Receptor activity-independent recruitment of βarrestin2 reveals specific signalling modes
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- 23 September 2004
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in The EMBO Journal
- Vol. 23 (20), 3950-3961
- https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.emboj.7600387
Abstract
The roles of βarrestins in regulating G protein coupling and receptor endocytosis following agonist stimulation of G protein‐coupled receptors are well characterised. However, their ability to act on their own as direct modulators or activators of signalling remains poorly characterised. Here, βarrestin2 intrinsic signalling properties were assessed by forcing the recruitment of this accessory protein to vasopressin V1a or V2 receptors independently of agonist‐promoted activation of the receptors. Such induction of a stable interaction with βarrestin2 initiated receptor endocytosis leading to intracellular accumulation of the βarrestin/receptor complexes. Interestingly, βarrestin2 association to a single receptor protomer was sufficient to elicit receptor dimer internalisation. In addition to recapitulating βarrestin2 classical actions on receptor trafficking, the receptor activity‐independent recruitment of βarrestin2 activated the extracellular signal‐regulated kinases. In the latter case, recruitment to the receptor itself was not required since kinase activation could be mediated by βarrestin2 translocation to the plasma membrane in the absence of any interacting receptor. These data demonstrate that βarrestin2 can act as a ‘ bonafide ’ signalling molecule even in the absence of activated receptor.Keywords
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