Structural and functional characterization of G protein–coupled receptors with deep mutational scanning
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The >800 human G protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs) are responsible for transducing diverse chemical stimuli to alter cell state- and are the largest class of drug targets. Their myriad structural conformations and various modes of signaling make it challenging to understand their structure and function. Here, we developed a platform to characterize large libraries of GPCR variants in human cell lines with a barcoded transcriptional reporter of G protein signal transduction. We tested 7800 of 7828 possible single amino acid substitutions to the beta-2 adrenergic receptor (β 2 AR) at four concentrations of the agonist isoproterenol. We identified residues specifically important for β 2 AR signaling, mutations in the human population that are potentially loss of function, and residues that modulate basal activity. Using unsupervised learning, we identify residues critical for signaling, including all major structural motifs and molecular interfaces. We also find a previously uncharacterized structural latch spanning the first two extracellular loops that is highly conserved across Class A GPCRs and is conformationally rigid in both the inactive and active states of the receptor. More broadly, by linking deep mutational scanning with engineered transcriptional reporters, we establish a generalizable method for exploring pharmacogenomics, structure and function across broad classes of drug receptors.
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The β2AR MAVE suggested a generalisable platform for MAVEs of Gαs-coupled GPCRs.
“This study delineated a novel and conserved structural latch important for receptor signalling, while also suggesting a generalisable platform for MAVEs of Gαs-coupled GPCRs.”
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The β2AR MAVE delineated a novel and conserved structural latch important for receptor signalling.
“This study delineated a novel and conserved structural latch important for receptor signalling, while also suggesting a generalisable platform for MAVEs of Gαs-coupled GPCRs.”
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Two GPCRs of endocrine interest have been subjected to MAVEs to date.
“Two GPCRs of endocrine interest have been subjected to MAVEs to date.”
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- Authors
- Jones, E. M., Lubock, N. B., Venkatakrishnan, A., Wang, J., Tseng, A. M., Paggi, J. M., Latorraca, N. R., Cancilla, D., Satyadi, M., Davis, J. E., Babu, M. M., Dror, R. O., & Kosuri, S.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (GB)
- Stanford Medicine (US)
- Corresponding author
- Dror, Ron O
- Kosuri, Sriram
- ORCID
- Venue
- eLife
- Publisher
- eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd
- Published
- 2020-10-21
- Volume
- 9
- ISSN
- 2050-084X (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC7707821
- OpenAlex
- W3094232626
- Cited by
- 168
- References
- 9
- Citations by year
- 2026: 40 · 2025: 24 · 2024: 26 · 2023: 29 · 2022: 22 · 2021: 20 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 2
- FWCI
- 6.17
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- eLife (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (acceptedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
- eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- National Science Foundation (1556207)
- National Institutes of Health (GM007185, 5T32GM008496, DP2GM114829, GM127359)
- Medical Research Council (MC_U105185859)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
- Keywords
- G protein-coupled receptors, deep mutational scanning, beta2-adrenergic receptor, G protein signaling, transcriptional reporter, single amino acid substitution, loss-of-function mutations, basal receptor activity, class A GPCRs, pharmacogenomics, unsupervised learning, receptor structure-function
- MeSH terms
- Machine Learning, Gene Editing, Cloning, Molecular, DNA Mutational Analysis, Humans, Models, Molecular, Protein Conformation, Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled, HEK293 Cells, DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic
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