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Apparent loss-of-function mutant GPCRs revealed as constitutively desensitized receptors.
Biochemistry - 8 Oct 2002
Wilbanks Alyson M, Laporte Stéphane A, Bohn Laura M, Barak Larry S, Caron Marc G
Abstract excerpt
The DRY motif is a triplet amino acid sequence (aspartic acid, arginine, and tyrosine) that is highly conserved in G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). Recently, we have shown that a molecular determinant for nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, the vasopressin receptor with a substitution at the DRY motif arginine (V2R R137H), is a constitutively desensitized receptor that is unable to couple to G proteins due to its...
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