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==Cryo-EM structure of MrgD-Gi complex with beta-alanine (local)==
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== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[7y14]] is a 1 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escherichia_coli Escherichia coli] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_sapiens Homo sapiens]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=7Y14 OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=7Y14 FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">Electron Microscopy, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 3.2&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=BAL:BETA-ALANINE'>BAL</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=PLM:PALMITIC+ACID'>PLM</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=7y14 FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=7y14 OCA], [https://pdbe.org/7y14 PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=7y14 RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/7y14 PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=7y14 ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/MRGRD_HUMAN MRGRD_HUMAN] May regulate nociceptor function and/or development, including the sensation or modulation of pain. Functions as a specific membrane receptor for beta-alanine. Beta-alanine at micromolar doses specifically evoked Ca(2+) influx in cells expressing the receptor. Beta-alanine decreases forskolin-stimulated cAMP production in cells expressing the receptor, suggesting that the receptor couples with G-protein G(q) and G(i).[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/C562_ECOLX C562_ECOLX] Electron-transport protein of unknown function.
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
MrgD, a member of the Mas-related G protein-coupled receptor (MRGPR) family, has high basal activity for Gi activation. It recognizes endogenous ligands, such as beta-alanine, and is involved in pain and itch signaling. The lack of a high-resolution structure for MrgD hinders our understanding of whether its activation is ligand-dependent or constitutive. Here, we report two cryo-EM structures of the MrgD-Gi complex in the beta-alanine-bound and apo states at 3.1 A and 2.8 A resolution, respectively. These structures show that beta-alanine is bound to a shallow pocket at the extracellular domains. The extracellular half of the sixth transmembrane helix undergoes a significant movement and is tightly packed into the third transmembrane helix through hydrophobic residues, creating the active form. Our structures demonstrate a structural basis for the characteristic ligand recognition of MrgD. These findings provide a framework to guide drug designs targeting the MrgD receptor.

Structural insight into the activation mechanism of MrgD with heterotrimeric Gi-protein revealed by cryo-EM.,Suzuki S, Iida M, Hiroaki Y, Tanaka K, Kawamoto A, Kato T, Oshima A Commun Biol. 2022 Jul 15;5(1):707. doi: 10.1038/s42003-022-03668-3. PMID:35840655<ref>PMID:35840655</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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== References ==
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[[Category: Escherichia coli]]
[[Category: Homo sapiens]]
[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Iida M]]
[[Category: Kawamoto A]]
[[Category: Oshima A]]
[[Category: Suzuki S]]