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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 276, Issue 37, 34624-34630, September 14, 2001

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Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the Human µ Opioid Receptor Gene Alter Basal G Protein Coupling and Calmodulin Binding^*

Danxin Wang, J. Mark Quillan, Katharine Winans^§, Julie L. Lucas, and Wolfgang Sadée^¶

From the  Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmaceutical Chemistry and the Wheeler Center for Neurobiology of Addiction, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143-0446 and the ^§ Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94721

The µ opioid receptor (MOR) plays a central role in mediating acute and chronic effects of narcotic drugs. Three rare single nucleotide polymorphisms in the hMOR gene have been identified that cause amino acid substitutions in the third intracellular (i3) loop of MOR (R260H, R265H, and S268P). Genotyping 252 individuals of the Coriell collection identified one allele encoding the R265H-MOR variant and a new variant encoding D274N-MOR. Variants R260H-, R265H-, and S268P-MOR were constructed and transfected into HEK293 cells. Morphine stimulated G protein coupling of the three receptor variants to a maximal level approaching that of wild type MOR. In contrast, spontaneous, agonist-independent (basal) MOR signaling, proposed to play a role in opioid tolerance and dependence, was significantly reduced for R260H- and R265H-MOR. Moreover, domains within the i3 loop of MOR have been shown to interact with both G proteins and calmodulin (CaM). CaM binding was deficient for variants R265H- and S268P-MOR, suggesting that domains for G protein coupling and CaM binding overlap partially. Morphine pretreatment significantly enhanced basal G protein coupling of wild type MOR, which is thought to result from release of CaM. In contrast basal G protein coupling activity of the three variants was unaffected by morphine pretreatment consistent with diminished CaM regulation, low basal activity, or both. In conclusion, each of the three single nucleotide polymorphisms mapping to the i3 loop of MOR caused substantial changes in basal G protein coupling, CaM binding, or both. Carriers of the mutant alleles might display altered responses to narcotic analgesics.

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