ARF6 and GASP-1 are post-endocytic sorting proteins selectively involved in the intracellular trafficking of dopamine D₂ receptors mediated by GRK and PKC in transfected cells.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:GPCRs undergo both homologous and heterologous regulatory processes in which receptor phosphorylation plays a critical role. The protein kinases responsible for each pathway are well established; however, other molecular details that characterize each pathway remain unclear. In this study, the molecular mechanisms that determine the differences in the functional roles and intracellular trafficking between homologous and heterologous internalization pathways for the dopamine D₂ receptor were investigated. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH:All of the S/T residues located within the intracellular loops of D₂ receptor were mutated, and the residues responsible for GRK- and duanyu1531-mediated internalization were determined in HEK-293 cells and SH-SY5Y cells. The functional role of receptor internalization and the cellular components that determine the post-endocytic fate of internalized D₂ receptors were investigated in the transfected cells. KEY RESULTS:T134, T225/S228/S229 and S325 were involved in duanyu1531-mediated D₂ receptor desensitization. S229 and adjacent S/T residues mediated the internalization of D₂ receptors, which induced down-regulation and desensitization. S/T residues within the second intracellular loop and T225 were the major residues involved in GRK-mediated internalization of D₂ receptors, which induced receptor resensitization. ARF6 mediated the recycling of D₂ receptors internalized in response to agonist stimulation. In contrast, GASP-1 mediated the down-regulation of D₂ receptors internalized in a duanyu1531-dependent manner. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS:GRK- and duanyu1531-mediated internalizations of D₂ receptors occur through different intracellular trafficking pathways and mediate distinct functional roles. Distinct S/T residues within D₂ receptors and different sorting proteins are involved in the dissimilar regulation of D₂ receptors by GRK2 and

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