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Mechanism of GPCR activation based on endothelin abnormalities

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K08534
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 53020:Cardiology-related
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

Kurihara Yukiko  東京大学, 大学院医学系研究科(医学部), 講師 (80345040)

Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
KeywordsGPCR / エンドセリン / 希少疾患 / エンドセリンA受容体
Outline of Research at the Start

近年ヒトにおいて、Mandibulofacial Dysostosis with alopecia (MFDA;脱毛を伴う顎顔面骨形成不全症)の一部に、class A GPCRであるエンドセリンA受容体(ETAR)遺伝子異常が発見された。我々はその一塩基変異モデルマウス等の作成とin vitroの実験から、機能獲得変異であることを見出しているが、その構造変化と機能の関係を動力学シミュレーションを用いて解明する。
また、モデルマウスを用いて、Gq/11 を介したGPCRシグナルの異常活性化が肺高血圧、脂肪細胞異常、腫瘍形成などの疾患発症に与える影響とその機序を明らかにする。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Mutations of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) cause various human diseases. We present a patient with Mandibulofacial Dysostosis with Alopecia (MFDA) and mouse models carrying causative mutations in the gene encoding endothelin A receptor (ETAR), a class A GPCR. Additional mutagenesis and pharmacological experiments revealed the causative mutations as gain-of-function, dependent on the ligand endothelin3. To elucidate how amino acid substitutions far from the ligand binding site increase affinity, we use molecular dynamics simulation. The ETAR-E303K mutation, situated at the intracellular end of transmembrane helix 6, leads to G-protein-mediated enhancement of agonist affinity. The ETAR-Y129F mutation reduces the Na-water network, thereby affecting the extracellular portion of helices in favor of ET3 binding.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

顎顔面骨形成不全症は希少疾患であるが、その原因遺伝子のエンドセリンA受容体はGPCRであるので、その変異による疾患発症メカニズムを明らかにすることは、生体で重要な役割を果たしているGPCR一般の活性化メカニズムを解明に大きく貢献することになる。これにより、薬剤の3-4割を占めるといわれているGPCRの創薬に貢献する。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2021 2019 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (2 results) Journal Article (1 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] INSERM/Necker-Enfants Hospital(フランス)

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Institut Imagine/INSERM(フランス)

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Semaphorin3E-PlexinD1 signaling in coronary artery and lymphatic vessel development with clinical implications in myocardial recovery2021

    • Author(s)
      Maruyama Kazuaki、Naemura Kazuaki、Arima Yuichiro、Uchijima Yasunobu、Nagao Hiroaki、Yoshihara Kenji、Singh Manvendra K.、Uemura Akiyoshi、Matsuzaki Fumio、Yoshida Yutaka、Kurihara Yukiko、Miyagawa-Tomita Sachiko、Kurihara Hiroki
    • Journal Title

      iScience

      Volume: 24 Issue: 4 Pages: 102305-102305

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.isci.2021.102305

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Human rare disease caused by genetic mutation provides insights into structural rearrangement in GPCR2019

    • Author(s)
      栗原由紀子
    • Organizer
      分子生物学
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report

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Published: 2019-04-18   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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