Class F G protein-coupled receptors are characterized by a large extracellular domain (ECD) in addition to the common transmembrane domain (TMD) with seven α-helixes. For smoothened receptor (SMO), structural studies revealed dissected ECD and TMD, and their integrated assemblies. However, distinct assemblies were reported under different circumstances. Using an unbiased approach based on four series of cross-conjugated bitopic ligands, we explore the relationship between the active status and receptor assembly. Different activity dependency on the linker length for these bitopic ligands corroborates the various occurrences of SMO assembly. These results reveal a rigid "near" assembly for active SMO, which is in contrast to previous results. Conversely, inactive SMO adopts a free ECD, which would be remotely captured at "far" assembly by cholesterol. Altogether, we propose a mechanism of cholesterol flow-caused SMO activation involving an erection of ECD from far to near assembly.
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