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Title: Crystal structures of the M1 and M4 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors

Abstract

Muscarinic M1–M5 acetylcholine receptors are G-protein-coupled receptors that regulate many vital functions of the central and peripheral nervous systems. In particular, the M1 and M4 receptor subtypes have emerged as attractive drug targets for treatments of neurological disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease and schizophrenia, but the high conservation of the acetylcholine-binding pocket has spurred current research into targeting allosteric sites on these receptors. In this paper, we report the crystal structures of the M1 and M4 muscarinic receptors bound to the inverse agonist, tiotropium. Comparison of these structures with each other, as well as with the previously reported M2 and M3 receptor structures, reveals differences in the orthosteric and allosteric binding sites that contribute to a role in drug selectivity at this important receptor family. Finally, we also report identification of a cluster of residues that form a network linking the orthosteric and allosteric sites of the M4 receptor, which provides new insight into how allosteric modulation may be transmitted between the two spatially distinct domains.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [2];  [1];  [1];  [3];  [4];  [5];  [6];  [2];  [2];  [1];  [7];  [1]
  1. Monash Univ., Melbourne, VIC (Australia). Monash Inst. of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Drug Discovery Biology. Dept. of Pharmacology
  2. ConfometRx, Santa Clara, CA (United States)
  3. Eli Lilly, Indianapolis, IN (United States). Dept. of Neuroscience
  4. Eli Lilly, Indianapolis, IN (United States). Dept. of Computational Chemistry and Chemoinformatics
  5. Eli Lilly, Windlesham (United Kingdom). Dept. of Computational Chemistry and Chemoinformatics
  6. Stanford Univ., CA (United States). School of Medicine. Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Physiology. Dept. of Structural Biology
  7. ConfometRx, Santa Clara, CA (United States); Stanford Univ., CA (United States). School of Medicine. Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Physiology
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Stanford Univ., CA (United States); Monash Univ., Melbourne, VIC (Australia)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Inst. of Health (NIH) (United States); Lilly Research Award Program (United States); Mathers Foundation (United States); National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (Australia)
Contributing Org.:
ConfometRx, Santa Clara, CA (United States); Eli Lilly, Indianapolis, IN (United States); Eli Lilly, Windlesham (United Kingdom)
OSTI Identifier:
1248385
Grant/Contract Number:  
W-31-109-ENG-38; Y1-CO-1020; Y1-GM-1104; APP1055134
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Nature (London)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Nature (London); Journal Volume: 531; Journal Issue: 7594; Journal ID: ISSN 0028-0836
Publisher:
Nature Publishing Group
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH
Subject:
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; 60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; X-ray crystallography; G protein-coupled receptors

Citation Formats

Thal, David M., Sun, Bingfa, Feng, Dan, Nawaratne, Vindhya, Leach, Katie, Felder, Christian C., Bures, Mark G., Evans, David A., Weis, William I., Bachhawat, Priti, Kobilka, Tong Sun, Sexton, Patrick M., Kobilka, Brian K., and Christopoulos, Arthur. Crystal structures of the M1 and M4 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1038/nature17188.
Thal, David M., Sun, Bingfa, Feng, Dan, Nawaratne, Vindhya, Leach, Katie, Felder, Christian C., Bures, Mark G., Evans, David A., Weis, William I., Bachhawat, Priti, Kobilka, Tong Sun, Sexton, Patrick M., Kobilka, Brian K., & Christopoulos, Arthur. Crystal structures of the M1 and M4 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature17188
Thal, David M., Sun, Bingfa, Feng, Dan, Nawaratne, Vindhya, Leach, Katie, Felder, Christian C., Bures, Mark G., Evans, David A., Weis, William I., Bachhawat, Priti, Kobilka, Tong Sun, Sexton, Patrick M., Kobilka, Brian K., and Christopoulos, Arthur. Wed . "Crystal structures of the M1 and M4 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature17188. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1248385.
@article{osti_1248385,
title = {Crystal structures of the M1 and M4 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors},
author = {Thal, David M. and Sun, Bingfa and Feng, Dan and Nawaratne, Vindhya and Leach, Katie and Felder, Christian C. and Bures, Mark G. and Evans, David A. and Weis, William I. and Bachhawat, Priti and Kobilka, Tong Sun and Sexton, Patrick M. and Kobilka, Brian K. and Christopoulos, Arthur},
abstractNote = {Muscarinic M1–M5 acetylcholine receptors are G-protein-coupled receptors that regulate many vital functions of the central and peripheral nervous systems. In particular, the M1 and M4 receptor subtypes have emerged as attractive drug targets for treatments of neurological disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease and schizophrenia, but the high conservation of the acetylcholine-binding pocket has spurred current research into targeting allosteric sites on these receptors. In this paper, we report the crystal structures of the M1 and M4 muscarinic receptors bound to the inverse agonist, tiotropium. Comparison of these structures with each other, as well as with the previously reported M2 and M3 receptor structures, reveals differences in the orthosteric and allosteric binding sites that contribute to a role in drug selectivity at this important receptor family. Finally, we also report identification of a cluster of residues that form a network linking the orthosteric and allosteric sites of the M4 receptor, which provides new insight into how allosteric modulation may be transmitted between the two spatially distinct domains.},
doi = {10.1038/nature17188},
journal = {Nature (London)},
number = 7594,
volume = 531,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Mar 09 00:00:00 EST 2016},
month = {Wed Mar 09 00:00:00 EST 2016}
}

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journal, September 2018

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Crystal structure of the M 5 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor
journal, August 2019

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Allostery at opioid receptors: modulation with small molecule ligands
journal, June 2017

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Novel long-acting antagonists of muscarinic ACh receptors: Muscarinic long-acting antagonists
journal, April 2018

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Positive Allosteric Modulation of the Muscarinic M 1 Receptor Improves Efficacy of Antipsychotics in Mouse Glutamatergic Deficit Models of Behavior
journal, September 2016

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Pharmacologic Evidence for a Putative Conserved Allosteric Site on Opioid Receptors
journal, December 2017

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Structures of the M1 and M2 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor/G-protein complexes
journal, May 2019


Biased M 1 receptor–positive allosteric modulators reveal role of phospholipase D in M 1 -dependent rodent cortical plasticity
journal, December 2019


Ligand-guided homology modeling drives identification of novel histamine H3 receptor ligands
journal, June 2019


Key Targets for Multi-Target Ligands Designed to Combat Neurodegeneration
journal, August 2016

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Crystal structure of dopamine receptor D4 bound to the subtype selective ligand, L745870
journal, November 2019


Backbone cyclization of analgesic conotoxin gexiva facilitates direct folding of the ribbon isomer
journal, February 2019


Discovery of new GPCR ligands to illuminate new biology
text, January 2017

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Three-dimensional descriptors for aminergic GPCRs: dependence on docking conformation and crystal structure
journal, November 2018

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A Perspective: Active Role of Lipids in Neurotransmitter Dynamics
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Designer receptor technology for the treatment of epilepsy
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Chemogenetic Approach Using Ni(II) Complex–Agonist Conjugates Allows Selective Activation of Class A G-Protein-Coupled Receptors
journal, August 2018


Cryptic pocket formation underlies allosteric modulator selectivity at muscarinic GPCRs
journal, July 2019


Minute-scale persistence of a GPCR conformation state triggered by non-cognate G protein interactions primes signaling
journal, October 2019


Structural insights into the subtype-selective antagonist binding to the M2 muscarinic receptor
journal, November 2018


Phencynonate S-isomer as a eutomer is a novel central anticholinergic drug for anti-motion sickness
journal, February 2019


Binding of N-methylscopolamine to the extracellular domain of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors
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Molecular dynamics-guided discovery of an ago-allosteric modulator for GPR40/FFAR1
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Structure-guided development of selective M3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antagonists
journal, November 2018

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Toward an understanding of the structural basis of allostery in muscarinic acetylcholine receptors
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Ligand-guided homology modeling drives identification of novel histamine H3 receptor ligands
journal, June 2019


In Silico Studies Targeting G-protein Coupled Receptors for Drug Research Against Parkinson’s Disease
journal, June 2018


Key Targets for Multi-Target Ligands Designed to Combat Neurodegeneration
journal, August 2016

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Current Advances in Allosteric Modulation of Muscarinic Receptors
journal, February 2020


Recent Insights from Molecular Dynamics Simulations for G Protein-Coupled Receptor Drug Discovery
journal, August 2019


Antinociceptive Effect of the Essential Oil from Croton conduplicatus Kunth (Euphorbiaceae)
journal, May 2017

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Immunomodulatory Action of Substituted 1,3,4-Thiadiazines on the Course of Myocardial Infarction
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Crystal structure of dopamine receptor D4 bound to the subtype selective ligand, L745870
journal, November 2019