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Polymorphisms in common antihypertensive targets: Pharmacogenomic implications for the treatment of cardiovascular disease. ADVANCES IN PHARMACOLOGY (SAN DIEGO, CALIF.) 2022; 94:141-182. [PMID: 35659371 DOI: 10.1016/bs.apha.2022.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The idea of personalized medicine came to fruition with sequencing the human genome; however, aside from a few cases, the genetic revolution has yet to materialize. Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death globally, and hypertension is a common prelude to nearly all cardiovascular diseases. Thus, hypertension is an ideal candidate disease to apply tenants of personalized medicine to lessen cardiovascular disease. Herein is a survey that visually depicts the polymorphisms in the top eight antihypertensive targets. Although there are numerous genome-wide association studies regarding cardiovascular disease, few studies look at the effects of receptor polymorphisms on drug treatment. With 17,000+ polymorphisms in the combined target proteins examined, it is expected that some of the clinical variability in the treatment of hypertension is due to polymorphisms in the drug targets. Recent advances in techniques and technology, such as high throughput examination of single mutations, structure prediction, computational power for modeling, and CRISPR models of point mutations, allow for a relatively rapid and comprehensive examination of the effects of known and future polymorphisms on drug affinity and effects. As hypertension is easy to measure and has a plethora of clinically viable ligands, hypertension makes an excellent disease to study pharmacogenomics in the lab and the clinic. If the promises of personalized medicine are to materialize, a concerted effort to examine the effects polymorphisms have on drugs is required. A clinician with the knowledge of a patient's genotype can then prescribe drugs that are optimal for treating that specific patient.
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Anderson SD, Tabassum A, Yeon JK, Sharma G, Santos P, Soong TH, Thu YW, Nies I, Kurita T, Chandler A, Alsamarah A, Kanassatega RS, Luo YL, Botello-Smith WM, Andresen BT. In silico prediction of ARB resistance: A first step in creating personalized ARB therapy. PLoS Comput Biol 2020; 16:e1007719. [PMID: 33237899 PMCID: PMC7725353 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Revised: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 09/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R) blockers (ARBs) are among the most prescribed drugs. However, ARB effectiveness varies widely, which may be due to non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms (nsSNPs) within the AT1R gene. The AT1R coding sequence contains over 100 nsSNPs; therefore, this study embarked on determining which nsSNPs may abrogate the binding of selective ARBs. The crystal structure of olmesartan-bound human AT1R (PDB:4ZUD) served as a template to create an inactive apo-AT1R via molecular dynamics simulation (n = 3). All simulations resulted in a water accessible ligand-binding pocket that lacked sodium ions. The model remained inactive displaying little movement in the receptor core; however, helix 8 showed considerable flexibility. A single frame representing the average stable AT1R was used as a template to dock Olmesartan via AutoDock 4.2, MOE, and AutoDock Vina to obtain predicted binding poses and mean Boltzmann weighted average affinity. The docking results did not match the known pose and affinity of Olmesartan. Thus, an optimization protocol was initiated using AutoDock 4.2 that provided more accurate poses and affinity for Olmesartan (n = 6). Atomic models of 103 of the known human AT1R polymorphisms were constructed using the molecular dynamics equilibrated apo-AT1R. Each of the eight ARBs was then docked, using ARB-optimized parameters, to each polymorphic AT1R (n = 6). Although each nsSNP has a negligible effect on the global AT1R structure, most nsSNPs drastically alter a sub-set of ARBs affinity to the AT1R. Alterations within N298 –L314 strongly effected predicted ARB affinity, which aligns with early mutagenesis studies. The current study demonstrates the potential of utilizing in silico approaches towards personalized ARB therapy. The results presented here will guide further biochemical studies and refinement of the model to increase the accuracy of the prediction of ARB resistance in order to increase overall ARB effectiveness. The term "personalized medicine" was coined at the turn of the century, but most medicines currently prescribed are based on disease categories and occasionally racial demographics, not personalized attributes. In cardiovascular medicine, the personalization of medication is minimal, despite the fact that not all patients respond equally to common cardiovascular medications. Here we chose one prominent cardiovascular drug target, the angiotensin receptor, and, using computer modeling, created preliminary models of over 100 known alterations to the angiotensin receptor to determine if the alterations changed the ability of clinically used drugs to interact with the angiotensin receptor. The strength of interaction was compared to the wild-type angiotensin receptor, generating a map predicting which alteration affected which drug(s). It is expected that in the future, sequencing of drug targets can be used to compare a patient’s result to a map similar to what is provided in this manuscript to choose the optimal medication based on the patient’s genetics. Such a process has the potential to facilitate the personalization of current medication therapy.
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- Shane D. Anderson
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California, United States of America
- * E-mail: (YLL); (WMB-S); (BTA)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California, United States of America
- * E-mail: (YLL); (WMB-S); (BTA)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California, United States of America
- * E-mail: (YLL); (WMB-S); (BTA)
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Takezako T, Unal H, Karnik SS, Node K. Current topics in angiotensin II type 1 receptor research: Focus on inverse agonism, receptor dimerization and biased agonism. Pharmacol Res 2017. [PMID: 28648738 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2017.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Although the octapeptide hormone angiotensin II (Ang II) regulates cardiovascular and renal homeostasis through the Ang II type 1 receptor (AT1R), overstimulation of AT1R causes various human diseases, such as hypertension and cardiac hypertrophy. Therefore, AT1R blockers (ARBs) have been widely used as therapeutic drugs for these diseases. Recent basic research and clinical studies have resulted in the discovery of interesting phenomena associated with AT1R function. For example, ligand-independent activation of AT1R by mechanical stress and agonistic autoantibodies, as well as via receptor mutations, has been shown to decrease the inverse agonistic efficacy of ARBs, though the molecular mechanisms of such phenomena had remained elusive until recently. Furthermore, although AT1R is believed to exist as a monomer, recent studies have demonstrated that AT1R can homodimerize and heterodimerize with other G-protein coupled receptors (GPCR), altering the receptor signaling properties. Therefore, formation of both AT1R homodimers and AT1R-GPCR heterodimer may be involved in the pathogenesis of human disease states, such as atherosclerosis and preeclampsia. Finally, biased AT1R ligands that can preferentially activate the β-arrestin-mediated signaling pathway have been discovered. Such β-arrestin-biased AT1R ligands may be better therapeutic drugs for cardiovascular diseases. New findings on AT1R described herein could provide a conceptual framework for application of ARBs in the treatment of diseases, as well as for novel drug development. Since AT1R is an extensively studied member of the GPCR superfamily encoded in the human genome, this review is relevant for understanding the functions of other members of this superfamily.
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- Takanobu Takezako
- Department of Advanced Heart Research, Saga University, Saga, Japan; Medical Center for Student Health, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan.
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- Department of Molecular Cardiology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Molecular Cardiology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Saga University, Japan
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Renin-angiotensin system in vertebrates: phylogenetic view of structure and function. Anat Sci Int 2016; 92:215-247. [PMID: 27718210 DOI: 10.1007/s12565-016-0372-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2016] [Accepted: 09/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Renin substrate, biological renin activity, and/or renin-secreting cells in kidneys evolved at an early stage of vertebrate phylogeny. Angiotensin (Ang) I and II molecules have been identified biochemically in representative species of all vertebrate classes, although variation occurs in amino acids at positions 1, 5, and 9 of Ang I. Variations have also evolved in amino acid positions 3 and 4 in some cartilaginous fish. Angiotensin receptors, AT1 and AT2 homologues, have been identified molecularly or characterized pharmacologically in nonmammalian vertebrates. Also, various forms of angiotensins that bypass the traditional renin-angiotensin system (RAS) cascades or those from large peptide substrates, particularly in tissues, are present. Nonetheless, the phylogenetically important functions of RAS are to maintain blood pressure/blood volume homeostasis and ion-fluid balance via the kidney and central mechanisms. Stimulation of cell growth and vascularization, possibly via paracrine action of angiotensins, and the molecular biology of RAS and its receptors have been intensive research foci. This review provides an overview of: (1) the phylogenetic appearance, structure, and biochemistry of the RAS cascade; (2) the properties of angiotensin receptors from comparative viewpoints; and (3) the functions and regulation of the RAS in nonmammalian vertebrates. Discussions focus on the most fundamental functions of the RAS that have been conserved throughout phylogenetic advancement, as well as on their physiological implications and significance. Examining the biological history of RAS will help us analyze the complex RAS systems of mammals. Furthermore, suitable models for answering specific questions are often found in more primitive animals.
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Takezako T, Unal H, Karnik SS, Node K. Structure-Function Basis of Attenuated Inverse Agonism of Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers for Active-State Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor. Mol Pharmacol 2015; 88:488-501. [PMID: 26121982 DOI: 10.1124/mol.115.099176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2015] [Accepted: 06/29/2015] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Ligand-independent signaling by the angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R) can be activated in clinical settings by mechanical stretch and autoantibodies as well as receptor mutations. Transition of the AT1R to the activated state is known to lower inverse agonistic efficacy of clinically used AT1R blockers (ARBs). The structure-function basis for reduced efficacy of inverse agonists is a fundamental aspect that has been understudied not only in relation to the AT1R but also regarding other homologous receptors. Here, we demonstrate that the active-state transition in the AT1R indeed attenuates an inverse agonistic effect of four biphenyl-tetrazole ARBs through changes in specific ligand-receptor interactions. In the ground state, tight interactions of four ARBs with a set of residues (Ser109(TM3), Phe182(ECL2), Gln257(TM6), Tyr292(TM7), and Asn295(TM7)) results in potent inverse agonism. In the activated state, the ARB-AT1R interactions shift to a different set of residues (Val108(TM3), Ser109(TM3), Ala163(TM4), Phe182(ECL2), Lys199(TM5), Tyr292(TM7), and Asn295(TM7)), resulting in attenuated inverse agonism. Interestingly, V108I, A163T, N295A, and F182A mutations in the activated state of the AT1R shift the functional response to the ARB binding toward agonism, but in the ground state the same mutations cause inverse agonism. Our data show that the second extracellular loop is an important regulator of the functional states of the AT1R. Our findings suggest that the quest for discovering novel ARBs, and improving current ARBs, fundamentally depends on the knowledge of the unique sets of residues that mediate inverse agonistic potency in the two states of the AT1R.
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- Takanobu Takezako
- Department of Advanced Heart Research, Saga University, Saga, Japan (T.T.); Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan (K.N.); Department of Molecular Cardiology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio (H.U., S.S.K.); Department of Biosignal Pathophysiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan (T.T.); and Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy and Betul Ziya Eren Genome and Stem Cell Center, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey (H.U.)
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- Department of Advanced Heart Research, Saga University, Saga, Japan (T.T.); Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan (K.N.); Department of Molecular Cardiology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio (H.U., S.S.K.); Department of Biosignal Pathophysiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan (T.T.); and Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy and Betul Ziya Eren Genome and Stem Cell Center, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey (H.U.)
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- Department of Advanced Heart Research, Saga University, Saga, Japan (T.T.); Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan (K.N.); Department of Molecular Cardiology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio (H.U., S.S.K.); Department of Biosignal Pathophysiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan (T.T.); and Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy and Betul Ziya Eren Genome and Stem Cell Center, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey (H.U.)
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- Department of Advanced Heart Research, Saga University, Saga, Japan (T.T.); Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan (K.N.); Department of Molecular Cardiology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio (H.U., S.S.K.); Department of Biosignal Pathophysiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan (T.T.); and Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy and Betul Ziya Eren Genome and Stem Cell Center, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey (H.U.)
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Nistala R, Andresen BT, Pulakat L, Meuth A, Sinak C, Mandavia C, Thekkumkara T, Speth RC, Whaley-Connell A, Sowers JR. Angiotensin type 1 receptor resistance to blockade in the opossum proximal tubule cell due to variations in the binding pocket. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2013; 304:F1105-13. [PMID: 23389452 PMCID: PMC3625841 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00127.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2012] [Accepted: 01/31/2013] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Blockade of the angiotensin (ANG) II receptor type 1 (AT(1)R) with angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) is widely used in the treatment of hypertension. However, ARBs are variably effective in reducing blood pressure, likely due, in part, to polymorphisms in the ARB binding pocket of the AT(1)R. Therefore, we need a better understanding of variations/polymorphisms that alter binding of ARBs in heterogeneous patient populations. The opossum proximal tubule cell (OKP) line is commonly used in research to evaluate renal sodium handling and therefore blood pressure. Investigating this issue, we found natural sequence variations in the opossum AT(1)R paralleling those observed in the human AT(1)R. Therefore, we posited that these sequence variations may explain ARB resistance. We demonstrate that OKP cells express AT(1)R mRNA, bind (125)I-labeled ANG II, and exhibit ANG II-induced phosphorylation of Jak2. However, Jak2 phosphorylation is not inhibited by five different ARBs commonly used to treat hypertension. Additionally, nonradioactive ANG II competes (125)I-ANG II efficiently, whereas a 10-fold molar excess of olmesartan and the ANG II receptor type 2 blocker PD-123319 is unable to block (125)I-ANG II binding. In contrast, ANG II binding to OKP cells stably expressing rat AT(1A)Rs, which have a conserved AT(1)R-binding pocket with human AT(1)R, is efficiently inhibited by olmesartan. A novel observation was that resistance to ARB binding to opossum AT(1)Rs correlates with variations from the human receptor at positions 108, 163, 192, and 198 within the ARB-binding pocket. These observations highlight the potential utility of evaluating AT(1)R polymorphisms within the ARB-binding pocket in various hypertensive populations.
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MESH Headings
- Angiotensin II/metabolism
- Angiotensin II/pharmacology
- Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers/pharmacology
- Animals
- Binding Sites
- Cell Line
- Drug Resistance/genetics
- Humans
- Imidazoles/pharmacology
- Iodine Radioisotopes
- Janus Kinase 2/metabolism
- Kidney Tubules, Proximal/cytology
- Kidney Tubules, Proximal/drug effects
- Opossums/genetics
- Phylogeny
- Polymorphism, Genetic/genetics
- Protein Structure, Secondary
- Protein Structure, Tertiary
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- Rats
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1/chemistry
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1/genetics
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1/metabolism
- Species Specificity
- Tetrazoles/pharmacology
- Vasoconstrictor Agents/metabolism
- Vasoconstrictor Agents/pharmacology
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- Ravi Nistala
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65212, USA
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Esteves CA, Burckhardt PL, Breno MC. Presence of functional angiotensin II receptor and angiotensin converting enzyme in the aorta of the snake Bothrops jararaca. Life Sci 2012; 91:944-50. [PMID: 23000029 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2012.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2012] [Revised: 08/29/2012] [Accepted: 09/07/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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AIM Angiotensin II (Ang II) interacts with AT(1) and AT(2) receptors and, in some vertebrates, with an Ang II binding site showing low affinity for AT(1) and AT(2) receptor antagonists. This study was carried out to characterize the Ang II receptor, and the presence of an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) in the aorta of the Bothrops jararaca snake. MAIN METHOD Contraction induced by Ang I or II in aortic ring from the snake was evaluated in the absence or in the presence of ACE-blocker or Ang II antagonists. KEY FINDINGS Ang II analogs, modified at positions 1 and 5, induced vasoconstriction with differences in their potencies. The relative rank order was: [Asp(1), Val(5)] Ang II=[Asp(1), Ile(5)] Ang II>>>[Asn(1), Val(5)] Ang II. ACE-like activity was detected, as well as an Ang II receptor with low affinity for AT(1) and AT(2) selective receptor antagonists (pK(B) values of 5.62±0.23 and 5.08±0.25). A disulfide reducing agent almost abolished the Ang II effect, while an alpha adrenoceptor antagonist, or removing the endothelium, did not modify the Ang II effect. These results indicate that the B. jararaca aorta has an Ang II receptor pharmacologically distinct from AT(1) and AT(2) receptors, and the vasoconstrictor effect observed is independent of catecholamine or endothelium modulation. ACE and the AT receptor in the aorta of B. jararaca may be part of a tissue renin-angiotensin system. SIGNIFICANCE The data contribute to the knowledge of the renin-angiotensin system in vertebrate species, and provide insight into the understanding of snake Ang II receptor characteristics and diversity.
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Bhuiyan MA, Hossain M, Ishiguro M, Nakamura T, Nagatomo T. Engineered Mutation of Some Important Amino Acids in Angiotensin II Type 1 (AT1) Receptor Increases the Binding Affinity of AT1-Receptor Antagonists. J Pharmacol Sci 2010; 113:57-65. [DOI: 10.1254/jphs.09361fp] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Klabunde T, Giegerich C, Evers A. Sequence-Derived Three-Dimensional Pharmacophore Models for G-Protein-Coupled Receptors and Their Application in Virtual Screening. J Med Chem 2009; 52:2923-32. [DOI: 10.1021/jm9001346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Thomas Klabunde
- Research & Development, Drug Design, Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, D-65926 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Research & Development, Drug Design, Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, D-65926 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Research & Development, Drug Design, Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, D-65926 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Breno MC, Prezoto BC, Borgheresi RAMB, Lazari MFM, Yamanouye N. Characteristics of neural and humoral systems involved in the regulation of blood pressure in snakes. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2007; 147:766-778. [PMID: 17046304 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2006.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2006] [Revised: 09/04/2006] [Accepted: 09/05/2006] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
Cardiovascular function is affected by many mechanisms, including the autonomic system, the kallikrein-kinin system (KKS), the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) and the endothelin system. The function of these systems seems to be fairly well preserved throughout the vertebrate scale, but evolution required several adaptations. Snakes are particularly interesting for studies related to the cardiovascular function because of their elongated shape, their wide variation in size and length, and because they had to adapt to extremely different habitats and gravitational influences. To keep the normal cardiovascular control the snakes developed anatomical and functional adaptations and interesting structural peculiarities are found in their autonomic, KKS, RAS and endothelin systems. Our laboratory has characterized some biochemical, pharmacological and physiological properties of these systems in South American snakes. This review compares the components and function of these systems in snakes and other vertebrates, and focuses on differences found in snakes, related with receptor or ligand structure and/or function in autonomic system, RAS and KKS, absence of components in KKS and the intriguing identity between a venom and a plasma component in the endothelin system.
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- Maria Cristina Breno
- Laboratório de Farmacologia, Instituto Butantan, Av. Vital Brazil, 1500, 05503-900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Farmacologia, Instituto Butantan, Av. Vital Brazil, 1500, 05503-900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Farmacologia, Instituto Butantan, Av. Vital Brazil, 1500, 05503-900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Farmacologia, Setor Endocrinologia Experimental, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua 3 de maio,100, 04044-020, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Farmacologia, Instituto Butantan, Av. Vital Brazil, 1500, 05503-900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Karnik SS, Husain A, Graham RM. Proceedings of the Symposium ‘Angiotensin AT1 Receptors: From Molecular Physiology to Therapeutics’: MOLECULAR DETERMINANTS OF PEPTIDE AND NON-PEPTIDE BINDING TO THE AT1 RECEPTOR. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2007; 23 Suppl 3:S58-66. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.1996.tb02815.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Thomas WG, Thekkumkara TJ, Baker KM. Proceedings of the Symposium ‘Angiotensin AT1 Receptors: From Molecular Physiology to Therapeutics’: MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF ANGIOTENSIN II (AT1a) RECEPTOR ENDOCYTOSIS. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2007; 23 Suppl 3:S74-80. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.1996.tb02817.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Szidonya L, Süpeki K, Karip E, Turu G, Várnai P, Clark AJL, Hunyady L. AT1 receptor blocker-insensitive mutant AT1A angiotensin receptors reveal the presence of G protein-independent signaling in C9 cells. Biochem Pharmacol 2007; 73:1582-92. [PMID: 17284329 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2007.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2006] [Revised: 12/28/2006] [Accepted: 01/03/2007] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Although mutant receptors are highly useful to dissect the signal transduction pathways of receptors, they are difficult to study in physiological target tissues, due to the presence of endogenous receptors. To study AT(1) angiotensin receptors in their physiological environment, we constructed a mutant receptor, which differs only from the AT(1A) receptor in its reduced affinity for candesartan, a biphenylimidazole antagonist. We have determined that the conserved S109Y substitution of the rat AT(1A) receptor eliminates its candesartan binding, without exerting any major effect on its angiotensin II and peptide angiotensin receptor antagonist binding, internalization kinetics, beta-arrestin binding, and potency or efficacy of the inositol phosphate response. To demonstrate the usefulness of this mutant receptor in signal transduction studies, we combined it with substitution of the highly conserved DRY sequence with AAY, which abolishes G protein activation. In rat C9 hepatocytes the S109Y receptor caused ERK activation with the same mechanism as the endogenous AT(1) receptor. After combination with the DRY/AAY mutation G protein-independent ERK activation was detected demonstrating that this approach can be used to study the angiotensin II-stimulated signaling pathways in cells endogenously expressing AT(1) receptors.
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- László Szidonya
- Department of Physiology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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Schlyer S, Horuk R. I want a new drug: G-protein-coupled receptors in drug development. Drug Discov Today 2006; 11:481-93. [PMID: 16713899 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2006.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 162] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2005] [Revised: 12/01/2005] [Accepted: 04/04/2006] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Huey Lewis and the News summed it up nicely in their 1980s hit record: 'I want a new drug, one that won't make me sick, one that won't make me crash my car, or make me feel three feet thick'. The song could be an anthem for drug discovery in the pharmaceutical industry. We all want new and better drugs with fewer side effects, which are effective for combating the major diseases of our time: cancer, heart disease, obesity and autoimmune diseases. How do we get these new drugs? There are currently some new ideas in drug discovery, centered on that staple diet of the pharmaceutical industry, the G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) superfamily. In silico methods, employing receptor-based modeling, offer a more rational approach in the design of drugs targeting GPCRs. These approaches can be used to understand receptor selectivity and species specificity of drugs that interact with GPCRs. In addition, there are various novel approaches, such as the design and potential utility of drugs that target more than one GPCR ('dual specificity' drugs).
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- Sabine Schlyer
- Department of Computational Chemistry, Berlex Biosciences, Richmond, CA 94804, USA
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Hassan A, Ji H, Zhang Y, Sandberg K. Splice variant-specific silencing of angiotensin II type 1a receptor messenger RNA by RNA interference in vascular smooth muscle cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2006; 339:499-505. [PMID: 16307726 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.11.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2005] [Accepted: 11/07/2005] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In the rat, two distinct angiotensin II type 1a (rAT(1a)) receptor mRNAs are synthesized from a single rAT(1a) receptor gene by alternative splicing. These two transcripts are comprised of exons 1, 2, and 3 (E1,2,3) or exons 1 and 3 (E1,3). Since exon 3 contains the entire coding region, both transcripts encode identical rAT(1a) receptors. Real-time PCR revealed that in rat aortic smooth muscle cells (RASMC), E1,2,3 mRNA accounted for 69.5+/-0.9% of total rAT(1a) receptor mRNA. The aim of this study was to use RNA interference (RNAi) to selectively silence the rAT(1a) receptor splice variants. Forty-eight hour treatment of RASMC with E1,3-targeting siRNA (10nM; S1(E1,3)) resulted in a 91.2+/-0.5% (n=3, P<0.001) reduction in E1,3 mRNA and a 19.0+/-3.0% (n=4, P<0.05) reduction in AT(1) receptor specific binding compared with cells treated with a non-silencing control siRNA; under these conditions, no effect was observed on levels of E1,2,3 mRNA. Conversely, treatment with E1,2,3-targeting siRNA (S2(E2)) had no effect on E1,3 mRNA while reducing E1,2,3 mRNA by 73.9+/-4.2% (n=3, P<0.001), and AT(1) receptor binding by 39.4+/-5.4% (n=4, P<0.001) compared with control. These data show that the majority of functional AT(1) receptor expression in RASMC derives from the E1,2,3 splice variant. These data also demonstrate that rAT(1a) receptor mRNA can be silenced in a splice-variant specific manner using siRNA in RASMC, thus providing an excellent model system for investigating the role of alternative splicing in the regulation of rAT(1a) receptor expression.
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MESH Headings
- Alternative Splicing/genetics
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Cells, Cultured
- Cricetinae
- Exons/genetics
- Male
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/cytology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/metabolism
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/metabolism
- RNA Interference
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- RNA, Small Interfering/genetics
- RNA, Small Interfering/metabolism
- Rats
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1/genetics
- Substrate Specificity
- Time Factors
- Transcription, Genetic/genetics
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- Ali Hassan
- Center for the Study of Sex Differences in Health, Aging and Disease, Department of Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20057, USA.
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Feng YH, Zhou L, Sun Y, Douglas JG. Functional diversity of AT2 receptor orthologues in closely related species. Kidney Int 2005; 67:1731-8. [PMID: 15840019 PMCID: PMC1266296 DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1755.2005.00270.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND The most striking feature of life is biodiversity. However, mechanisms of biodiversity remain poorly understood, as most protein orthologues of different species are highly homologous in sequence and identical in function. Interestingly, recent evidence has demonstrated heterogeneity for a G protein-coupled angiotensin II (Ang II) type 2 (AT(2)) receptor in both ligand binding and induction of arachidonic acid (AA) release. The present study investigated the properties of AT(2) receptors in closely related species. METHODS AT(2) receptors cloned from human, rabbit, rat, and mouse were expressed in Chinese hamster ovary cells (CHO-K1), African green monkey kidney cells (COS-1), and human embryonic kidney (HEK)-293 cells and characterized in ligand binding and signal transductions. Critical residues in rabbit AT(2) receptor attributable to heterogeneity were examined using both gain-of-function and loss-of-function approaches with mutagenesis. RESULTS The newly cloned rabbit AT(2) receptor exhibits distinct biochemical and biologic properties compared to its highly homologous orthologues (91% in overall amino acid sequence) of rat, mouse, and human. All these orthologues activate SH2 domain-containing phosphatase-1 (SHP-1) and show similar binding affinities for Ang II and AT(2)-specific ligands CGP42112A and PD123319. However, reducing agent dithiothreitol (DTT) inactivates the rabbit orthologue but potentiates the others in ligand binding, a hallmark of AT(2) versus AT(1) receptor subtypes. Most interestingly, rabbit AT(2) receptor, but not the other orthologues, induces AA release in various cell systems when stimulated by both Ang II and CGP42112A, the peptide antagonist. Mutagenesis studies and sequence analyses further indicate that residues His(106), Asp(188), and Thr(293) are responsible for the DTT inactivation and residues Val(209) and Val(249) are partially responsible for AA release. CONCLUSION These results deny the coexistence of an additional AT(2) subtype in rabbit proximal tubule cells and demonstrate for the first time the presence of functional diversity for closely related Eutherian orthologues of a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) that are more than 90% homologous in the amino acid sequence.
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- Ying-Hong Feng
- Department of Pharmacology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, USA.
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Man O, Gilad Y, Lancet D. Prediction of the odorant binding site of olfactory receptor proteins by human-mouse comparisons. Protein Sci 2004; 13:240-54. [PMID: 14691239 PMCID: PMC2286516 DOI: 10.1110/ps.03296404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Olfactory receptors (ORs) are a large family of proteins involved in the recognition and discrimination of numerous odorants. These receptors belong to the G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) hyperfamily, for which little structural data are available. In this study we predict the binding site residues of OR proteins by analyzing a set of 1441 OR protein sequences from mouse and human. The central insight utilized is that functional contact residues would be conserved among pairs of orthologous receptors, but considerably less conserved among paralogous pairs. Using judiciously selected subsets of 218 ortholog pairs and 518 paralog pairs, we have identified 22 sequence positions that are both highly conserved among the putative orthologs and variable among paralogs. These residues are disposed on transmembrane helices 2 to 7, and on the second extracellular loop of the receptor. Strikingly, although the prediction makes no assumption about the location of the binding site, these amino acid positions are clustered around a pocket in a structural homology model of ORs, mostly facing the inner lumen. We propose that the identified positions constitute the odorant binding site. This conclusion is supported by the observation that all but one of the predicted binding site residues correspond to ligand-contact positions in other rhodopsin-like GPCRs.
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- Orna Man
- Department of Molecular Genetics and the Crown Human Genome Center, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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Zoumpoulakis P, Daliani I, Zervou M, Kyrikou I, Siapi E, Lamprinidis G, Mikros E, Mavromoustakos T. Losartan's molecular basis of interaction with membranes and AT1 receptor. Chem Phys Lipids 2004; 125:13-25. [PMID: 14625072 DOI: 10.1016/s0009-3084(03)00053-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Physicochemical methods were used to study the thermal and dynamic changes caused by losartan in the membrane bilayers. In addition, molecular modeling was implemented to explore its topography both in membranes and AT(1) receptor. Its incorporation resulted in the modification of thermal profile of dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine (DPPC) bilayers in a concentration dependent way up to 20mol% as it is depicted from the combination of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and MAS data. In particular, the presence of losartan caused lowering of the phase transition temperature and abolishment of the pretransition. T(1) experiments revealed the location of the drug into the membrane bilayers. The use of a combination of biophysical methods along with docking experiments brought out a possible two-step mechanism which involves incorporation of losartan at the interface of membrane bilayers and diffusion in the upper parts of AT(1) receptor helices IV-VII.
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- P Zoumpoulakis
- Institute of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vas. Constantinou Avenue, 11635, Athens, Greece
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Hoe KL, Saavedra JM. Site-directed mutagenesis of the gerbil and human angiotensin II AT(1) receptors identifies amino acid residues attributable to the binding affinity for the nonpeptidic antagonist losartan. Mol Pharmacol 2002; 61:1404-15. [PMID: 12021402 DOI: 10.1124/mol.61.6.1404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Gerbil angiotensin II AT(1) receptors have more than 90% amino acid sequence homology with human AT(1) receptors and similar affinity for the natural peptide agonist angiotensin II. However, their binding affinity for the biphenylimidazole AT(1) receptor antagonist losartan is greatly reduced compared with the hAT(1) receptor (400 times lower for the gAT(1A) receptor and 40 times lower for the gAT(1B) receptor cloned here). Gain- and loss-of-function site-directed mutagenesis revealed that in gerbil and human AT(1) receptors, the amino acid most important for losartan binding is located in position 108, followed by 107, both in transmembrane (TM) III. In both gerbil and human AT(1) receptors, the effect of G107S and I108V mutants is cumulative. Mutation L195M in TM V is very important, when combined with mutations G107S and I108V, for both gerbil and human AT(1) receptors. In the gerbil, less important amino acids are located in positions 150/151 (TM IV) and 177 in the extracellular loop 2. The study of gerbil natural mutants allowed us to advance our understanding of amino acids selectively involved in the determination of antagonist affinity for gerbil and, most importantly, for human angiotensin II AT(1) receptors.
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- Kwang-Lae Hoe
- Section on Pharmacology, Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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Shi L, Javitch JA. The binding site of aminergic G protein-coupled receptors: the transmembrane segments and second extracellular loop. Annu Rev Pharmacol Toxicol 2002; 42:437-67. [PMID: 11807179 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.pharmtox.42.091101.144224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 270] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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In the current chapter, we review approaches to the identification of the residues forming the binding sites for agonists, antagonists, and allosteric modulators in the family of aminergic G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). We then review the structural bases for ligand binding and pharmacological specificity based on the application of these methods to muscarinic cholinergic, adrenergic, dopaminergic, serotonergic, and histaminergic receptors, using the high resolution rhodopsin structure as a template. Furthermore, we propose a critical role of the second extracellular loop in forming the binding site for small molecular weight aminergic ligands, much as this loop dives down into the binding-site crevice and contacts retinal in rhodopsin.
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- Lei Shi
- Center for Molecular Recognition and Department of Pharmacology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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Gouldson PR, Dean MK, Snell CR, Bywater RP, Gkoutos G, Reynolds CA. Lipid-facing correlated mutations and dimerization in G-protein coupled receptors. PROTEIN ENGINEERING 2001; 14:759-67. [PMID: 11739894 DOI: 10.1093/protein/14.10.759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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A correlated mutation analysis has been performed on the aligned protein sequences of a number of class A G-protein coupled receptor families, including the chemokine, neurokinin, opioid, somatostatin, thyrotrophin and the whole biogenic amine family. Many of the correlated mutations are observed flanking or neighbouring conserved residues. The correlated residues have been plotted onto the transmembrane portion of the rhodopsin crystal structure. The structure shows that a significant proportion of the correlated mutations are located on the external (lipid-facing) region of the helices. The occurrence of these highly correlated patterns of change amongst the external residues suggest that they are sites for protein-protein interactions. In particular, it is suggested that the correlated residues may be involved in either large conformational changes, the formation of heterodimers or homodimers (which may be domain swapped) or oligomers required for activation or internalization. The results are discussed in the light of the subtype-specific heterodimerization observed for the chemokine, opioid and somatostatin receptors.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Dimerization
- GTP-Binding Proteins/chemistry
- GTP-Binding Proteins/genetics
- Lipids
- Models, Molecular
- Mutation
- Protein Binding
- Protein Structure, Quaternary/genetics
- Protein Structure, Tertiary/genetics
- Protein Structure, Tertiary/physiology
- Receptors, Cell Surface/chemistry
- Receptors, Cell Surface/genetics
- Receptors, Cell Surface/physiology
- Receptors, Opioid/chemistry
- Receptors, Opioid/genetics
- Receptors, Somatostatin/chemistry
- Receptors, Somatostatin/genetics
- Receptors, Thyrotropin/chemistry
- Receptors, Thyrotropin/genetics
- Receptors, Thyrotropin/physiology
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- P R Gouldson
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex CO4 3SQ, UK
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- M Gurrath
- Institut für Pharmazeutische Chemie Heinrich-Heine-Universität Universitätsstr. 1 40225 Düsseldorf.
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Zheng W, Ji H, Szabo Z, Brown PR, Yoo SE, Sandberg K. Coordinate regulation of canine glomeruli and adrenal angiotensin receptors by dietary sodium manipulation. Kidney Int 2001; 59:1881-90. [PMID: 11318960 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2001.0590051881.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study evaluated the effects of dietary sodium manipulation in dogs on the regulation of canine angiotensin receptors (cAT1 and cAT2) in the kidney and adrenal. METHODS Isolated glomeruli and membranes from renal medulla and the adrenal gland were used in radioligand binding assays from two groups of dogs: dogs maintained on low-sodium diet for two weeks followed by a high-sodium diet for two weeks (H), and dogs were maintained on the reverse schedule (L). RESULTS Analysis of the binding data showed that dietary sodium manipulation had no significant effects on cAT1 and cAT2 receptor binding affinities in glomeruli, renal medulla, and adrenal tissues. In contrast, dietary sodium loading induced a marked increase in cAT1 receptor expression in both the glomeruli and adrenal compared with receptor expression in salt-restricted animals [H/L ratio: glomeruli (1.5), renal medulla (1.1), adrenal (1.6)] that inversely correlated with the activity of the plasma renin angiotensin system. Conversely, adrenal cAT2 receptor expression was regulated in an inverse manner in the H and L animal groups [H/L ratio: 0.7]. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates that renal glomerular and adrenal AT1 receptors in the dog are coordinately down-regulated by dietary sodium restriction compared with sodium loading, which is distinctly different from the reciprocal regulation observed for rat AT1 receptors in these tissues. Collectively, these data suggest that postreceptor events in dogs are determinants of the aldosterone response observed during sodium restriction. These findings have important implications for the regulation of the renin-angiotensin system in humans, and suggest that coordinate regulation of AT1 receptors in the adrenal and glomeruli represent a negative feedback mechanism that when functioning normally prevents fluctuations of arterial blood pressure and development of arterial hypertension in response to changes in dietary sodium.
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- W Zheng
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington DC 20007-2145, USA
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Cerra MC, Tierney ML, Takei Y, Hazon N, Tota B. Angiotensin II binding sites in the heart of Scyliorhinus canicula: an autoradiographic study. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2001; 121:126-34. [PMID: 11178878 DOI: 10.1006/gcen.2000.7578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Dogfish (125)I [Asn(1), Pro(3), Ile(5)] angiotensin II ((125)I dfANG II) was used to establish the specific binding patterns of the different cardiac regions of the elasmobranch Scyliorhinus canicula by in vitro autoradiography. In the ventricular myocardium Scatchard analysis of saturation and displacement binding data revealed two classes of high- and low-affinity dfANG II binding sites (K(d) = 53 +/- 10 and 1300 +/- 900 pM). Two classes of dfANG II binding sites were also detected in the atrium (K(d) = 47 +/- 13 and 4690 +/- 930 pM) and in the outer layer of the conus arteriosus (K(d) = 16 +/- 9 and 398 +/- 83 pM). Conversely, the ventricular endocardium and the inner conal layer were characterized by a single class of dfANG II binding sites with affinity values of 48 +/- 11 and 106 +/- 3.3 pM, respectively. Competition experiments with either cold dfANG II or CV11974 or CGP42112 (specific ligands for mammalian AT(1) and AT(2) receptors, respectively) demonstrated a prevalence of CGP42112-selective dfANG II binding sites in both the inner and the outer conal layers. In the atrium, the ventricular myocardium, and the outer conal layer, dfANG II high-affinity binding sites poorly discriminated among the cold ligands. These results suggest that the dogfish heart may be a target organ of ANG II with distinct ANG II receptor subtype distributions.
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- M C Cerra
- Department of Pharmaco-Biology, University of Calabria, 87030 Arcavacata di Rende, CS, Italy
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Nishimura H. Angiotensin receptors--evolutionary overview and perspectives. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2001; 128:11-30. [PMID: 11137436 DOI: 10.1016/s1095-6433(00)00294-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The structure of the angiotensin molecule has been well preserved throughout the vertebrate scale with some amino acid variations. Specific angiotensin receptors (AT receptors) that mediate important physiological functions have been noted in a variety of tissues and species. Physiological and pharmacological characterization of AT receptors and, more recently, molecular cloning studies have elucidated the presence of AT receptor subtypes. Comparative studies suggest that an AT receptor subtype homologous to the mammalian type 1 receptor subtype (AT(1)), though pharmacologically distinct, is present in amphibians and birds, whereas AT receptors cloned from teleosts show low homology to both AT(1) and AT(2) receptor subtypes. Furthermore, receptors differing from both the AT(1)-homologue receptor and AT(2) receptor exist in some non-mammalian species. This may suggest that the prototype AT receptor evolved in primitive vertebrates and diverged to more than one type of AT receptor subtype during phylogeny. Furthermore, phenotypic modulation of AT receptors appears to occur during individual development/maturation.
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- H Nishimura
- Department of Physiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 894 Union Avenue, Memphis, TN 38163, USA.
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Sandberg K, Ji H. Comparative analysis of amphibian and mammalian angiotensin receptors. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2001; 128:53-75. [PMID: 11137439 DOI: 10.1016/s1095-6433(00)00297-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Amphibian angiotensin receptors (xAT receptors) share many similarities with mammalian type 1 angiotensin receptors (AT(1) receptors). Both xAT and AT(1) receptors belong to the super family of seven transmembrane spanning G protein-coupled receptors and share approximately 60% amino acid homology. Highly stable secondary structure in the 5' leader sequences and the presence of the mRNA destabilizing sequence (AUUUA) in the 3' untranslated region (3'UTR) of the xAT and AT(1) receptor mRNAs suggest similar mechanisms exist for regulating gene expression. Amphibian and mammalian AT receptors bind angiotensin with equivalent affinities but show marked differences in their affinities towards mammalian AT(1) receptor subtype selective non-peptide ligands. Both xAT and AT(1) receptors couple to G proteins and to the phospholipase C (PLC) signal transduction pathway. Mammalian AT(1) receptors play a key role in maintaining blood pressure and fluid homeostasis and there is considerable evidence that xAT receptors play a similarly important role in amphibians. This review focuses on the comparison of amphibian xAT receptors with mammalian AT(1) receptors in terms of their structure, pharmacology, signaling, and function.
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- K Sandberg
- Department of Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA.
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The cloning of the avian Ang II receptor shows that it is molecularly close to the AT(1)-type mammalian receptor. However, pharmacological characterization in transfected cells shows that, even though the avian receptor is coupled to the phospholipase C, as is the AT(1), its profile of specificity towards antagonists appears different from that of the two angiotensin II mammalian receptor types. The fowl Ang II receptor mRNA is expressed in classical adult target organs for Ang II and, interestingly, also in endothelial cells, but not in vascular smooth muscle cells. In the endothelial cells, it may mediate the peculiar vasorelaxation effect of Ang II already reported in the chicken. The recent description of the expression pattern in the chick embryo shows that the avian Ang II receptor is expressed in many different mesenchymal tissues, a feature which is the signature of the AT(2) mammalian receptor. Altogether, these data imply that the avian Ang II receptor is an atypical receptor that cannot be readily classified as either of the two mammalian Ang II receptor types and, therefore, reinforce the evidence for another Ang II receptor in the avian class.
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- H Kempf
- INSERM U36 and Collège de France, 3 rue d'Ulm, 75005, Paris, France.
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Gosselin MJ, Leclerc PC, Auger-Messier M, Guillemette G, Escher E, Leduc R. Molecular cloning of a ferret angiotensin II AT(1) receptor reveals the importance of position 163 for Losartan binding. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2000; 1497:94-102. [PMID: 10838163 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4889(00)00046-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A complementary DNA for the angiotensin II (AngII) type 1 (AT(1)) receptor from Mustela putorius furo (ferret) was isolated from a ferret atria cDNA library. The cDNA encodes a protein (fAT(1)) of 359 amino acids having high homologies (93-99%) to other mammalian AT(1) receptor counterparts. When fAT(1) was expressed in COS-7 cells and photoaffinity labeled with the photoactive analogue (125)I-¿Sar(1), Bpa(8)AngII, a protein of 100 kDa was detected by autoradiography. The formation of this complex was specific since it was abolished in the presence of the AT(1) non-peptidic antagonist L-158,809. Functional analysis indicated that the fAT(1) receptor efficiently coupled to phospholipase C as demonstrated by an increase in inositol phosphate production following stimulation with AngII. Binding studies revealed that the fAT(1) receptor had a high affinity for the peptide antagonist ¿Sar(1), Ile(8)AngII (K(d) of 5. 8+/-1.4 nM) but a low affinity for the AT(1) selective non-peptidic antagonist DuP 753 (K(d) of 91+/-15.6 nM). Interestingly, when we substituted Thr(163) with an Ala residue, which occupies this position in many mammalian AT(1) receptors, we restored the high affinity of this receptor for Dup 753 (11.7+/-5.13 nM). These results suggest that position 163 of the AT(1) receptor does not contribute to the overall binding of peptidic ligands but that certain non-peptidic antagonists such as Dup 753 are clearly dependent on this position for efficient binding.
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MESH Headings
- 1-Sarcosine-8-Isoleucine Angiotensin II/analogs & derivatives
- 1-Sarcosine-8-Isoleucine Angiotensin II/metabolism
- Alanine/genetics
- Alanine/metabolism
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Amino Acid Substitution
- Angiotensin II/analogs & derivatives
- Angiotensin II/metabolism
- Angiotensin II/pharmacology
- Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Binding Sites
- Binding, Competitive/drug effects
- COS Cells
- Cloning, Molecular
- DNA, Complementary/chemistry
- DNA, Complementary/genetics
- DNA, Recombinant/genetics
- DNA, Recombinant/metabolism
- Ferrets/genetics
- Imidazoles/pharmacology
- Iodine Radioisotopes
- Losartan/metabolism
- Losartan/pharmacology
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Plasmids
- Protein Binding
- Pyridines/pharmacology
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 2
- Receptors, Angiotensin/genetics
- Receptors, Angiotensin/metabolism
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Threonine/genetics
- Threonine/metabolism
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- M J Gosselin
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universit¿e de Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1H 5N4, Sherbrooke, Canada
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G protein-coupled, seven-transmembrane segment receptors (GPCRs or 7TM receptors), with more than 1000 different members, comprise the largest superfamily of proteins in the body. Since the cloning of the first receptors more than a decade ago, extensive experimental work has uncovered multiple aspects of their function and challenged many traditional paradigms. However, it is only recently that we are beginning to gain insight into some of the most fundamental questions in the molecular function of this class of receptors. How can, for example, so many chemically diverse hormones, neurotransmitters, and other signaling molecules activate receptors believed to share a similar overall tertiary structure? What is the nature of the physical changes linking agonist binding to receptor activation and subsequent transduction of the signal to the associated G protein on the cytoplasmic side of the membrane and to other putative signaling pathways? The goal of the present review is to specifically address these questions as well as to depict the current awareness about GPCR structure-function relationships in general.
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- U Gether
- Department of Medical Physiology, Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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The G-protein coupled receptors form a large and diverse multi-gene superfamily with many important physiological functions. As such, they have become important targets in pharmaceutical research. Molecular modelling and site-directed mutagenesis have played an important role in our increasing understanding of the structural basis of drug action at these receptors. Aspects of this understanding, how these techniques can be used within a drug-design programme, and remaining challenges for the future are reviewed.
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MESH Headings
- Binding Sites
- Combinatorial Chemistry Techniques
- Drug Design
- GTP-Binding Proteins/chemistry
- Ligands
- Models, Molecular
- Molecular Structure
- Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 2
- Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2/chemistry
- Receptors, Angiotensin/chemistry
- Receptors, Cell Surface/chemistry
- Receptors, Cell Surface/classification
- Receptors, Cell Surface/genetics
- Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
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Affiliation(s)
- D R Flower
- Department of Physical Sciences, ASTRA Charnwood, Bakewell Rd, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK.
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Moriuchi R, Shibata S, Himeno A, Jöhren O, Hoe KL, Saavedra JM. Molecular cloning and pharmacological characterization of an atypical gerbil angiotensin II type-1 receptor and its mRNA expression in brain and peripheral tissues. BRAIN RESEARCH. MOLECULAR BRAIN RESEARCH 1998; 60:234-46. [PMID: 9757050 DOI: 10.1016/s0169-328x(98)00187-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In the gerbil brain, most of the [125I]Sarcosine1-Angiotensin II binding sites are atypical, not sensitive to displacement with selective Angiotensin II AT1 and AT2 receptor ligands. A similar atypical binding profile exists in the gerbil kidney, where binding is highly expressed. We isolated a 2197 base pair clone from a gerbil kidney cDNA library which encodes a 359 amino acid protein with higher than 90% homology to other mammalian angiotensin II AT1 receptors. When expressed in COS-7 cells, stimulation by Angiotensin II of both the cloned gerbil receptor or the human AT1 receptor enhanced IP3 production to a similar degree. In COS-7 cells, the gerbil receptor also had a ligand affinity profile similar to that of the human AT1 receptor, but showed greatly reduced affinity for losartan (IC50=3480+/-174 nM). In the gerbil brain, in situ hybridization revealed receptor mRNA in circumventricular organs, selective hypothalamic, midbrain and brain stem areas, and in the hippocampus, where high mRNA expression was detected in the stratum pyramidale of the CA1 and CA2 subfields, and in the stratum granulosum of the dentate gyrus. The expression pattern of receptor mRNA corresponded well with that of atypical [125I]Sar1-Ang II binding. In situ hybridization and Southern blot experiments using riboprobes against the open reading frame and the 3'-untranslated region of the cloned gerbil Ang II receptor cDNA suggest that gerbils have, like other rodents, two AT1 receptor subtypes. The receptor mRNA distribution of the cloned gerbil Ang II receptor corresponds to the distribution of AT1A receptors described in other rodent species.
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MESH Headings
- Adrenal Cortex/metabolism
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Angiotensin II/analogs & derivatives
- Angiotensin II/metabolism
- Angiotensin II/pharmacology
- Animals
- Autoradiography
- Brain/metabolism
- COS Cells
- Cattle
- Cloning, Molecular
- Dogs
- Gerbillinae
- Hippocampus/metabolism
- Humans
- Hypothalamus/metabolism
- Iodine Radioisotopes
- Kidney Medulla/metabolism
- Kinetics
- Locus Coeruleus/metabolism
- Mice
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Organ Specificity
- Phosphatidylinositols/metabolism
- RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- Rabbits
- Rats
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 2
- Receptors, Angiotensin/chemistry
- Receptors, Angiotensin/genetics
- Receptors, Angiotensin/metabolism
- Recombinant Proteins/biosynthesis
- Recombinant Proteins/chemistry
- Recombinant Proteins/metabolism
- Sequence Alignment
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Transcription, Genetic
- Transfection
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Affiliation(s)
- R Moriuchi
- Section on Pharmacology, National Institute of Mental Health, Building 10, Room 2D-57, 10 Center Drive, MSC 1514, Bethesda, MD 20892-1264, USA
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Mitterdorfer J, Grabner M, Kraus RL, Hering S, Prinz H, Glossmann H, Striessnig J. Molecular basis of drug interaction with L-type Ca2+ channels. J Bioenerg Biomembr 1998; 30:319-34. [PMID: 9758329 DOI: 10.1023/a:1021933504909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Different types of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels exist in the plasma membrane of electrically excitable cells. By controlling depolarization-induced Ca2+ entry into cells they serve important physiological functions, such as excitation-contraction coupling, neurotransmitter and hormone secretion, and neuronal plasticity. Their function is fine-tuned by a variety of modulators, such as enzymes and G-proteins. Block of so-called L-type Ca2+ channels by drugs is exploited as a therapeutic principle to treat cardiovascular disorders, such as hypertension. More recently, block of so-called non-L-type Ca2+ channels was found to exert therapeutic effects in the treatment of severe pain and ischemic stroke. As the subunits of different Ca2+ channel types have been cloned, the modulatory sites for enzymes, G-proteins, and drugs can now be determined using molecular engineering and heterologous expression. Here we summarize recent work that has allowed us to determine the sites of action of L-type Ca2+ channel modulators. Together with previous biochemical, electrophysiological, and drug binding data these results provide exciting insight into the molecular pharmacology of this voltage-gated Ca2+ channel family.
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- J Mitterdorfer
- Institut für Biochemische Pharmakologie, Innsbruck, Austria
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Hunyady L, Ji H, Jagadeesh G, Zhang M, Gáborik Z, Mihalik B, Catt KJ. Dependence of AT1 angiotensin receptor function on adjacent asparagine residues in the seventh transmembrane helix. Mol Pharmacol 1998; 54:427-34. [PMID: 9687585 DOI: 10.1124/mol.54.2.427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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For several G protein-coupled receptors, amino acids in the seventh transmembrane helix have been implicated in ligand binding and receptor activation. The function of this region in the AT1 angiotensin receptor was further investigated by mutation of two conserved polar residues (Asn294 and Asn295) and the adjacent Phe293 residue. Analysis of the properties of the mutant receptors expressed in COS-7 cells revealed that alanine replacement of Phe293 had no major effect on AT1 receptor function. Substitution of the adjacent Asn294 residue with alanine (N294A) reduced receptor binding affinities for angiotensin II, two nonpeptide agonists (L-162,313 and L-163,491), and the AT1-selective nonpeptide antagonist losartan but not that for the peptide antagonist [Sar1, Ile8]angiotensin II. The N294A receptor also showed impaired G protein coupling and severely attenuated inositol phosphate generation. In contrast, alanine replacement of Asn295 decreased receptor binding affinities for all angiotensin II ligands but did not impair signal transduction. Additional substitutions of Asn295 with a variety of amino acids did not identify specific structural elements for ligand binding. These findings indicate that Asn295 is required for the integrity of the intramembrane binding pocket of the AT1a receptor but is not essential for signal generation. They also demonstrate the importance of transmembrane helices in the formation of the binding site for nonpeptide AT1 receptor agonists. We conclude that the Asn294 residue of the AT1 receptor is an essential determinant of receptor activation and that the adjacent Asn295 residue is required for normal ligand binding.
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- L Hunyady
- Department of Physiology, Semmelweis University of Medicine, H-1088 Budapest, Hungary
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Dascal D, Nirula V, Lawus K, Yoo SE, Walsh TF, Sandberg K. Shared determinants of receptor binding for subtype selective, and dual endothelin-angiotensin antagonists on the AT1 angiotensin II receptor. FEBS Lett 1998; 423:15-8. [PMID: 9506833 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(98)00040-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Site-directed interspecies amino acid exchange was used to compare the binding determinants of a novel dual endothelial-angiotensin receptor ligand, L-746,072, with type-1 angiotensin receptor (AT1) selective antagonists on AT receptors expressed in COS cells. These studies suggest that residues on AT receptors which are non-conserved between amphibian and mammalian species play a greater role in subtype selective ligand recognition than for dual receptor ligands. These data also support the hypothesis that a common non-peptide binding site exists within transmembrane domains on peptidergic receptors.
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- D Dascal
- Department of Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA
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Inoue Y, Nakamura N, Inagami T. A review of mutagenesis studies of angiotensin II type 1 receptor, the three-dimensional receptor model in search of the agonist and antagonist binding site and the hypothesis of a receptor activation mechanism. J Hypertens 1997; 15:703-14. [PMID: 9222937 DOI: 10.1097/00004872-199715070-00001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To seek the mechanism whereby agonists, competitive antagonists and insurmountable antagonists affect the receptor function differently, by reviewing recent mutagenesis studies of angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1) in which the binding of the agonist and antagonists and receptor signaling were affected. AT1 RECEPTOR STRUCTURE AND LIGAND BINDING SITES We built a model of seven transmembrane spanning domains of the AT1 receptors using bacteriorhodopsin as a template. The carboxy terminal of angiotensin II binds to Lys199 in transmembrane domain 5, whereas the guanidinium group of Arg2 binds to Asp281 in transmembrane domain 7. Results of studies using mutagenesis supporting proposed ligand-docking models are discussed. HYPOTHESIS FOR THE LIGAND-INDUCED RECEPTOR SIGNALING MECHANISM: We submit a set of hypotheses for a mechanism whereby the ligand binding induces changes in the receptor conformation by the rotation of transmembrane helices as the initial event for the subsequent activation of a G protein. In this mechanism antagonists are not capable of rotating the helices but agonists are able to do so, which results in the formation of a hydrogen bond between Asp74 in transmembrane domain 2 and Tyr292 in transmembrane domain 7. This mechanism also provides plausible explanation for the activation of monoamine receptors. COMPETITIVE AND INSURMOUNTABLE ANTAGONISTS Competitive antagonists share the same binding sites with agonists, but insurmountable antagonists do not, and binding of the latter does not preclude agonist binding, for example, to Asp281. CONCLUSION This hypothesis of the intrareceptor signaling mechanism and the receptor model indicate that some amino acid residues essential for the signaling play their roles in the intrareceptor activation mechanism, whereas others participate directly in ligand binding.
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- Y Inoue
- Research Division, Green Cross Corporation, Osaka, Japan
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Olivares-Reyes JA, Macías-Silva M, García-Sáinz JA. Atypical angiotensin II receptors coupled to phosphoinositide turnover/calcium signalling in catfish hepatocytes. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1997; 1357:201-8. [PMID: 9223623 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4889(97)00022-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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In catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) hepatocytes angiotensin II induced an immediate increase in cytosolic Ca2+ concentration. Other angiotensin analogues also induced this effect including: human angiotensin II, fish angiotensin II, human angiotensin III, human angiotensin I, fish angiotensin I and saralasin. CGP 42112A induced a very small effect at the highest concentration tested and angiotensin IV was without effect. Angiotensin II also increased the resynthesis of phosphatidylinositol and the production of IP3. These physiological effects were not blocked by losartan (AT1-selective antagonist) or PD 123177 (AT2-selective antagonist). [125I]Angiotensin II bound to liver plasma membranes in a saturable fashion with high affinity (K(D) 2.7 nM) and a B(max) of 185 fmol/mg of protein. Binding competition experiments showed the following order of potency: human angiotensin II = fish angiotensin II > human angiotensin III > or = human angiotensin I = fish angiotensin I. These sites were insensitive to losartan or PD 123177. The data indicate that the angiotensin II receptors expressed in catfish hepatocytes are coupled to the phosphoinositide turnover/calcium mobilization signal transduction pathway and are atypical receptors, i.e., pharmacologically distinct from mammalian AT1 and AT2 receptors.
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- J A Olivares-Reyes
- Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City
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Perlman S, Costa-Neto CM, Miyakawa AA, Schambye HT, Hjorth SA, Paiva AC, Rivero RA, Greenlee WJ, Schwartz TW. Dual agonistic and antagonistic property of nonpeptide angiotensin AT1 ligands: susceptibility to receptor mutations. Mol Pharmacol 1997; 51:301-11. [PMID: 9203636 DOI: 10.1124/mol.51.2.301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Two nonpeptide ligands that differ chemically by only a single methyl group but have agonistic (L-162,782) and antagonistic (L-162,389) properties in vivo were characterized on the cloned angiotensin AT1 receptor. Both compounds bound with high affinity (K(I) = 8 and 28 nM, respectively) to the AT1 receptor expressed transiently in COS-7 cells as determined in radioligand competition assays. L-162,782 acted as a powerful partial agonist, stimulating phosphatidylinositol turnover with a bell-shaped dose-response curve to 64% of the maximal level reached in response to angiotensin II. Surprisingly, L-162,389 also stimulated phosphatidylinositol turnover, albeit only to a small percentage of the angiotensin response. The prototype nonpeptide AT1 agonist L-162,313 gave a response of approximately 50%. The apparent EC50 values for all three compounds in stimulating phosphatidylinositol turnover were similar, approximately 30 nM, corresponding to their binding affinity. Each of the three compounds also acted as angiotensin antagonists, yet in this capacity the compounds differed markedly, with IC50 values ranging from 1.05 x 10(-7) M for L-162,389 to 6.5 x 10(-6) for L-162,782. A series of point mutations in the transmembrane segments (TMs) of the AT1 receptor had only minor effect on the binding affinity of the nonpeptide compounds, with the exception of A104V at the top of TM III, which selectively impaired the binding of L-162,782 and L-162,389. Substitutions in the middle of TM III, VI, or VII, which did not affect the binding affinity of the compounds, impaired or eliminated the agonistic efficacy of the nonpeptides but with only minor or no effect on the angiotensin potency or efficacy. Thus, in the N295D rat AT1 construct, L-162,782, L-162,313, and L-162,389 all antagonized the angiotensin-induced phosphatidylinositol turnover with surprisingly similar IC50 values (90-180 nM), and they all bound with unaltered, high affinity (22-36 nM). However, L-162,313 and L-162,782 could stimulate phosphatidylinositol turnover to only 20% of that of angiotensin. It is concluded that minor chemical modifications of either the compound or the receptor can dramatically alter the agonistic efficacy of biphenyl imidazole compounds on the AT1 receptor without affecting their affinity, as determined in binding assays, and that a number of substitutions in the middle of the TM segments affect the efficacy of nonpeptide agonists as opposed to angiotensin.
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- S Perlman
- Laboratory for Molecular Pharmacology, University Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Nirula V, Zheng W, Sothinathan R, Sandberg K. Interaction of biphenylimidazole and imidazoleacrylic acid nonpeptide antagonists with valine 108 in TM III of the AT1 angiotensin receptor. Br J Pharmacol 1996; 119:1505-7. [PMID: 8982494 PMCID: PMC1915801 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb16065.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Interspecies amino acid exchange, based on pharmacological differences between mammalian AT1 and amphibian xAT angiotensin II receptors, previously demonstrated that Val108 in transmembrane III (ValIII:08) is a critical structural requirement for binding the biphenylimidazole, losartan. Here, we investigated a series of biphenylimidazole and imidazoleacrylic acid nonpeptides to determine the general role of Val108 in nonpeptide recognition. Substitution of Val108 in the rAT1b receptor with Ile, the corresponding residue in xATa, significantly reduced ligand affinities from both nonpeptide classes (Fmut values (mutant IC50/rAT1bIC50): losartan > L-162,389 > L-16,313 > L-162,017 = L-163,491 > SB-203,220 > SK&F-108,566). While distinct molecular requirements exist for biphenylimidazole and imidazoleacrylic acid binding, these results suggest that Val108 is a common structural determinant of nonpeptide recognition on the AT1 receptor.
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- V Nirula
- Department of Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA
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Nirula V, Zheng W, Krishnamurthi K, Sandberg K. Identification of nonconserved amino acids in the AT1 receptor which comprise a general binding site for biphenylimidazole antagonists. FEBS Lett 1996; 394:361-4. [PMID: 8830675 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(96)00961-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Mutational analysis based on pharmacological differences between mammalian and amphibian angiotensin II receptors (AT receptors) previously led to construction of a mutant receptor that gained > 25000-fold affinity for the biphenylimidazole, Losartan. This variant frog receptor also bound with high affinity other nonpeptides in the biphenylimidazole chemical class according to the following rank order of potency (expressed in Fmut values=mutant IC50/rAT1b IC50): Losartan, 0.91; L-162,389, 1.0; L-163,491, 1.9; L-158,809, 3.5; L-163,017, 3.9; SC-51,316, 3.9. In contrast, the imidazoleacrylic acids, SKF-108,566 (Fmut= 160) and SB-203,220 (Fmut = 170), bound with markedly less affinity. Thus, nonconserved residues determining the molecular requirements for biphenylimidazole recognition are conserved in general, but are not identical to nonconserved residues necessary for high affinity binding of imidazoleacrylic acids.
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- V Nirula
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA
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