TABLE 9

Impact of β1-adrenoceptor variation in vitro and ex vivo

VariationParameterCell/TissueVariant EffectReference
c.145A>G (p.Ser49Gly)Overexpression in cell lines (studies in vitro)
 Ligand binding affinityCHW-1102aSer = GlyRathz et al. (2002)
HEK-293bSer = GlyRathz et al. (2002)
HEK-293cSer < GlyLevin et al. (2002)
HEK-293cSer = GlyBaker et al. (2013)
 Basal/maximal agonist-stimulated AC activityCHW-1102aSer = GlyRathz et al. (2002)
HEK-293cSer < GlyLevin et al. (2002)
 Agonist-induced downregulationHEK-293cSer < GlyLevin et al. (2002)
HEK-293bSer < GlyRathz et al. (2002)
Endogenous receptor expression (studies ex vivo)
 NE-induced increase in contractilityIsolated right atria (CABG)Molenaar et al. (2002)
87 β-blocker treatedSer = Gly
20 without β-blockerSer = Gly
 CGP-12177–induced increase in contractilityIsolated right atria (60, nonfailing)Ser = GlySarsero et al. (2003)
c.1165C>G (p.Arg389Gly)Overexpression in cell lines (studies in vitro)
 Agonist binding affinityCHW-1102b− GTP: Arg > GlyMason et al. (1999)
+ GTP: Arg = GlyJoseph et al. (2004)
CHO-AA8aArg = GlyRochais et al. (2007)
HEK-293cArg = Gly
HEK-293cArg = GlyBaker et al. (2013)
 Ligand-induced conformational changesHEK-293cBisoprolol/metoprolol: 
Arg = GlyRochais et al. (2007)
Carvedilol: Arg > Gly
 G protein activationCOS-7cArg > GlyMason et al. (1999)
HEK-293cArg = GlyRochais et al. (2007)
 Basal/maximal agonist-stimulated AC activity cAMP formationCHW-1102bArg > GlyMason et al. (1999)
CHO-AA8aArg > GlyJoseph et al. (2004)
HEK-293cArg > GlyZhang and Steinberg, 2013)
 MAPK activationHEK-293cArg > GlyZhang and Steinberg, 2013)
 Beating frequencyNRCMArg > GlyRochais et al. (2007)
Endogenous receptor expression (studies ex vivo)
 High-affinity ligand bindingMembranes from nonfailing left ventricle (17)Arg > Gly carriersO’Connor et al. (2012)
 Agonist-induced increase in contractilityIsolated right atria (CABG)Molenaar et al. (2002)
87 β-blocker treatedArg = Gly
20 without β-blockerArg = Gly
Isolated right atria (54, CABG, AVR, or MVR)Arg > GlySandilands et al. (2003)
Isolated right ventricular trabeculaeLiggett et al. (2006)
22 nonfailingArg > Gly carriers
31 failing (end-stage HF)Arg > Gly carriers
 CGP-12177–induced increase in contractilityIsolated right atria (61, nonfailing)Arg = GlySarsero et al. (2003)
  • AC, adenylyl cyclase; AVR, aortic valve replacement; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; HF, heart failure; MVR, mitral valve replacement; NE, norepinephrine; NRCM, neonatal rat cardiac myocyte.

  • a Receptor expression: ≤0.2 pmol/mg.

  • b Receptor expression: >0.2 and <0.5 pmol/mg.

  • c Receptor expression: ≥0.5 pmol/mg membrane protein.