TABLE 1

The chimeric β1/β2-adrenoceptor constructs

Amino Acid Changes
β2-WT
β2-Nβ2 but with full N terminus of the β1—see Materials and Methods for details
β2-EL1M96W, K97G, M98R, T100E, F101Y, N103S, W105F
β2-EL2T177E, H178S, Q179D, I182R, N183R, A186N, N187D, E188P, T189K, F194V
β2-EL3Q299H, D300R, N301E, I303V, R304P, K305D
β2-TM1I38L, V39L, S41A, A46L, F49A, T56V
β2-TM2T73M, C77S, A85L, A92T, H93I, I94V, L95V
β2-TM3F108L, I112V, V129L
β2-TM4aV152G, I153L, I154V, L155C, M156T, I159A, V160I, G162A, T164V, Q170L
β2-TM5Q197R, I205V, V213C, V216A, S220L
β2-TM6T281V, I291L, V292A, I294V, H296K, V297A, I298F
β2-TM7E306R, V307L, Y308F, I309V, L310F, L311F, I314L, V317A, G320A, L324I
β1-WT
β1-Nβ1 but with full N terminus of the β2—see Materials and Methods for details
β1-EL1W121M, G122K, R123M, E125T, Y126F, S128N, F130W
β1-EL2E202T, S203H, D204Q, R207I, R208N, N211A, D212N, P213E, K214T, V219F
β1-EL3H350Q, R351D, E352N, V354I, P355R, D356K
β1-TM1L63I, L64V, A66S, L71A, A74F, V81T
β1-TM2M98T, S102C, L110A, T117A, I118H, V119I, V120L
β1-TM3L133F, V137I, L154V
β1-TM4G177V, L178I, V179I, C180L, T181M, A184I, I185V, A187G, V189T, L195Q, W199Y
β1-TM5R222Q, V230I, C238V, A241V, L245S
β1-TM6V332T, L342I, A343V, V345I, K347H, A348V, F349I
β1-TM7R357E, L358V, F359Y, V360I, F361L, F362L, L365I, A368V, A371G, I375L
  • a Making the full change here, i.e., with Y174W, rendered the receptor nonfunctional (no binding and no functional responses). This chimera with 10 of the 11 amino acid substitutions was therefore used as the β2-TM4 mutant.