6WPW

GCGR-Gs signaling complex bound to a designed glucagon derivative

Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 3.10 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

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Literature

Structural insights into differences in G protein activation by family A and family B GPCRs.

Hilger, D., Kumar, K.K., Hu, H., Pedersen, M.F., O'Brien, E.S., Giehm, L., Jennings, C., Eskici, G., Inoue, A., Lerch, M., Mathiesen, J.M., Skiniotis, G., Kobilka, B.K.

(2020) Science 369

  • DOI: 10.1126/science.aba3373
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    6WPW

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    • Family B heterotrimeric guanine nucleotide-binding protein (G protein)-coupled receptors (GPCRs) play important roles in carbohydrate metabolism. Recent structures of family B GPCR-G s protein complexes reveal a disruption in the α-helix of t ...

    Family B heterotrimeric guanine nucleotide-binding protein (G protein)-coupled receptors (GPCRs) play important roles in carbohydrate metabolism. Recent structures of family B GPCR-G s protein complexes reveal a disruption in the α-helix of transmembrane segment 6 (TM6) not observed in family A GPCRs. To investigate the functional impact of this structural difference, we compared the structure and function of the glucagon receptor (GCGR; family B) with the β 2 adrenergic receptor (β 2 AR; family A). We determined the structure of the GCGR-G s complex by means of cryo-electron microscopy at 3.1-angstrom resolution. This structure shows the distinct break in TM6. Guanosine triphosphate (GTP) turnover, guanosine diphosphate release, GTP binding, and G protein dissociation studies revealed much slower rates for G protein activation by the GCGR compared with the β 2 AR. Fluorescence and double electron-electron resonance studies suggest that this difference is due to the inability of agonist alone to induce a detectable outward movement of the cytoplasmic end of TM6.

    Organizational Affiliation: 

    Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 279 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. jmm@zealandpharma.com yiorgo@stanford.edu kobilka@stanford.edu.



Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(s) subunit alpha isoforms short C380Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: GNAS, GNAS1, GSP
Membrane protein
Mpstruc		Group: 
TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEINS: ALPHA-HELICAL		Sub Group: 
G Protein-Coupled Receptors: Class B1		Protein: 
Glucagon receptor-Gs complex bound to a designed glucagon derivative
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Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(T) subunit beta-1 D358Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: GNB1
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GTEx:  ENSG00000078369
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Entity ID: 3
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Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(O) subunit gamma-2 G71Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: GNG2
Membrane protein
Mpstruc		Group: 
TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEINS: ALPHA-HELICAL		Sub Group: 
G Protein-Coupled Receptors: Class B1		Protein: 
Glucagon receptor-Gs complex bound to a designed glucagon derivative
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Entity ID: 4
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Nb35 N138Lama glamaMutation(s): 0 
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Entity ID: 5
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Glucagon derivative ZP3780 P29synthetic constructMutation(s): 0 
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Entity ID: 6
MoleculeChainsSequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Glucagon receptor R496Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: GCGR
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Mpstruc		Group: 
TRANSMEMBRANE PROTEINS: ALPHA-HELICAL		Sub Group: 
G Protein-Coupled Receptors: Class B1		Protein: 
Glucagon receptor-Gs complex bound to a designed glucagon derivative
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 3.10 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data

Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)United StatesR01GM083118
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)United StatesR01NS028471

Revision History 

  • Version 1.0: 2020-08-12
    Type: Initial release