Beta adrenergic receptors (βARs) are G protein-coupled receptors essential for physiological responses to the hormones/neurotransmitters epinephrine and norepinephrine which are found in the nervous system and throughout the body. They are the targets of numerous widely used drugs, especially in the case of the most extensively studied βAR, β2AR, whose ligands are used for asthma and cardiovascular disease. βARs signal through Gαs G proteins and via activation of adenylyl cyclase and cAMP-dependent protein kinase, but some alternative downstream pathways have also been proposed, which could be important for understanding normal physiological functioning of β2AR signaling and its disruption in disease. Using fluorescence-based Ca2+ flux assays combined with pharmacology and gene knockout methods, we discovered a previously unrecognized endogenous pathway in HEK-293 cells whereby β2AR activation leads to robust Ca2+ mobilization from intracellular stores via activation of phospholipase-C and opening of inositol trisphosphate (InsP3) receptors. This pathway did not involve cAMP, Gαs, or Gαi or the participation of the other members of the canonical β2AR signaling cascade, and therefore constitutes a novel signaling mechanism for this receptor. This newly uncovered mechanism for Ca2+ mobilization by β2AR has broad implications for adrenergic signaling, crosstalk with other signaling pathways, and the effects of βAR-directed drugs.
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