Calcium-sensing Receptor Biosynthesis Includes a Cotranslational Conformational Checkpoint and Endoplasmic Reticulum Retention |
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Authors: | Alice Cavanaugh Jennifer McKenna Ann Stepanchick Gerda E Breitwieser |
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Institution: | From the Weis Center for Research, Geisinger Clinic, Danville, Pennsylvania 17822 |
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Abstract: | Metabolic labeling with 35S]cysteine was used to characterize early events in CaSR biosynthesis. 35S]CaSR is relatively stable (half-life ∼8 h), but maturation to the final glycosylated form is slow and incomplete. Incorporation of 35S]cysteine is linear over 60 min, and the rate of 35S]CaSR biosynthesis is significantly increased by the membrane-permeant allosteric agonist NPS R-568, which acts as a cotranslational pharmacochaperone. The 35S]CaSR biosynthetic rate also varies as a function of conformational bias induced by loss- or gain-of-function mutations. In contrast, 35S]CaSR maturation to the plasma membrane was not significantly altered by exposure to the pharmacochaperone NPS R-568, the allosteric agonist neomycin, or the orthosteric agonist Ca2+ (0.5 or 5 mm), suggesting that CaSR does not control its own release from the endoplasmic reticulum. A CaSR chimera containing the mGluR1α carboxyl terminus matures completely (half-time of ∼8 h) and without a lag period, as does the truncation mutant CaSRΔ868 (half-time of ∼16 h). CaSRΔ898 exhibits maturation comparable with full-length CaSR, suggesting that the CaSR carboxyl terminus between residues Thr868 and Arg898 limits maturation. Overall, these results suggest that CaSR is subject to cotranslational quality control, which includes a pharmacochaperone-sensitive conformational checkpoint. The CaSR carboxyl terminus is the chief determinant of intracellular retention of a significant fraction of total CaSR. Intracellular CaSR may reflect a rapidly mobilizable “storage form” of CaSR and/or may subserve distinct intracellular signaling roles that are sensitive to signaling-dependent changes in endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ and/or glutathione. |
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Keywords: | Allosteric Regulation Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) G Protein-coupled Receptors (GPCR) Membrane Proteins Protein Synthesis NPS R-568 Calcium-sensing Receptor Endoplasmic Reticulum-associated Degradation Endoplasmic Reticulum Quality Control Pharmacochaperone |
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