Conserved Binding Mode of Human [beta subscript 2] Adrenergic Receptor Inverse Agonists and Antagonist Revealed by X-ray Crystallography
- Scripps
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) represent a large fraction of current pharmaceutical targets, and of the GPCRs, the {beta}{sub 2} adrenergic receptor ({beta}{sub 2}AR) is one of the most extensively studied. Previously, the X-ray crystal structure of {beta}{sub 2}AR has been determined in complex with two partial inverse agonists, but the global impact of additional ligands on the structure or local impacts on the binding site are not well-understood. To assess the extent of such ligand-induced conformational differences, we determined the crystal structures of a previously described engineered {beta}{sub 2}AR construct in complex with two inverse agonists: ICI 118,551 (2.8 {angstrom}), a recently described compound (2.8 {angstrom}) (Kolb et al, 2009), and the antagonist alprenolol (3.1 {angstrom}). The structures show the same overall fold observed for the previous {beta}{sub 2}AR structures and demonstrate that the ligand binding site can accommodate compounds of different chemical and pharmacological properties with only minor local structural rearrangements. All three compounds contain a hydroxy-amine motif that establishes a conserved hydrogen bond network with the receptor and chemically diverse aromatic moieties that form distinct interactions with {beta}{sub 2}AR. Furthermore, receptor ligand cross-docking experiments revealed that a single {beta}{sub 2}AR complex can be suitable for docking of a range of antagonists and inverse agonists but also indicate that additional ligand-receptor structures may be useful to further improve performance for in-silico docking or lead-optimization in drug design.
- Research Organization:
- Advanced Photon Source (APS), Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 1002843
- Journal Information:
- J. Am. Chem. Soc., Journal Name: J. Am. Chem. Soc. Journal Issue: (33) ; 08, 2010 Vol. 132; ISSN JACSAT; ISSN 0002-7863
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- ENGLISH
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