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Protein & Peptide Letters

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ISSN (Print): 0929-8665
ISSN (Online): 1875-5305

The Primary Ligand-Binding Interaction At The Glp-1 Receptor Is Via The Putative Helix Of The Peptide Agonists

Author(s): Suleiman Al-Sabah and Dan Donnelly

Volume 11, Issue 1, 2004

Page: [9 - 14] Pages: 6

DOI: 10.2174/0929866043478365

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Abstract

The N-terminal domain of the GLP-1 receptor binds the putative helical region of the peptide agonists, GLP-1 and exendin-4. Here we demonstrate that this interaction also determines the magnitude of a separate interaction between the N-terminus of these peptides and the receptors core domain. Enhancing the pre-formation of the C-terminal Trp-Cage motif of exendin-4, a motif critical for high-affinity binding, results in no improvement in receptor affinity, suggesting that this motif forms after the initial peptidereceptor binding event.

Keywords: Glp-1 Receptor, peptidereceptor, Trp-Cage motif, N-terminus


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