解析G蛋白偶联受体的变构调节。以大麻素1受体为例进行研究。

Unraveling GPCRs Allosteric Modulation. Cannabinoid 1 Receptor as a Case Study.

作者信息

Cruz Alejandro, Warshel Arieh

机构信息

Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.

出版信息

Proteins. 2025 Apr;93(4):763-785. doi: 10.1002/prot.26762. Epub 2024 Nov 25.

Abstract

G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) constitute one of the most prominent families of integral membrane receptor proteins that mediate most transmembrane signaling processes. Malfunction of these signal transduction processes is one of the underlying causes of many human pathologies (Parkinson's, Huntington's, heart diseases, etc), provoking that GPCRs are the largest family of druggable proteins. However, these receptors have been targeted traditionally by orthosteric ligands, which usually causes side effects due to the simultaneous targeting of homologous receptor subtypes. Allosteric modulation offers a promising alternative approach to circumvent this problematic and, thus, comprehending its details is a most important task. Here we use the Cannabinoid type-1 receptor (CB1R) in trying to shed light on this issue, focusing on positive allosteric modulation. This is done by using the protein-dipole Langevin-dipole (PDLD) within the linear response approximation (LRA) framework (PDLD/S-2000) along with our coarse-grained (CG) model of membrane proteins to evaluate the dissociation constants (K s) and cooperativity factors (αs) for a diverse series of CB1R positive allosteric modulators belonging to the 2-phenylindole structural class, considering CP55940 as an agonist. The agreement with the experimental data evinces that significantly populated allosteric modulator:CB1R and allosteric modulator:CP55940:CB1R complexes have been identified and characterized successfully. Analyzing them, it has been determined that CB1R positive allosteric modulation lies in an outwards displacement of transmembrane α helix (TM) 4 extracellular end and in the regulation of the range of motion of a compound TM7 movement for binary and ternary complexes, respectively. In this respect, we achieved a better comprehension of the molecular architecture of CB1R positive allosteric site, identifying Lys192 and Gly194 as key residues regarding electrostatic interactions inside this cavity, and to rationalize (at both structural and molecular level) the exhibited stereoselectivity in relation to positive allosteric modulation activity by considered CB1R allosteric modulators. Additionally, putative/postulated allosteric binding sites have been screened successfully, identifying the real CB1R positive allosteric site, and most structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies of CB1R 2-phenylindole allosteric modulators have been rationalized. All these findings point out towards the predictive value of the methodology used in the current work, which can be applied to other biophysical systems of interest. The results presented in this study contribute significantly to understand GPCRs allosteric modulation and, hopefully, will encourage a more thorough exploration of the topic.

摘要

G蛋白偶联受体(GPCRs)是最重要的整合膜受体蛋白家族之一,介导大多数跨膜信号传导过程。这些信号转导过程的功能失调是许多人类疾病(帕金森病、亨廷顿舞蹈症、心脏病等)的潜在原因之一,这使得GPCRs成为最大的可成药蛋白家族。然而,这些受体传统上一直以正构配体为靶点,由于同时靶向同源受体亚型,通常会导致副作用。变构调节提供了一种有前景的替代方法来规避这一问题,因此,了解其细节是一项非常重要的任务。在这里,我们使用大麻素1型受体(CB1R)来试图阐明这个问题,重点是正变构调节。这是通过在线性响应近似(LRA)框架(PDLD/S - 2000)内使用蛋白质 - 偶极朗之万偶极(PDLD)以及我们的膜蛋白粗粒度(CG)模型来评估一系列属于2 - 苯基吲哚结构类的CB1R正变构调节剂的解离常数(Ks)和协同因子(αs)来实现的,将CP55940视为激动剂。与实验数据的一致性表明,已经成功鉴定并表征了大量存在的变构调节剂:CB1R以及变构调节剂:CP55940:CB1R复合物。通过对它们的分析,已经确定CB1R正变构调节分别在于跨膜α螺旋(TM)4细胞外端的向外位移以及二元和三元复合物中复合TM7运动范围的调节。在这方面,我们对CB1R正变构位点的分子结构有了更好的理解,确定了Lys192和Gly194是该腔内静电相互作用的关键残基,并在结构和分子水平上合理化了所考虑的CB1R变构调节剂在正变构调节活性方面表现出的立体选择性。此外,成功筛选了假定的/推测的变构结合位点,确定了真正的CB1R正变构位点,并且对CB1R 2 - 苯基吲哚变构调节剂的大多数构效关系(SAR)研究都得到了合理化。所有这些发现都指出了当前工作中所使用方法的预测价值,该方法可应用于其他感兴趣的生物物理系统。本研究中呈现的结果对理解GPCRs的变构调节有重大贡献,并且有望鼓励对该主题进行更深入的探索。

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