TABLE 1

Mutations in the EBI2 major binding pocket

EBI2 mutations were assessed for their cell surface expression and ability to activate the CREB transcription factor in transiently transfected HEK293 cells. The table shows these values at 15 ng/8 × 104 cells and the relative constitutive activity (see Materials and Methods for calculation) at 15 and 25 ng/8 × 104 cells. CREB activity and cell surface expression are presented as percentage ± S.E.M., whereas the relative constitutive activity is presented as -fold ± S.E.M. In all cases, the results are given relative to the wt value. The number of experiments is given as n. Receptor residues are presented according to the Schwartz and Ballesteros/Weinstein (Ballest.) nomenclatures (see Introduction). Furthermore, the three most common amino acids at the particular position are given.



Residue

CREB Activity

Expression

Relative CA

n

Mutation
Number
Schwartz
Ballest
Three Most Common AAs
15 ng/well
15 ng
25 ng
% -fold
TM III T(III:04)A Thr107 Thr III:04 T3.28 V, 19%; S, 10%; W, 10% 97 ± 3.2 94 ± 1.6 1.0 ± 0.05 1.1 ± 0.07 3
T(III:04)E 76 ± 12 53 ± 11 1.4 ± 0.08 1.2 ± 0.06 4
F(III:08)A Phe111 Phe III:08 F3.32 D, 20%; F, 15%; L, 9% 78 ± 10 108 ± 18 0.74 ± 0.05 0.82 ± 0.04 6
F(III:08)Y 73 ± 11 39 ± 6.4 1.9 ± 0.11 1.8 ± 0.14 6
T(III:12)A Thr115 Thr III:12 T3.36 M, 20%; L, 15%; V, 11% 116 ± 10 126 ± 31 0.93 ± 0.07 1.2 ± 0.09 3
T(III:12)F 142 ± 41 31 ± 91 0.46 ± 0.01 0.68 ± 0.09 4
TM V C(V:09)A Cys201 Cys V:09 C5.43 F, 23%; L, 13%; S, 10% 45 ± 5.9 71 ± 7.5 0.63 ± 0.07 0.68 ± 0.07 4
G(V:12)W Gly204 Gly V:12 C5.46 G, 29%; L, 14%; A, 11% 40 ± 2.7 66 ± 5.2 0.61 ± 0.03 0.64 ± 0.04 4
Y(V:13)A Tyr205 Tyr V:13 C5.47 F, 70%; Y, 11%; L, 4% 38 ± 4.7 54 ± 9.2 0.70 ± 0.08 0.64 ± 0.03 4
Y(V:13)F 86 ± 7.3 61 ± 14 1.4 ± 0.13 1.4 ± 0.10 4
TM VI F(VI:09)A Phe253 Phe VI:09 F6.44 F, 82%; Y, 6%; L, 3% 75 ± 1.4 81 ± 8.9 0.91 ± 0.10 1.0 ± 0.07 5
C(VI:12)A Cys256 Cys VI:12 C6.47 C, 74%; S, 9%; F, 5% 95 ± 1.8 41 ± 1.6 2.3 ± 0.21a 2.4 ± 0.19a 4
F(VI:13)A Phe257 Phe VI:13 F6.48 W, 71%; F, 16%; Q, 2% 39 ± 7.5 7.0 ± 1.1 5.7 ± 0.50b 4.7 ± 0.27b 5
F(VI:13)C 54 ± 8.3 17 ± 1.8 3.1 ± 0.27a 4.8 ± 0.27b 6
F(VI:13)W 67 ± 5.3 73 ± 11 0.9 ± 0.08 1.0 ± 0.13 4
Y(VI:16)A Tyr260 Tyr VI:16 Y6.51 Y, 36%; F, 30%; L, 12% 25 ± 3.6 57 ± 7.3 0.43 ± 0.04 0.53 ± 0.07 6
Y(VI:16)F 49 ± 4.7 96 ± 15 0.53 ± 0.03 0.59 ± 0.14 5
M(VI:24)A Met268 Met VI:24 M6.59 A, 16%; T, 14%; L, 12% 89 ± 4.7 109 ± 9.2 0.82 ± 0.07 0.84 ± 0.07 5
TM VII T(VII:05)A Thr293 Thr VII:05 T7.38 T, 24%; A, 15%; S, 13% 99 ± 7.1 126 ± 8.0 0.87 ± 0.05 0.69 ± 0.13 6
V(VII:06)A Val294 Val VII:06 V7.39 L, 21%; V, 11%; T, 11% 110 ± 11 88 ± 5.9 1.3 ± 0.07 1.4 ± 0.10 4
M(VII:09)A Met297 Met VII:09 M7.42 A, 40%; G, 20%; S, 13% 65 ± 2.3 93 ± 2.2 0.71 ± 0.02 0.78 ± 0.05 4
M(VII:09)F 85 ± 15 80 ± 2.9 1.1 ± 0.06 1.4 ± 0.15 4

N(VII:12)A
Asn300
Asn VII:12
N7.45
N, 67%; S, 12%; H, 9%
103 ± 5.8
146 ± 20
0.73 ± 0.08
0.81 ± 0.11
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  • a Mutations with values (at both gene doses) between 2.00 and 4.00.

  • b Mutations with values (at both gene doses) above 4.00.