Shen Liang, Ji Hong-Fang
Shandong Provincial Research Center for Bioinformatic Engineering and Technique, Center for Advanced Study, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255049, PR China.
Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2009 Sep 15;19(18):5307-9. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2009.07.143. Epub 2009 Aug 3.
The underlying mechanisms of urocanic acid (UA) to induce immune suppression remain elusive until the recent finding that cis-UA acts via the serotonin, 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) receptor subtype 5-HT(2A). In the present study, the interactions of cis-UA to 5-HT(2A) receptor were explored and compared with those of 5-HT to the same receptor using computational docking. Similar binding modes were observed for cis-UA and 5-HT with 5-HT(2A) receptor and the former possessed relatively higher binding affinity, which may account for cis-UA being a serotonin receptor agonist. Moreover, the molecular basis for the distinct binding affinities between the trans- and cis-UA with 5-HT(2A) receptor was also provided.
尿刊酸(UA)诱导免疫抑制的潜在机制一直不明,直到最近发现顺式-UA通过血清素、5-羟色胺(5-HT)受体亚型5-HT(2A)发挥作用。在本研究中,利用计算对接技术探索了顺式-UA与5-HT(2A)受体的相互作用,并将其与5-HT与同一受体的相互作用进行了比较。观察到顺式-UA和5-HT与5-HT(2A)受体具有相似的结合模式,且前者具有相对较高的结合亲和力,这可能解释了顺式-UA是一种血清素受体激动剂。此外,还提供了反式-UA和顺式-UA与5-HT(2A)受体之间不同结合亲和力的分子基础。