyl Peptide
  • GTP-Binding Proteins