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Research ArticleCELLULAR AND MOLECULAR

A Single Point Mutation (N514Y) in the Human M3 Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor Reveals Differences in the Properties of Antagonists: Evidence for Differential Inverse Agonism

Mark R. Dowling, Jonathon M. Willets, David C. Budd, Steven J. Charlton, Stefan R. Nahorski and R. A. John Challiss
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics June 2006, 317 (3) 1134-1142; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1124/jpet.106.101246
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A single asparagine-to-tyrosine point mutation in the human M muscarinic acetylcholine (mACh) receptor at residue 514 (N514Y) resulted in a marked increase (∼300%) in agonist-independent [3H]inositol phosphate ([3H]IPx) accumulation compared with the response observed for the wild-type (WT) receptor. All the antagonists tested were able to inhibit both the WT-M3 and N514YM3 mACh receptor-mediated basal [3H]IPx accumulation in a concentration-dependent manner. However, significant differences in both potency and binding affinity were only seen for those antagonists that possess greater receptor affinity. Despite being transfected with equivalent amounts of cDNA, cells expressed the N514YM3 mACh receptor at levels that were only 25 to 30% of those seen for the WT receptor. Differences in the ability of chronic antagonist exposure to up-regulate N514YM3 mACh receptor expression levels were also seen, with 4-diphenylacetoxy-N-methylpiperidine (4-DAMP) producing only 50% of the receptor up-regulation produced by atropine or pirenzepine. Basal phosphorylation of the N514YM3 mACh receptor was approximately 100% greater than that seen for the WT-M3 receptor. The ability of antagonists to decrease basal N514YM3 mACh receptor phosphorylation revealed differences in inverse-agonist efficacy. Atropine, 4-DAMP, and pirenzepine all reduced basal phosphorylation to similar levels, whereas methoctramine, a full inverse agonist with respect to reducing agonist-independent [3H]IPx accumulation, produced no significant attenuation of basal receptor phosphorylation. This study shows that mACh receptor inverse agonists can exhibit differential signaling profiles, which are dependent on the specific pathway investigated, and therefore provides evidence that the molecular mechanism of inverse agonism is likely to be more complex than the stabilization of a single inactive receptor conformation.

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  • We thank Novartis Pharma Research for funding a studentship for M.R.D. This work was also supported by a program grant (062495) from the Wellcome Trust of Great Britain.

  • doi:10.1124/jpet.106.101246.

  • ABBREVIATIONS: GPCR, G protein-coupled receptor; mACh, muscarinic acetylcholine; 4-DAMP, 4-diphenylacetoxy-N-methylpiperidine; MCh, methacholine; NMS, N-methyl scopolamine; HEK, human embryonic kidney; WT, wild type; KHB, Krebs-Henseleit buffer; IPx, total inositol (poly)phosphate fraction; CAM, constitutively active mutant.

    • Received January 11, 2006.
    • Accepted February 16, 2006.
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A Single Point Mutation (N514Y) in the Human M3 Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor Reveals Differences in the Properties of Antagonists: Evidence for Differential Inverse Agonism

Mark R. Dowling, Jonathon M. Willets, David C. Budd, Steven J. Charlton, Stefan R. Nahorski and R. A. John Challiss
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics June 1, 2006, 317 (3) 1134-1142; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1124/jpet.106.101246

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A Single Point Mutation (N514Y) in the Human M3 Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor Reveals Differences in the Properties of Antagonists: Evidence for Differential Inverse Agonism

Mark R. Dowling, Jonathon M. Willets, David C. Budd, Steven J. Charlton, Stefan R. Nahorski and R. A. John Challiss
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics June 1, 2006, 317 (3) 1134-1142; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1124/jpet.106.101246
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