Cryo-EM structure of human GPR158 receptor coupled to the RGS7-Gβ5 signaling complex

Science. 2022 Jan 7;375(6576):86-91. doi: 10.1126/science.abl4732. Epub 2021 Nov 18.

Abstract

GPR158 is an orphan G protein–coupled receptor (GPCR) highly expressed in the brain, where it controls synapse formation and function. GPR158 has also been implicated in depression, carcinogenesis, and cognition. However, the structural organization and signaling mechanisms of GPR158 are largely unknown. We used single-particle cryo–electron microscopy (cryo-EM) to determine the structures of human GPR158 alone and bound to an RGS signaling complex. The structures reveal a homodimeric organization stabilized by a pair of phospholipids and the presence of an extracellular Cache domain, an unusual ligand-binding domain in GPCRs. We further demonstrate the structural basis of GPR158 coupling to RGS7-Gβ5. Together, these results provide insights into the unusual biology of orphan receptors and the formation of GPCR-RGS complexes.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Binding Sites
  • Cryoelectron Microscopy
  • GTP-Binding Protein beta Subunits / chemistry*
  • GTP-Binding Protein beta Subunits / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Ligands
  • Models, Molecular
  • Phospholipids / chemistry
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Conformation
  • Protein Conformation, alpha-Helical
  • Protein Domains
  • Protein Multimerization
  • Protein Subunits / chemistry
  • RGS Proteins / chemistry*
  • RGS Proteins / metabolism
  • Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / chemistry*
  • Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / metabolism
  • Signal Transduction

Substances

  • GNB5 protein, human
  • GPR158 protein, human
  • GTP-Binding Protein beta Subunits
  • Ligands
  • Phospholipids
  • Protein Subunits
  • RGS Proteins
  • RGS7 protein, human
  • Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled