Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1936430 | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications | 2008 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
GABAB receptor is a G protein-coupled receptor for GABA and drug target for neurological and psychiatric disorders. From the analysis of GTPγS binding assay, we found that a synthesized peptide (GABAb: ETKSVSTEKINDHR) corresponding to the intracellular third loop region of metabotropic GABAB receptor could activate Gi protein α subunit directly. The three dimensional molecular structure of the peptide in SDS-d25 micelles was determined by 2D 1H-NMR spectroscopy. GABAb peptide formed an α helical structure and a positive charge cluster at the C-terminal site. These structural features were also found in several other G protein activating peptides. From the comparison among these peptides, we found that peptides with high helical content show the high activity.
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Authors
Tatsuhiko Kikkou, Osamu Matsumoto, Tadayasu Ohkubo, Yuji Kobayashi, Gozoh Tsujimoto,