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First published online March 21, 2005
Journal of Experimental Biology 208, 1239-1246 (2005)
Published by The Company of Biologists 2005
doi: 10.1242/jeb.01529

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A novel diuretic hormone receptor in Drosophila: evidence for conservation of CGRP signaling

Erik C. Johnson^1,*, Orie T. Shafer¹, Jennifer S. Trigg¹, Jae Park², David A. Schooley³, Julian A. Dow⁴ and Paul H. Taghert^1,

¹ Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
² Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
³ Department of Biochemistry, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, USA
⁴ Division of Molecular Genetics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G11 6NU, UK

Author for correspondence (e-mail: taghertp{at}pcg.wustl.edu)

Accepted 1 February 2005

The Drosophila orphan G protein-coupled receptor encoded by CG17415 is related to members of the calcitonin receptor-like receptor (CLR) family. In mammals, signaling from CLR receptors depend on accessory proteins, namely the receptor activity modifying proteins (RAMPs) and receptor component protein (RCP). We tested the possibility that this Drosophila CLR might also require accessory proteins for proper function and we report that co-expression of the mammalian or Drosophila RCP or mammalian RAMPs permitted neuropeptide diuretic hormone 31 (DH₃₁) signaling from the CG17415 receptor. RAMP subtype expression did not alter the pharmacological profile of CG17415 activation. CG17415 antibodies revealed expression within the principal cells of Malpighian tubules, further implicating DH₃₁ as a ligand for this receptor. Immunostaining in the brain revealed an unexpected convergence of two distinct DH signaling pathways. In both the larval and adult brain, most DH₃₁ receptor-expressing neurons produce the neuropeptide corazonin, and also express the CRFR-related receptor CG8422, which is a receptor for the neuropeptide diuretic hormone 44 (DH₄₄). There is extensive convergence of CRF and CGRP signaling within vertebrates and we report a striking parallel in Drosophila involving DH₄₄ (CRF) and DH₃₁ (CGRP). Therefore, it appears that both the molecular details as well as the functional organization of CGRP signaling have been conserved.

Key words: G protein-coupled receptor, diuretic hormone-31, RCP, Drosophila

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