A selective inverse agonist for central cannabinoid receptor inhibits mitogen-activated protein kinase activation stimulated by insulin or insulin-like growth factor 1. Evidence for a new model of receptor/ligand interactions
Bouaboula, M.; Perrachon, S.; Milligan, L.; Canat, X.; Rinaldi-Carmona, M.; Portier, M.; Barth, F.; Calandra, B.; Pecceu, F.; Lupker, J.; Maffrand, J.P.; Le Fur, G.; Casellas, P.
Journal of Biological Chemistry 272(35): 22330-22339
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0021-9258
PMID: 9268384
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.272.35.22330
Accession: 008074724
In the present study, we showed that Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells transfected with human central cannabinoid receptor (CB1) exhibit high constitutive activity at both levels of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and adenylyl cyclase. These activities could be blocked by the CB1-selective ligand, SR 141716A, that functions as an inverse agonist. Moreover, binding studies showed that guanine nucleotides decreased the binding of the agonist CP-55,940, an effect usually observed with agonists, whereas it enhanced the binding of SR 141716A, a property of inverse agonists. Unexpectedly, we found that CB1-mediated effects of SR 141716A included inhibition of MAPH activation by pertussis toxin-sensitive receptor-tyrosine kinase such as insulin or insulin-like growth factor 1 receptors but not by pertussis toxin-insensitive receptor-tyrosine kinase such as the fibroblast growth factor receptor. We also observed similar results when cells were stimulated with Mas-7, a mastoparan analog, that directly activates the G-i protein. Furthermore, SR 141716A inhibited guanosine 5'-O(thiotriphosphate) uptake induced by CP-55,940 or Mas-7 in CHO-CB1 cell membranes. This indicates that, in addition to the inhibition of autoactivated CB1, SR 141716A can deliver a biological signal that blocks the G-i protein and consequently abrogates most of the G-i-mediated responses. By contrast, SR 141716A had no effect on MAPsK activation by insulin or IGF1 in CHO cells lacking CB1 receptors, ruling out the possibility of a direct interaction of SR 141716A with the G-i protein. This supports the notion that the G-i protein may act as a negative intracellular signaling cross-talk molecule. From these original results, which considerably enlarge the biological properties of the inverse agonist, we propose a novel model for receptor/ligand interactions.