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Amino acids in the COOH-terminal region of the oxytocin receptor third intracellular domain are important for receptor function

¹Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado; and ²Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas

Submitted 1 November 2005 ; accepted in final form 19 November 2006

Previously, residue K6.30 in the COOH-terminal region of the third intracellular domain (3iC) of the oxytocin (OT) receptor (OTR) was identified as important for receptor function leading to phospholipase C activation in both OTR and the vasopressin V₂ receptor (V₂R) chimera V₂ROTR3iC. Substitution of either A6.28K or V6.30K in wild-type V₂R did not recapitulate the increase in phosphatidylinositide (PI) turnover observed in V₂ROTR3iC. Hence, the role of K6.30 may be context-specific. Deletion of two NH₂-terminal OTR3iC segments in the V₂ROTR3iC chimera did not diminish vasopressin-stimulated PI turnover, whereas deletion of RVSSVKL (residues 6.19–6.25) reduced receptor expression. Deletion of this sequence in wild-type OTR reduced expression by 50% without affecting affinity for [³H]OT. This OTR mutant was unable to activate PI turnover or extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 phosphorylation. The effects of alanine substitution for individual residues in RVSSVKL indicated differential importance for OTR function. The R6.19A substitution lost high-affinity sites for [³H]OT and the ability to stimulate PI turnover. Affinity for [³H]OT and membrane expression was not affected by any other substitutions. OTR-V6.20A and OTR-K6.24A mutants functioned as well as wild-type OTR, whereas OTR S6.21A, S6.22A, and V6.23A mutants exhibited impaired abilities to activate PI turnover (20–40% of OTR), and the OTR-L6.25A mutant exhibited constitutive activity. In conclusion, specific amino acids in the RVSSVKL segment in the COOH-terminal region of the third intracellular domain of OTR influence the ability of OTR to activate G protein-mediated actions.

vasopressin type II receptor; G protein; phospholipase C; extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase-1/2