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Title: Structure-based development of a subtype-selective orexin 1 receptor antagonist

Abstract

Orexin receptors belong to the superfamily of G-protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs) which represent the largest class of drug targets in humans. Despite the recent progress in structural biology, the development of subtype-selective orexin receptor and GPCR ligands in general remains challenging, due to the high sequence similarity among individual receptor subtypes. However, subtype-selective molecules are key to discerning the individual contributions of receptor subtypes to (patho-)physiology. Starting from the clinically used, non–subtype-selective orexin receptor antagonist suvorexant, we demonstrate how docking, crystallography, medicinal chemistry, and in vitro pharmacology can be combined to exploit single amino acid sequence differences for the discovery of subtype-selective probes. Such compounds will help to better understand orexin receptor pharmacology and develop promising drug candidates.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [2];  [3];  [2];  [1]; ORCiD logo [1];  [4]; ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Friedrich-Alexander-Univ. Erlangen-Nürnberg (Germany)
  2. Philipps Univ., Marburg (Germany)
  3. Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX (United States)
  4. Monash Univ., Melbourne, VIC (Australia)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Contributing Org.:
Advanced Photon Source (APS), Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (US)
OSTI Identifier:
1671133
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 117; Journal Issue: 30; Journal ID: ISSN 0027-8424
Publisher:
National Academy of Sciences
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH
Subject:
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Citation Formats

Hellmann, Jan, Drabek, Matthäus, Yin, Jie, Gunera, Jakub, Pröll, Theresa, Kraus, Frank, Langmead, Christopher J., Hübner, Harald, Weikert, Dorothee, Kolb, Peter, Rosenbaum, Daniel M., and Gmeiner, Peter. Structure-based development of a subtype-selective orexin 1 receptor antagonist. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1073/pnas.2002704117.
Hellmann, Jan, Drabek, Matthäus, Yin, Jie, Gunera, Jakub, Pröll, Theresa, Kraus, Frank, Langmead, Christopher J., Hübner, Harald, Weikert, Dorothee, Kolb, Peter, Rosenbaum, Daniel M., & Gmeiner, Peter. Structure-based development of a subtype-selective orexin 1 receptor antagonist. United States. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2002704117
Hellmann, Jan, Drabek, Matthäus, Yin, Jie, Gunera, Jakub, Pröll, Theresa, Kraus, Frank, Langmead, Christopher J., Hübner, Harald, Weikert, Dorothee, Kolb, Peter, Rosenbaum, Daniel M., and Gmeiner, Peter. Tue . "Structure-based development of a subtype-selective orexin 1 receptor antagonist". United States. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2002704117. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1671133.
@article{osti_1671133,
title = {Structure-based development of a subtype-selective orexin 1 receptor antagonist},
author = {Hellmann, Jan and Drabek, Matthäus and Yin, Jie and Gunera, Jakub and Pröll, Theresa and Kraus, Frank and Langmead, Christopher J. and Hübner, Harald and Weikert, Dorothee and Kolb, Peter and Rosenbaum, Daniel M. and Gmeiner, Peter},
abstractNote = {Orexin receptors belong to the superfamily of G-protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs) which represent the largest class of drug targets in humans. Despite the recent progress in structural biology, the development of subtype-selective orexin receptor and GPCR ligands in general remains challenging, due to the high sequence similarity among individual receptor subtypes. However, subtype-selective molecules are key to discerning the individual contributions of receptor subtypes to (patho-)physiology. Starting from the clinically used, non–subtype-selective orexin receptor antagonist suvorexant, we demonstrate how docking, crystallography, medicinal chemistry, and in vitro pharmacology can be combined to exploit single amino acid sequence differences for the discovery of subtype-selective probes. Such compounds will help to better understand orexin receptor pharmacology and develop promising drug candidates.},
doi = {10.1073/pnas.2002704117},
journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America},
number = 30,
volume = 117,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
month = {Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 EDT 2020}
}

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