Osteocalcin binds to a GPRC6A Venus fly trap allosteric site to positively modulate GPRC6A signaling
biorxiv(2022)
摘要
GPRC6A is a member of the Family C G-protein coupled receptors that is activated by cations, L-amino acids, the osteocalcin (Ocn) peptide, and testosterone. GPRC6A functions as a master regulator of energy metabolism and sex hormone production. Based on homology to the related receptors mGluR5 and CaSR, GPRC6A’s multiple ligand specificity is likely based on an orthosteric ligand binding site in the bilobed Venus fly trap (VFT) domain together with two positive allosteric modulator (PAM) sites, one in the VFT and the other in the 7TM domain. Here, we show that Ocn acts as a PAM for GPRC6A by binding to a site in the VFT that is distinct from the orthosteric site for calcium and L-amino acids. In agreement with this finding, alternatively spliced GPRC6A isoforms 2 and 3, which lack regions of the VFT, and mutations in the predicted Ocn binding site, K352E and H355P, prevent Ocn activation of GPRC6A. These observations provide a structural framework for understanding the ability of multiple distinct classes of compounds to activate GPRC6A and set the stage to develop novel small molecules to activate and inhibit this receptor.
### Competing Interest Statement
The authors have declared no competing interest.
* cAMP
: cyclic adenosine monophosphate
CRD
: cysteine rich domain
ERK
: extracellular-signal-regulated kinase
GPRC6A
: G protein-coupled receptor family C group 6 member A
NAM
: negative allosteric modulator
Ocn
: osteocalcin
PAM
: positive allosteric modulator
VFT
: venus flytrap
TM
: transmembrane
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