Abstract
The anaphylatoxic peptide C5a is an important inflammatory mediator of the complement system. We have generated human C5a-receptor (hC5aR) mutants with truncation of its cytosolic carboxyl-terminus (C-terminus). Both mutants were analysed for C5a-binding in transiently expressing COS cells, and one mutant additionally for GTP-binding regulatory protein (G-protein) coupling in cRNA-injected Xenopus oocytes. Our data suggest that (a) amino acids (aa) 314 to 326 as part of the C-terminus are necessary for proper receptor folding or expression and (b) the receptor C-terminus distal from position 327 is not critical for receptor expression, folding, binding and G-protein coupling.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | FEBS Letters |
| Volume | 344 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 79-82 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISSN | 0014-5793 |
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| Publication status | Published - 09.05.1994 |