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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 269, Issue 48, 30121-30124, 12, 1994

Glucagon and glucagon-like peptide 1: selective receptor recognition via distinct peptide epitopes

SA Hjorth, K Adelhorst, BB Pedersen, O Kirk and TW Schwartz
Laboratory for Molecular Endocrinology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Glucagon and glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) are homologous peptide hormones that are recognized by likewise homologous, but highly selective receptors. Analogs of glucagon and GLP-1, in which the divergent residues were systematically exchanged, were employed to identify the structural requirements for their selective receptor recognition. Substitutions in the NH2-terminal part of the glucagon molecule with the corresponding GLP-1 residues, as for example in [Ala2,Glu3]-glucagon and [Val10,Ser12]glucagon, reduced the binding affinity for the glucagon receptor several hundred-fold without increasing the affinity for the GLP-1 receptor. In contrast, introduction of GLP-1 residues into the far COOH-terminal part of the glucagon molecule, e.g. [Val27,Lys28,Gly29,Arg30]glucagon, had a minimal effect on recognition of the glucagon receptor, but improved the affinity of the analog for the GLP-1 receptor up to 200-fold. Similarly, substitutions in especially the far COOH-terminal part of the GLP-1 molecule with the corresponding glucagon residues, e.g. des- Arg30-[Met27,Asn28,Thr29]GLP-1, decreased the affinity for the GLP-1 receptor several hundred-fold (IC50 = 0.4-190 nM) without increasing the affinity for the glucagon receptor. Conversely, substitutions in the NH2-terminal part of the GLP-1 molecule impaired the affinity for the GLP-1 receptor only moderately. We conclude that the selective recognition of the glucagon and GLP-1 receptors is determined by residues located at opposite ends of the homologous peptide ligands. This conclusion is supported by the observation that a "chimeric" peptide consisting of the NH2-terminal part of the glucagon molecule joined to the COOH-terminal part of the GLP-1 molecule was recognized with high affinity by both receptors.
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