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ArticleNature communications2020

Structural basis for adhesion G protein-coupled receptor Gpr126 function.

Katherine Leon, Rebecca L Cunningham, Joshua A Riback, Ezra Feldman, Jingxian Li, Tobin R Sosnick, Minglei Zhao, Kelly R Monk, Demet Araç

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Article in Nature communications, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

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42citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed, 68 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. The far extracellular CUB domain of the adhesion GPCR ADGRG6/GPR126 is a key regulator of receptor signaling.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Katherine LeonDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.
Rebecca L CunninghamDepartment of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
Joshua A RibackDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.
Ezra FeldmanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.
Jingxian LiDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.
Tobin R SosnickDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.
Minglei ZhaoDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.
Kelly R MonkDepartment of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
Demet AraçDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA. arac@uchicago.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5444-5799
University of Chicago · USOregon Health & Science University · USUniversity of Illinois Chicago · USWashington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

Kinetic studies of protein foldingR01GM055694 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI SOSNICK, TOBIN R · 2001 to 2022
$7.6M
MOLECULAR AND GENETIC ANALYSIS OF GPR126 IN PERIPHERAL NERVE.R01NS079445 · NINDS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI MONK, KELLY R · 2012 to 2020
$3.1M
Structural and Functional Studies of Adhesion GPCRsR01GM120322 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI ARAC-OZKAN, DEMET · 2016 to 2020
$1.7M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM055694NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM120322NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS079445
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many drugs target the extracellular regions (ECRs) of cell-surface receptors. The large and alternatively-spliced ECRs of adhesion G protein-coupled receptors (aGPCRs) have key functions in diverse biological processes including neurodevelopment, embryogenesis, and tumorigenesis. However, their structures and mechanisms of action remain unclear, hampering drug development. The aGPCR Gpr126/Adgrg6 regulates Schwann cell myelination, ear canal formation, and heart development; and GPR126 mutations cause myelination defects in human. Here, we determine the structure of the complete zebrafish Gpr126 ECR and reveal five domains including a previously unknown domain. Strikingly, the Gpr126 ECR adopts a closed conformation that is stabilized by an alternatively spliced linker and a conserved calcium-binding site. Alternative splicing regulates ECR conformation and receptor signaling, while mutagenesis of the calcium-binding site abolishes Gpr126 function in vivo. These results demonstrate that Gpr126 ECR utilizes a multi-faceted dynamic approach to regulate receptor function and provide relevant insights for ECR-targeted drug design.

Indexed as

Alternative SplicingAnimalsBinding SitesCrystallography, X-RayDrug DesignGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHEK293 CellsHumansModels, MolecularProtein ConformationProtein DomainsReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledSchwann CellsZebrafishZebrafish ProteinsADGRG6 protein, humanReceptors, G-Protein-Coupledstx7l protein, zebrafishZebrafish Proteins

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PMID31924782
PMCPMC6954182
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