Visualization of the binding between gintonin, a Panax ginseng-derived LPA receptor ligand, and the LPA receptor subtypes and transactivation of the EGF receptor

Authors
Choi, S.-H.Lee, R.M.Cho, H.-S.Hwang, S.H.Hwang, H.-I.Rhim, H.Kim, H.-C.Kim, D.-G.Cho, I.-H.Nah, S.-Y.
Issue Date
2022-05
Publisher
고려인삼학회
Citation
Journal of Ginseng Research, v.46, no.3, pp.348 - 356
Abstract
Background: Gintonin is a ginseng-derived exogenous G-protein-coupled lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) receptor ligand. Gintonin exerts its neuronal and non-neuronal in vitro and in vivo effects through LPA receptor subtypes. However, it is unknown whether gintonin can bind to the plasma membrane of cells and can transactivate the epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor. In the present study, we examined whether gintonin-biotin conjugates directly bound to LPA receptors and transactivated the EGF receptor. Methods: We designed gintonin-biotin conjugates through gintonin biotinylation and examined whether gintonin-biotin conjugate binding sites co-localized with the LPA receptor subtype binding sites. We further examined whether gintonin-biotin transactivated the EGF receptor via LPA receptor regulation via phosphor-EGF and cell migration assays. Results: Gintonin-biotin conjugates elicit [Ca2+]i transient similar to that observed with unbiotinylated gintonin in cultured PC3 cells, suggesting that biotinylation does not affect physiological activity of gintonin. We proved that gintonin-biotin conjugate binding sites co-localized with the LPA1/6 receptor binding sites. Gintonin-biotin binding to the LPA1 receptor transactivates the epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor through phosphorylation, while the LPA1/3 receptor antagonist, Ki16425, blocked phosphorylation of the EGF receptor. Additionally, an EGF receptor inhibitor AG1478 blocked gintonin-biotin conjugate-mediated cell migration. Conclusions: We observed the binding between ginseng-derived gintonin and the plasma membrane target proteins corresponding to the LPA1/6 receptor subtypes. Moreover, gintonin transactivated EGF receptors via LPA receptor regulation. Our results suggest that gintonin directly binds to the LPA receptor subtypes and transactivates the EGF receptor. It may explain the molecular basis of ginseng physiology/pharmacology in biological systems. ? 2021
Keywords
LYSOPHOSPHATIDIC ACID; SECRETION; KINASE; EGF receptor; Gintonin; Gintonin-biotin conjugates; LPA receptor co-localization; Transactivation
ISSN
1226-8453
URI
https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/115272
DOI
10.1016/j.jgr.2021.10.004
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