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Popović L, Wintgens JP, Wu Y, Brankatschk B, Menninger S, Degenhart C, Jensen N, Wichert SP, Klebl B, Rossner MJ, Wehr MC. Profiling of ERBB receptors and downstream pathways reveals selectivity and hidden properties of ERBB4 antagonists. iScience 2024; 27:108839. [PMID: 38303712 PMCID: PMC10831936 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.108839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/03/2024] Open
Abstract
ERBB receptor tyrosine kinases are involved in development and diseases like cancer, cardiovascular, neurodevelopmental, and mental disorders. Although existing drugs target ERBB receptors, the next generation of drugs requires enhanced selectivity and understanding of physiological pathway responses to improve efficiency and reduce side effects. To address this, we developed a multilevel barcoded reporter profiling assay, termed 'ERBBprofiler', in living cells to monitor the activity of all ERBB targets and key physiological pathways simultaneously. This assay helps differentiate on-target therapeutic effects from off-target and off-pathway side effects of ERBB antagonists. To challenge the assay, eight established ERBB antagonists were profiled. Known effects were confirmed, and previously uncharacterized properties were discovered, such as pyrotinib's preference for ERBB4 over EGFR. Additionally, two lead compounds selectively targeting ERBB4 were profiled, showing promise for clinical trials. Taken together, this multiparametric profiling approach can guide early-stage drug development and lead to improved future therapeutic interventions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Lukša Popović
- Research Group Cell Signalling, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Nussbaumstrasse 7, 80336 Munich, Germany
- Systasy Bioscience GmbH, Balanstrasse 6, 81669 Munich, Germany
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- Research Group Cell Signalling, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Nussbaumstrasse 7, 80336 Munich, Germany
- Systasy Bioscience GmbH, Balanstrasse 6, 81669 Munich, Germany
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- Research Group Cell Signalling, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Nussbaumstrasse 7, 80336 Munich, Germany
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- Systasy Bioscience GmbH, Balanstrasse 6, 81669 Munich, Germany
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- Lead Discovery Center GmbH, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 15, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- Lead Discovery Center GmbH, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 15, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- Section of Molecular Neurobiology, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Nussbaumstrasse 7, 80336 Munich, Germany
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- Systasy Bioscience GmbH, Balanstrasse 6, 81669 Munich, Germany
- Section of Molecular Neurobiology, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Nussbaumstrasse 7, 80336 Munich, Germany
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- Lead Discovery Center GmbH, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 15, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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- Systasy Bioscience GmbH, Balanstrasse 6, 81669 Munich, Germany
- Section of Molecular Neurobiology, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Nussbaumstrasse 7, 80336 Munich, Germany
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- Research Group Cell Signalling, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Nussbaumstrasse 7, 80336 Munich, Germany
- Systasy Bioscience GmbH, Balanstrasse 6, 81669 Munich, Germany
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Garcia-Garrote M, Parga JA, Labandeira PJ, Labandeira-Garcia JL, Rodriguez-Pallares J. Dopamine regulates adult neurogenesis in the ventricular-subventricular zone via dopamine D3 angiotensin type 2 receptor interactions. Stem Cells 2021; 39:1778-1794. [PMID: 34521155 DOI: 10.1002/stem.3457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Adult neurogenesis is a dynamic and highly regulated process and different studies suggest that dopamine modulates ventricular-subventricular zone (V-SVZ) neurogenesis. However, the specific role of dopamine and the mechanisms/factors underlying its effects on physiological and pathological conditions such as Parkinson's disease (PD) are not fully understood. Recent studies have described counter-regulatory interactions between renin-angiotensin system (RAS) and dopamine in peripheral tissues and in the nigrostriatal system. We have previously demonstrated that angiotensin receptors regulate proliferation and generation of neuroblasts in the rodent V-SVZ. However, possible interactions between dopamine receptors and RAS in the V-SVZ and their role in alterations of neurogenesis in animal models of PD have not been investigated. In V-SVZ cultures, activation of dopamine receptors induced changes in the expression of angiotensin receptors. Moreover, dopamine, via D2-like receptors and particularly D3 receptors, increased generation of neurospheres derived from the V-SVZ and this effect was mediated by angiotensin type-2 (AT2) receptors. In rats, we observed a marked reduction in proliferation and generation of neuroblasts in the V-SVZ of dopamine-depleted animals, and inhibition of AT1 receptors or activation of AT2 receptors restored proliferation and generation of neuroblasts to control levels. Moreover, intrastriatal mesencephalic grafts partially restored proliferation and generation of neuroblasts observed in the V-SVZ of dopamine-depleted rats. Our data revealed that dopamine and angiotensin receptor interactions play a major role in the regulation of V-SVZ and suggest potential beneficial effects of RAS modulators on the regulation of adult V-SVZ neurogenesis.
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- Maria Garcia-Garrote
- Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology of Parkinson's Disease, Research Center for Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CIMUS), IDIS, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,Networking Research Center on Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIBERNED), Madrid, Spain
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- Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology of Parkinson's Disease, Research Center for Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CIMUS), IDIS, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,Networking Research Center on Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIBERNED), Madrid, Spain
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- Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology of Parkinson's Disease, Research Center for Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CIMUS), IDIS, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology of Parkinson's Disease, Research Center for Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CIMUS), IDIS, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,Networking Research Center on Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIBERNED), Madrid, Spain
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- Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology of Parkinson's Disease, Research Center for Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CIMUS), IDIS, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,Networking Research Center on Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIBERNED), Madrid, Spain
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Kotarska A, Fernandes L, Kleene R, Schachner M. Cell adhesion molecule close homolog of L1 binds to the dopamine receptor D2 and inhibits the internalization of its short isoform. FASEB J 2020; 34:4832-4851. [PMID: 32052901 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201900577rrrr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2019] [Revised: 12/05/2019] [Accepted: 12/05/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Cell adhesion molecule close homolog of L1 (CHL1) and the dopamine receptor D2 (DRD2) are associated with psychiatric and mental disorders. We here show that DRD2 interacts with CHL1 in mouse brain, as evidenced by co-immunostaining, proximity ligation assay, co-immunoprecipitation, and pull-down assay with recombinant extracellular CHL1 domain fused to Fc (CHL1-Fc). Direct binding of CHL1-Fc to the first extracellular loop of DRD2 was shown by ELISA. Using HEK cells transfected to co-express CHL1 and the short (DRD2-S) or long (DRD2-L) DRD2 isoforms, co-localization of CHL1 and both isoforms was observed by immunostaining and proximity ligation assay. Moreover, CHL1 inhibited agonist-triggered internalization of DRD2-S. Proximity ligation assay showed close interaction between CHL1 and DRD2 in neurons expressing dopamine- and cAMP-regulated phosphoprotein of 32 kDa (DARPP32) or tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) in tissue sections of adult mouse striatum. In cultures of striatum or ventral midbrain, CHL1 was also closely associated with DRD2 in DARPP32- or TH-immunopositive cells, respectively. In the dorsal striatum of CHL1-deficient mice, lower levels of DRD2 and phosphorylated TH were observed, when compared to wild-type littermates. In the ventral striatum of CHL1-deficient mice, levels of phosphorylated DARPP32 were reduced. We propose that CHL1 regulates DRD2-dependent presynaptic and postsynaptic functions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Agnieszka Kotarska
- Zentrum für Molekulare Neurobiologie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Zentrum für Molekulare Neurobiologie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Zentrum für Molekulare Neurobiologie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Center for Neuroscience, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
- Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience and Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA
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Han F, Konkalmatt P, Mokashi C, Kumar M, Zhang Y, Ko A, Farino ZJ, Asico LD, Xu G, Gildea J, Zheng X, Felder RA, Lee REC, Jose PA, Freyberg Z, Armando I. Dopamine D 2 receptor modulates Wnt expression and control of cell proliferation. Sci Rep 2019; 9:16861. [PMID: 31727925 PMCID: PMC6856370 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-52528-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2019] [Accepted: 10/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The Wnt/β-catenin pathway is one of the most conserved signaling pathways across species with essential roles in development, cell proliferation, and disease. Wnt signaling occurs at the protein level and via β-catenin-mediated transcription of target genes. However, little is known about the underlying mechanisms regulating the expression of the key Wnt ligand Wnt3a or the modulation of its activity. Here, we provide evidence that there is significant cross-talk between the dopamine D2 receptor (D2R) and Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathways. Our data suggest that D2R-dependent cross-talk modulates Wnt3a expression via an evolutionarily-conserved TCF/LEF site within the WNT3A promoter. Moreover, D2R signaling also modulates cell proliferation and modifies the pathology in a renal ischemia/reperfusion-injury disease model, via its effects on Wnt/β-catenin signaling. Together, our results suggest that D2R is a transcriptional modulator of Wnt/β-catenin signal transduction with broad implications for health and development of new therapeutics.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Cell Proliferation
- Dependovirus/genetics
- Dependovirus/metabolism
- Disease Models, Animal
- Embryo, Mammalian
- Epithelial Cells/metabolism
- Epithelial Cells/pathology
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Gene Knockdown Techniques
- Genetic Vectors/chemistry
- Genetic Vectors/metabolism
- Humans
- Kidney Tubules, Proximal/metabolism
- Kidney Tubules, Proximal/pathology
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Primary Cell Culture
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- RNA, Small Interfering/genetics
- RNA, Small Interfering/metabolism
- Receptors, Dopamine D2/genetics
- Receptors, Dopamine D2/metabolism
- Reperfusion Injury/genetics
- Reperfusion Injury/metabolism
- Reperfusion Injury/pathology
- Signal Transduction
- Transfection
- Wnt3A Protein/genetics
- Wnt3A Protein/metabolism
- beta Catenin/genetics
- beta Catenin/metabolism
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Affiliation(s)
- Fei Han
- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, 20052, USA
- Kidney Disease Center, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, 20052, USA
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- Department of Computational & Systems Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, 20052, USA
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, 20052, USA
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- Institute of Human Nutrition, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, 20052, USA
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, 20052, USA
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- Department of Pathology, The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 22904, USA
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, 20052, USA
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- Department of Pathology, The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 22904, USA
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- Department of Computational & Systems Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, 20052, USA
- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, 20052, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, 20052, USA.
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Light-activated chimeric GPCRs: limitations and opportunities. Curr Opin Struct Biol 2019; 57:196-203. [PMID: 31207383 DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2019.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2019] [Revised: 05/08/2019] [Accepted: 05/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
Light-activated chimeric GPCRs, termed OptoXRs, can elicit cell signalling responses with the high spatial and temporal precision of light. In recent years, an expanding OptoXR toolkit has been applied to, for example, dissect neural circuits in awake rodents, guide cell migration during vertebrate development and even restore visual responses in a rodent model of blindness. OptoXRs have been further developed through incorporation of highly sensitive photoreceptor domains and a plethora of signalling modules. The availability of new high-resolution structures of GPCRs and a deeper understanding of GPCR function allows critically revisitation of the design of OptoXRs. Next-generation OptoXRs will build on advances in structural biology, receptor function and photoreceptor diversity to manipulate GPCR signalling with unprecedented accuracy and precision.
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Optical functionalization of human Class A orphan G-protein-coupled receptors. Nat Commun 2018; 9:1950. [PMID: 29769519 PMCID: PMC5956105 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04342-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2017] [Accepted: 04/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) form the largest receptor family, relay environmental stimuli to changes in cell behavior and represent prime drug targets. Many GPCRs are classified as orphan receptors because of the limited knowledge on their ligands and coupling to cellular signaling machineries. Here, we engineer a library of 63 chimeric receptors that contain the signaling domains of human orphan and understudied GPCRs functionally linked to the light-sensing domain of rhodopsin. Upon stimulation with visible light, we identify activation of canonical cell signaling pathways, including cAMP-, Ca2+-, MAPK/ERK-, and Rho-dependent pathways, downstream of the engineered receptors. For the human pseudogene GPR33, we resurrect a signaling function that supports its hypothesized role as a pathogen entry site. These results demonstrate that substituting unknown chemical activators with a light switch can reveal information about protein function and provide an optically controlled protein library for exploring the physiology and therapeutic potential of understudied GPCRs. G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) represent the largest receptor family and are prime drug targets, but many orphan GPCRs are poorly characterized. Here authors engineer human orphan GPCRs to be activated by light which allows studying the receptors ligand identity and downstream signaling.
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Gont A, Daneshmand M, Woulfe J, Lavictoire SJ, Lorimer IAJ. PREX1 integrates G protein-coupled receptor and phosphoinositide 3-kinase signaling to promote glioblastoma invasion. Oncotarget 2018; 8:8559-8573. [PMID: 28051998 PMCID: PMC5352422 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.14348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2016] [Accepted: 12/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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A defining feature of the brain cancer glioblastoma is its highly invasive nature. When glioblastoma cells are isolated from patients using serum free conditions, they accurately recapitulate this invasive behaviour in animal models. The Rac subclass of Rho GTPases has been shown to promote invasive behaviour in glioblastoma cells isolated in this manner. However the guanine nucleotide exchange factors responsible for activating Rac in this context have not been characterized previously. PREX1 is a Rac guanine nucleotide exchange factor that is synergistically activated by binding of G protein αγ subunits and the phosphoinositide 3-kinase pathway second messenger phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5 trisphosphate. This makes it of particular interest in glioblastoma, as the phosphoinositide 3-kinase pathway is aberrantly activated by mutation in almost all cases. We show that PREX1 is expressed in glioblastoma cells isolated under serum-free conditions and in patient biopsies. PREX1 promotes the motility and invasion of glioblastoma cells, promoting Rac-mediated activation of p21-associated kinases and atypical PKC, which have established roles in cell motility. Glioblastoma cell motility was inhibited by either inhibition of phosphoinositide 3-kinase or inhibition of G protein βγ subunits. Motility was also inhibited by the generic dopamine receptor inhibitor haloperidol or a combination of the selective dopamine receptor D2 and D4 inhibitors L-741,626 and L-745,870. This establishes a role for dopamine receptor signaling via G protein βγ subunits in glioblastoma invasion and shows that phosphoinositide 3-kinase mutations in glioblastoma require a context of basal G protein–coupled receptor activity in order to promote this invasion.
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- Alexander Gont
- Cancer Therapeutics Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Cancer Therapeutics Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Cancer Therapeutics Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Cancer Therapeutics Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
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- Cancer Therapeutics Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Luchi AM, Angelina EL, Andujar SA, Enriz RD, Peruchena NM. Halogen bonding in biological context: a computational study of D2 dopamine receptor. J PHYS ORG CHEM 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/poc.3586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Adriano M. Luchi
- Lab. Estructura Molecular y Propiedades, IQUIBA-NEA; Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, CONICET, FACENA; Av. Libertad 5470 Corrientes 3400 Argentina
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- Lab. Estructura Molecular y Propiedades, IQUIBA-NEA; Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, CONICET, FACENA; Av. Libertad 5470 Corrientes 3400 Argentina
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- Instituto Multidisciplinario de Investigaciones Biológicas San Luis; Universidad Nacional de San Luis, CONICET, FQBF; Chacabuco 917 San Luis 5700 Argentina
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- Instituto Multidisciplinario de Investigaciones Biológicas San Luis; Universidad Nacional de San Luis, CONICET, FQBF; Chacabuco 917 San Luis 5700 Argentina
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- Lab. Estructura Molecular y Propiedades, IQUIBA-NEA; Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, CONICET, FACENA; Av. Libertad 5470 Corrientes 3400 Argentina
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Zhang Y, Jiang X, Qin C, Cuevas S, Jose PA, Armando I. Dopamine D2 receptors' effects on renal inflammation are mediated by regulation of PP2A function. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2016; 310:F128-34. [PMID: 26290374 PMCID: PMC4719046 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00453.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2014] [Accepted: 06/15/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
Abstract
Lack or downregulation of the dopamine D2 receptor (D2R) results in increased renal expression of injury markers and proinflammatory factors that is independent of a blood pressure increase. This study aimed to determine the mechanisms involved in the regulation of renal inflammation by D2Rs. Silencing D2Rs in mouse renal proximal tubule cells increased the expression of the proinflammatory TNF-α, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), and IL-6. D2R downregulation also increased Akt phosphorylation and activity, and glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK3β) phosphorylation and cyclin D1 expression, downstream targets of Akt; however. phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) activity was not affected. Conversely, D2R stimulation decreased Akt and GSK3β phosphorylation and cyclin D1 expression. Increased phospho-Akt, in the absence of increased PI3K activity, may result from decreased Akt dephosphorylation. Inhibition of protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) with okadaic acid reproduced the effects of D2R downregulation on Akt, GSK3β, and cyclin D1. The PP2A catalytic subunit and regulatory subunit PPP2R2C coimmunoprecipitated with the D2R. Basal phosphatase activity and the expression of PPP2R2C were decreased by D2R silencing that also blunted the increase in phosphatase activity induced by D2R stimulation. Similarly, silencing PPP2R2C also increased the phosphorylation of Akt and GSK3β. Moreover, downregulation of PPP2R2C resulted in increased expression of TNF-α, MCP-1, and IL-6, indicating that decreased phosphatase activity may be responsible for the D2R effect on inflammatory factors. Indeed, the increase in NF-κB reporter activity induced by D2R silencing was blunted by increasing PP2A activity with protamine. Our results show that D2R controls renal inflammation, at least in part, by modulation of the Akt pathway through effects on PP2A activity/expression.
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- Yanrong Zhang
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) and Comparative Medicine Centre, Peking Union Medical Collage (PUMC), Beijing, P. R. China; and
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) and Comparative Medicine Centre, Peking Union Medical Collage (PUMC), Beijing, P. R. China; and
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Institute of Laboratory Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) and Comparative Medicine Centre, Peking Union Medical Collage (PUMC), Beijing, P. R. China; and
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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Han F, Konkalmatt P, Chen J, Gildea J, Felder RA, Jose PA, Armando I. MiR-217 mediates the protective effects of the dopamine D2 receptor on fibrosis in human renal proximal tubule cells. Hypertension 2015; 65:1118-25. [PMID: 25801876 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.114.05096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2014] [Accepted: 03/01/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
Lack or downregulation of the dopamine D2 receptor (D2R) increases the vulnerability to renal inflammation independent of blood pressure in mice. Common single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) rs6276, 6277, and 1800497 in the human D2R gene are associated with decreased receptor expression/function and hypertension. Human renal proximal tubule cells from subjects carrying these SNPs have decreased D2R expression and increased expression of profibrotic factors and production of extracellular matrix proteins. We tested the hypothesis that the D2R mediates these effects by regulating micro-RNA expression. In cells carrying D2R SNPs, micro-RNAs (miRs)-217, miR-224, miR-335, and miR-1265 were downregulated, whereas miR-1290 was upregulated >4-fold compared with those carrying D2R wild-type alleles. However, only miR-217 was directly regulated by D2R expression. In cells carrying D2R wild-type, miR-217 inhibitor increased the expression of transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1, matrix metalloproteinase 3, fibronectin 1, and collagen 1a, whereas miR-217 mimic had the opposite effect. In cells carrying D2R SNPs, miR-217 mimic also decreased the expression of TGFβ1 and its targets. Wnt5a, a miR-217 target, was increased in cells carrying D2R SNPs and decreased by miR-217 mimic but increased by miR-217 inhibitor in both cell types. In cells carrying D2R wild-type, Wnt5a treatment increased TGFβ1 while silencing Ror2, a Wnt5a receptor, decreased TGFβ1 and blunted the Wnt5a-induced increase in cells carrying D2R wild-type. Our results show that renal proximal tubule cells from subjects carrying D2R SNPs resulting in D2R downregulation have increased TGFβ1 that is mediated by decreased regulation of the miR-217-Wnt5a-Ror2 pathway.
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Affiliation(s)
- Fei Han
- From the Kidney Disease Center, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China (F.H., J.C.); Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine (P.K., P.A.J., I.A.) and Department of Physiology (P.A.J.), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore; and Department of Pathology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville (J.G., R.A.F.)
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- From the Kidney Disease Center, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China (F.H., J.C.); Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine (P.K., P.A.J., I.A.) and Department of Physiology (P.A.J.), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore; and Department of Pathology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville (J.G., R.A.F.)
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- From the Kidney Disease Center, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China (F.H., J.C.); Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine (P.K., P.A.J., I.A.) and Department of Physiology (P.A.J.), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore; and Department of Pathology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville (J.G., R.A.F.)
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- From the Kidney Disease Center, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China (F.H., J.C.); Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine (P.K., P.A.J., I.A.) and Department of Physiology (P.A.J.), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore; and Department of Pathology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville (J.G., R.A.F.)
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- From the Kidney Disease Center, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China (F.H., J.C.); Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine (P.K., P.A.J., I.A.) and Department of Physiology (P.A.J.), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore; and Department of Pathology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville (J.G., R.A.F.)
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- From the Kidney Disease Center, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China (F.H., J.C.); Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine (P.K., P.A.J., I.A.) and Department of Physiology (P.A.J.), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore; and Department of Pathology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville (J.G., R.A.F.)
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- From the Kidney Disease Center, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China (F.H., J.C.); Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine (P.K., P.A.J., I.A.) and Department of Physiology (P.A.J.), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore; and Department of Pathology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville (J.G., R.A.F.)
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Valdés-Baizabal C, Soto E, Vega R. Dopaminergic modulation of the voltage-gated sodium current in the cochlear afferent neurons of the rat. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0120808. [PMID: 25768433 PMCID: PMC4359166 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0120808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2014] [Accepted: 02/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The cochlear inner hair cells synapse onto type I afferent terminal dendrites, constituting the main afferent pathway for auditory information flow. This pathway receives central control input from the lateral olivocochlear efferent neurons that release various neurotransmitters, among which dopamine (DA) plays a salient role. DA receptors activation exert a protective role in the over activation of the afferent glutamatergic synapses, which occurs when an animal is exposed to intense sound stimuli or during hypoxic events. However, the mechanism of action of DA at the cellular level is still not completely understood. In this work, we studied the actions of DA and its receptor agonists and antagonists on the voltage-gated sodium current (INa) in isolated cochlear afferent neurons of the rat to define the mechanisms of dopaminergic control of the afferent input in the cochlear pathway. Experiments were performed using the voltage and current clamp techniques in the whole-cell configuration in primary cultures of cochlear spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs). Recordings of the INa showed that DA receptor activation induced a significant inhibition of the peak current amplitude, leading to a significant decrease in cell excitability. Inhibition of the INa was produced by a phosphorylation of the sodium channels as shown by the use of phosphatase inhibitor that produced an inhibition analogous to that caused by DA receptor activation. Use of specific agonists and antagonists showed that inhibitory action of DA was mediated both by activation of D1- and D2-like DA receptors. The action of the D1- and D2-like receptors was shown to be mediated by a Gαs/AC/cAMP/PKA and Gαq/PLC/PKC pathways respectively. These results showed that DA receptor activation constitutes a significant modulatory input to SGNs, effectively modulating their excitability and information flow in the auditory pathway.
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- Instituto de Fisiología, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, México
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- Instituto de Fisiología, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, México
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Angelina E, Andujar S, Moreno L, Garibotto F, Párraga J, Peruchena N, Cabedo N, Villecco M, Cortes D, Enriz RD. 3-Chlorotyramine Acting as Ligand of the D2
Dopamine Receptor. Molecular Modeling, Synthesis and D2
Receptor Affinity. Mol Inform 2014; 34:28-43. [DOI: 10.1002/minf.201400093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2014] [Accepted: 09/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Zhang B, Albaker A, Plouffe B, Lefebvre C, Tiberi M. Constitutive activities and inverse agonism in dopamine receptors. ADVANCES IN PHARMACOLOGY (SAN DIEGO, CALIF.) 2014; 70:175-214. [PMID: 24931197 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-417197-8.00007-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The concept of activation in the absence of agonists has been demonstrated for many GPCRs and is now solidified as one of the principal aspects of GPCR signaling. In this chapter, we review how dopamine receptors demonstrate this ability. Although difficult to prove in vivo due to the presence of endogenous dopamine and lack of subtype-selective inverse agonists and "pure" antagonists (neutral ligands), in vitro assays such as measuring intracellular cAMP, [(35)S]GTPγS binding, and [(3)H]thymidine incorporation have uncovered the constitutive activation of D1- and D2-class receptors. Nevertheless, because of limited and inconsistent findings, the existence of constitutive activity for D2-class receptors is currently not well established. Mutagenesis studies have shown that basal signaling, notably by D1-class receptors, is governed by the collective contributions of transmembrane domains and extracellular/intracellular loops, such as the third extracellular loop, the third intracellular loop, and C-terminal tail. Furthermore, constitutive activities of D1-class receptors are subjected to regulation by kinases. Among the dopamine receptor family, the D5 receptor subtype exhibits a higher basal signaling and bears resemblance to constitutively active mutant forms of GPCRs. The presence of its constitutive activity in vivo and its pathophysiological relevance, with a brief mention of other subtypes, are also discussed.
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- Boyang Zhang
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Neuroscience Program), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Departments of Medicine, Cellular & Molecular Medicine, Psychiatry, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Neuroscience Program), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Departments of Medicine, Cellular & Molecular Medicine, Psychiatry, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada; Institut de recherche en immunologie, cancer, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Neuroscience Program), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Departments of Medicine, Cellular & Molecular Medicine, Psychiatry, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Neuroscience Program), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Departments of Medicine, Cellular & Molecular Medicine, Psychiatry, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Jiang X, Konkalmatt P, Yang Y, Gildea J, Jones JE, Cuevas S, Felder RA, Jose PA, Armando I. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms of the dopamine D2 receptor increase inflammation and fibrosis in human renal proximal tubule cells. Hypertension 2013; 63:e74-80. [PMID: 24379187 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.113.02569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The dopamine D2 receptor (D2R) negatively regulates inflammation in mouse renal proximal tubule cells (RPTCs), and lack or downregulation of the receptor in mice increases the vulnerability to renal inflammation independent of blood pressure. Some common single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs; rs6276, rs6277, and rs1800497) in the human DRD2 gene are associated with decreased D2R expression and function, as well as high blood pressure. We tested the hypothesis that human RPTCs (hRPTCs) expressing these SNPs have increased expression of inflammatory and injury markers. We studied immortalized hRPTCs carrying D2R SNPs and compared them with cells carrying no D2R SNPs. RPTCs with D2R SNPs had decreased D2R expression and function. The expressions of the proinflammatory tumor necrosis factor-α and the profibrotic transforming growth factor-β1 and its signaling targets Smad3 and Snail1 were increased in hRPTC with D2R SNPs. These cells also showed induction of epithelial mesenchymal transition and production of extracellular matrix proteins, assessed by increased vimentin, fibronectin 1, and collagen I a1. To test the specificity of these D2R SNP effects, hRPTC with D2R SNPs were transfected with a plasmid encoding wild-type DRD2. The expression of D2R was increased and that of transforming growth factor-β1, Smad3, Snail1, vimentin, fibronectin 1, and collagen I a1 was decreased in hRPTC with D2R SNPs transfected with wild-type DRD2 compared with hRPTC-D2R SNP transfected with empty vector. These data support the hypothesis that D2R function has protective effects in hRPTCs and suggest that carriers of these SNPs may be prone to chronic renal disease and high blood pressure.
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- Xiaoliang Jiang
- University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, 20 Penn St- HSFII Suite S003C, Baltimore, MD 21201.
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Mercier RW, Pei Y, Pandarinathan L, Janero DR, Zhang J, Makriyannis A. hCB2 ligand-interaction landscape: cysteine residues critical to biarylpyrazole antagonist binding motif and receptor modulation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 17:1132-42. [PMID: 21035736 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2010.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2010] [Revised: 08/09/2010] [Accepted: 08/12/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The human cannabinoid 2 GPCR (hCB2) is a prime therapeutic target. To define potential cysteine-related binding motifs critical to hCB2-ligand interaction, a library of hCB2 cysteine-substitution mutants and a novel, high-affinity biarylpyrazole hCB2 antagonist/inverse agonist (AM1336) functionalized to serve as a covalent affinity probe to target cysteine residues within (or in the microenvironment of) its hCB2 binding pocket were generated. The data provide direct experimental demonstration that both hCB2 TMH7 cysteines [i.e., C7.38(284) and C7.42(288)] are critical to optimal hCB2-AM1336 binding interaction and AM1336 pharmacological activity in a cell-based functional assay (cAMP formation). Elongating the AM1336 aliphatic side chain generated another novel hCB2 inverse agonist that binds covalently and selectively to C7.42(288) only. Identification of specific cysteine residues critical to hCB2 ligand interaction and function informs the structure-based design of hCB2-targeted medicines.
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- Richard W Mercier
- School of Pharmacy, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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Amphioxus expresses both vertebrate-type and invertebrate-type dopamine D(1) receptors. INVERTEBRATE NEUROSCIENCE 2010; 10:93-105. [PMID: 21113730 DOI: 10.1007/s10158-010-0111-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2010] [Accepted: 11/03/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The cephalochordate amphioxus (Branchiostoma floridae) has recently been placed as the most basal of all the chordates, which makes it an ideal organism for studying the molecular basis of the evolutionary transition from invertebrates to vertebrates. The biogenic amine, dopamine regulates many aspects of motor control in both vertebrates and invertebrates, and in both cases, its receptors can be divided into two main groups (D1 and D2) based on sequence similarity, ligand affinity and effector coupling. A bioinformatic study shows that amphioxus has at least three dopamine D1-like receptor sequences. We have recently characterized one of these receptors, AmphiD1/β, which was found to have high levels of sequence similarity to both vertebrate D1 receptors and to β-adrenergic receptors, but functionally appeared to be a vertebrate-type dopamine D(1) receptor. Here, we report on the cloning of two further dopamine D(1) receptors (AmphiAmR1 and AmphiAmR2) from adult amphioxus cDNA libraries and their pharmacological characterisation subsequent to their expression in cell lines. AmphiAmR1 shows closer structural similarities to vertebrate D(1)-like receptors but shows some pharmacological similarities to invertebrate "DOP1" dopamine D(1)-like receptors. In contrast, AmphiAmR2 shows closer structural and pharmacological similarities to invertebrate "INDR"-like dopamine D(1)-like receptors.
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Liu Y, Buck DC, Macey TA, Lan H, Neve KA. Evidence that calmodulin binding to the dopamine D2 receptor enhances receptor signaling. J Recept Signal Transduct Res 2007; 27:47-65. [PMID: 17365509 DOI: 10.1080/10799890601094152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The Ca2+ sensor calmodulin (CaM) regulates numerous proteins involved in G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling. CaM binds directly to some GPCRs, including the dopamine D2 receptor. We confirmed that the third intracellular loop of the D2 receptor is a direct contact point for CaM binding using coimmunoprecipitation and a polyHis pull-down assay, and we determined that the D2-like receptor agonist 7-OH-DPAT increased the colocalization of the D2 receptor and endogenous CaM in both 293 cells and in primary neostriatal cultures. The N-terminal three or four residues of D2-IC3 were required for the binding of CaM; mutation of three of these residues in the full-length receptor (I210C/K211C/I212C) decreased the coprecipitation of the D2 receptor and CaM and also significantly decreased D2 receptor signaling, without altering the coupling of the receptor to G proteins. Taken together, these findings suggest that binding of CaM to the dopamine D2 receptor enhances D2 receptor signaling.
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- Yong Liu
- Department of Behavioral Neuroscience, Oregon Health & Science University. Portland, Oregon, USA
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Klabunde T, Evers A. GPCR antitarget modeling: pharmacophore models for biogenic amine binding GPCRs to avoid GPCR-mediated side effects. Chembiochem 2006; 6:876-89. [PMID: 15791686 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200400369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) form a large protein family that plays an important role in many physiological and pathophysiological processes. However, the central role that the biogenic amine binding GPCRs and their ligands play in cell signaling poses a risk in new drug candidates that reveal side affinities towards these receptor sites. These candidates have the potential to interfere with the physiological signaling processes and to cause undesired effects in preclinical or clinical studies. Here, we present 3D cross-chemotype pharmacophore models for three biogenic amine antitargets: the alpha(1A) adrenergic, the 5-HT(2A) serotonin, and the D2 dopamine receptors. These pharmacophores describe the key chemical features present within these biogenic amine antagonists and rationalize the biogenic amine side affinities found for numerous new drug candidates. First applications of the alpha(1A) adrenergic receptor model reveal that these in silico tools can be used to guide the chemical optimization towards development candidates with fewer alpha(1A)-mediated side effects (for example, orthostatic hypotension) and, thus, with an improved clinical safety profile.
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- Thomas Klabunde
- Aventis Pharma Deutschland GmbH, A Company of the Sanofi-Aventis Group, Scientific and Medical Affairs, Drug Design, Industriepark Hoechst, Building G878, 65926 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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Pfleger KDG, Eidne KA. Monitoring the formation of dynamic G-protein-coupled receptor-protein complexes in living cells. Biochem J 2005; 385:625-37. [PMID: 15504107 PMCID: PMC1134737 DOI: 10.1042/bj20041361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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GPCRs (G-protein-coupled receptors) play an extremely important role in transducing extracellular signals across the cell membrane with high specificity and sensitivity. They are central to many of the body's endocrine and neurotransmitter pathways, and are consequently a major drug target. It is now clear that GPCRs interact with a range of proteins, including other GPCRs. Identifying and elucidating the function of such interactions will significantly enhance our understanding of cellular function, with the promise of new and improved pharmaceuticals. Biophysical techniques involving resonance energy transfer, namely FRET (fluorescence resonance energy transfer) and BRET (bioluminescence resonance energy transfer), now enable us to monitor the formation of dynamic GPCR-protein complexes in living cells, in real time. Their use has firmly established the concept of GPCR oligomerization, as well as demonstrating GPCR interactions with GPCR kinases, beta-arrestins, adenylate cyclase and a subunit of an inwardly rectifying K+ channel. The present review examines recent technological advances and experimental applications of FRET and BRET, discussing particularly how they have been adapted to extract an ever-increasing amount of information about the nature, specificity, stoichiometry, kinetics and agonist-dependency of GPCR-protein interactions.
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- Kevin D G Pfleger
- Molecular Endocrinology Research Group/7TM Receptor Laboratory, Western Australian Institute for Medical Research, The University of Western Australia, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Perth, WA 6009.
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Roberts DJ, Strange PG. Mechanisms of inverse agonist action at D2 dopamine receptors. Br J Pharmacol 2005; 145:34-42. [PMID: 15735658 PMCID: PMC1576109 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0706073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Mechanisms of inverse agonist action at the D2(short) dopamine receptor have been examined. Discrimination of G-protein-coupled and -uncoupled forms of the receptor by inverse agonists was examined in competition ligand-binding studies versus the agonist [3H]NPA at a concentration labelling both G-protein-coupled and -uncoupled receptors. Competition of inverse agonists versus [3H]NPA gave data that were fitted best by a two-binding site model in the absence of GTP but by a one-binding site model in the presence of GTP. K(i) values were derived from the competition data for binding of the inverse agonists to G-protein-uncoupled and -coupled receptors. K(coupled) and K(uncoupled) were statistically different for the set of compounds tested (ANOVA) but the individual values were different in a post hoc test only for (+)-butaclamol. These observations were supported by simulations of these competition experiments according to the extended ternary complex model. Inverse agonist efficacy of the ligands was assessed from their ability to reduce agonist-independent [35S]GTP gamma S binding to varying degrees in concentration-response curves. Inverse agonism by (+)-butaclamol and spiperone occurred at higher potency when GDP was added to assays, whereas the potency of (-)-sulpiride was unaffected. These data show that some inverse agonists ((+)-butaclamol, spiperone) achieve inverse agonism by stabilising the uncoupled form of the receptor at the expense of the coupled form. For other compounds tested, we were unable to define the mechanism.
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- David J Roberts
- School of Animal and Microbial Sciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AJ
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- School of Animal and Microbial Sciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AJ
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Yin D, Gavi S, Wang HY, Malbon CC. Probing receptor structure/function with chimeric G-protein-coupled receptors. Mol Pharmacol 2004; 65:1323-32. [PMID: 15155825 DOI: 10.1124/mol.65.6.1323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Owing its name to an image borrowed from Greek mythology, a chimera is seen to represent a new entity created as a composite from existing creatures or, in this case, molecules. Making use of various combinations of three basic domains of the receptors (i.e., exofacial, transmembrane, and cytoplasmic segments) that couple agonist binding into activation of effectors through heterotrimeric G-proteins, molecular pharmacology has probed the basic organization, structure/function relationships of this superfamily of heptahelical receptors. Chimeric G-protein-coupled receptors obviate the need for a particular agonist ligand when the ligand is resistant to purification or, in the case of orphan receptors, is not known. Chimeric receptors created from distant members of the heptahelical receptors enable new strategies in understanding how these receptors transduce agonist binding into receptor activation and may be able to offer insights into the evolution of G-protein-coupled receptors from yeast to humans.
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- Dezhong Yin
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, University Medical Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA
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Akam E, Strange PG. Inverse agonist properties of atypical antipsychotic drugs. Biochem Pharmacol 2004; 67:2039-45. [PMID: 15135301 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2004.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2003] [Accepted: 02/09/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Mechanisms of action of several atypical antipsychotic drugs have been examined at the D(2) dopamine receptor expressed in CHO cells. The drugs tested were found to exhibit inverse agonist activity at the D(2) dopamine receptor based on their effects to potentiate forskolin-stimulated cyclic AMP (cAMP) accumulation. Each of the antipsychotic drugs tested (clozapine, olanzapine, quetiapine and risperidone) increased cAMP accumulation to the same extent. The increase in cAMP was also similar to that seen with typical antipsychotic drugs. Inverse agonism at the D(2) dopamine receptor seems, therefore, to be a property common to all classes of antipsychotic drugs. The effect of sodium ions on the binding of the drugs to the receptor was also assessed. Each of the atypical antipsychotic drugs tested here bound with higher affinity in the absence of sodium ions. Previous studies have shown that some antipsychotic drugs are insensitive to sodium ions and some bind with higher affinity in the presence of sodium ions. Given that all of these antipsychotic drugs are inverse agonists, it may be concluded that this sodium ion sensitivity is unrelated to mechanisms of inverse agonism.
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- Elizabeth Akam
- School of Animal and Microbial Sciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG66AJ, UK
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Cussac D, Pasteau V, Millan MJ. Characterisation of Gs activation by dopamine D1 receptors using an antibody capture assay: antagonist properties of clozapine. Eur J Pharmacol 2004; 485:111-7. [PMID: 14757130 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2003.11.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Herein, we examined the direct coupling of human dopamine D1 receptors to G(s) proteins using an antibody capture assay together with a detection technique employing scintillation proximity assay beads. Using a specific antibody, dopamine (DA) and the selective dopamine D1 receptor agonists, 6-chloro-7,8-dihydroxy-1-phenyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-3-benzazepine (SKF81297) and 3-allyl-6-chloro-7,8-dihydroxy-1-phenyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-3-benzazepine (SKF82958), behaved as high-efficacy agonists ( approximately 100%) in stimulating guanosine-5'-O-(3-[35S]thio)-triphosphate ([35S]GTP gamma S) binding to G(s) in L-cells, whereas 2,3,4,5,-tetrahydro-7,8-dihydroxy-1-phenyl-1H-3-benzazepine (SKF38393) displayed partial agonist properties (70%). The action of dopamine was specifically mediated by human dopamine D1 receptors inasmuch as the selective human dopamine D1 receptor antagonist, (R)-(+)-8-chloro-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-3-methyl-5-phenyl-1H-benzazepine-7-ol (SCH23390), blocked dopamine-induced [35S]GTP gamma S binding to G(s) with a pK(B) (9.29) close to its pK(i) (9.33). The antipsychotic agents, clozapine and haloperidol, displayed no intrinsic activity when tested alone and inhibited dopamine-stimulated G(s) activation with pK(B)'s of 6.7 and 7.3, respectively, values close to their pK(i) values at these sites. In conclusion, the use of an anti-G(s) protein immunoprecipitation assay coupled to scintillation proximity assays allows direct evaluation of the functional activity of dopamine D1 receptors ligands at the G protein level. Employing this novel technique, the typical and atypical antipsychotics, clozapine and haloperidol, respectively, both exhibited antagonist properties at dopamine D1 receptors.
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- Didier Cussac
- Psychopharmacology Department, Institut de Recherches Servier, Centre de Recherches de Croissy, 125, Chemin de Ronde, 78290 Croissy-sur-Seine, France
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Canals M, Marcellino D, Fanelli F, Ciruela F, de Benedetti P, Goldberg SR, Neve K, Fuxe K, Agnati LF, Woods AS, Ferré S, Lluis C, Bouvier M, Franco R. Adenosine A2A-dopamine D2 receptor-receptor heteromerization: qualitative and quantitative assessment by fluorescence and bioluminescence energy transfer. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:46741-9. [PMID: 12933819 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m306451200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 361] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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There is evidence for strong functional antagonistic interactions between adenosine A2A receptors (A2ARs) and dopamine D2 receptors (D2Rs). Although a close physical interaction between both receptors has recently been shown using co-immunoprecipitation and co-localization assays, the existence of a A2AR-D2R protein-protein interaction still had to be demonstrated in intact living cells. In the present work, fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) and bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET) techniques were used to confirm the occurrence of A2AR-D2R interactions in co-transfected cells. The degree of A2AR-D2R heteromerization, measured by BRET, did not vary after receptor activation with selective agonists, alone or in combination. BRET competition experiments were performed using a chimeric D2R-D1R in which helices 5 and 6, the third intracellular loop (I3), and the third extracellular loop (E3) of the D2R were replaced by those of the dopamine D1 receptor (D1R). Although the wild type D2R was able to decrease the BRET signal, the chimera failed to achieve any effect. This suggests that the helix 5-I3-helix 6-E3 portion of D2R holds the site(s) for interaction with A2AR. Modeling of A2AR and D2R using a modified rhodopsin template followed by molecular dynamics and docking simulations gave essentially two different possible modes of interaction between D2R and A2AR. In the most probable one, helix 5 and/or helix 6 and the N-terminal portion of I3 from D2R approached helix 4 and the C-terminal portion of the C-tail from the A2AR, respectively.
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- Meritxell Canals
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Barcelona, Martí y Franquès 1, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Agnati LF, Ferré S, Lluis C, Franco R, Fuxe K. Molecular mechanisms and therapeutical implications of intramembrane receptor/receptor interactions among heptahelical receptors with examples from the striatopallidal GABA neurons. Pharmacol Rev 2003; 55:509-50. [PMID: 12869660 DOI: 10.1124/pr.55.3.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 244] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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The molecular basis for the known intramembrane receptor/receptor interactions among G protein-coupled receptors was postulated to be heteromerization based on receptor subtype-specific interactions between different types of receptor homomers. The discovery of GABAB heterodimers started this field rapidly followed by the discovery of heteromerization among isoreceptors of several G protein-coupled receptors such as delta/kappa opioid receptors. Heteromerization was also discovered among distinct types of G protein-coupled receptors with the initial demonstration of somatostatin SSTR5/dopamine D2 and adenosine A1/dopamine D1 heteromeric receptor complexes. The functional meaning of these heteromeric complexes is to achieve direct or indirect (via adapter proteins) intramembrane receptor/receptor interactions in the complex. G protein-coupled receptors also form heteromeric complexes involving direct interactions with ion channel receptors, the best example being the GABAA/dopamine D5 receptor heteromerization, as well as with receptor tyrosine kinases and with receptor activity modulating proteins. As an example, adenosine, dopamine, and glutamate metabotropic receptor/receptor interactions in the striatopallidal GABA neurons are discussed as well as their relevance for Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, and drug dependence. The heterodimer is only one type of heteromeric complex, and the evidence is equally compatible with the existence of higher order heteromeric complexes, where also adapter proteins such as homer proteins and scaffolding proteins can exist. These complexes may assist in the process of linking G protein-coupled receptors and ion channel receptors together in a receptor mosaic that may have special integrative value and may constitute the molecular basis for some forms of learning and memory.
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- Luigi F Agnati
- Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Wurch T, Boutet-Robinet EA, Palmier C, Colpaert FC, Pauwels PJ. Constitutive coupling of a chimeric dopamine D2/alpha 1B receptor to the phospholipase C pathway: inverse agonism to silent antagonism by neuroleptic drugs. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2003; 304:380-90. [PMID: 12490615 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.102.040535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Neuroleptic drugs have been suggested to act as inverse agonists at the dopamine D2 receptor, but no link between therapeutic efficacy and ligand's intrinsic activity could be determined. Since the resolving capacity to monitor inverse agonism at dopamine D2 receptors is limited, we speculated that receptor constitutive activation could be enhanced by constructing chimeric D2/alpha 1B receptors. Marked inverse agonist responses with a series of dopamine antagonists were obtained by: 1) exchange of the D 2short receptor's 3ICL by that of the alpha 1B-adrenoceptor, 2) incorporation of an activating mutation (Ala 279 Glu) in the distal portion of its 3ICL, and 3) coexpression with a G alpha11 protein. This chimeric D2/alpha 1B receptor construct displayed a ligand binding profile comparable to that of the wild-type (wt) D 2short receptor and an effector activation profile close to that of the wt alpha 1B-adrenoceptor. Most of the dopamine antagonists attenuated by -54 to -59% basal inositol phosphates (IP) formation, thus clearly acting as inverse agonists. Ziprasidone behaved as a silent antagonist (+5% versus basal IP level) and antagonized both dopamine-mediated (pK B, 7.61) and tropapride-mediated (pK B, 8.52) IP responses. Clozapine, olanzapine, and raclopride displayed partial inverse agonist properties (-31, -67, and -71% versus tropapride, respectively), whereas bromerguride (+63%) and cis-(+)-5-methoxy-1-methyl-2-(di-n-propylamino tetralin) [(+)-UH 232] (+88%) demonstrated positive agonism. In conclusion, analyses with the chimeric D2/alpha 1B Ala 279 Glu 3ICL receptor construct suggest that neuroleptic drugs can be differentiated on the basis of their intrinsic activity, as they can either activate, inhibit, or be silent at this receptor construct.
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- Thierry Wurch
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Centre de Recherche Pierre Fabre, Castres Cédex, France
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Hellstrand M, Eriksson E, Nilsson CL. Dopamine D(2) receptor-induced COX-2-mediated production of prostaglandin E(2) in D(2)-transfected Chinese hamster ovary cells without simultaneous administration of a Ca(2+)-mobilizing agent. Biochem Pharmacol 2002; 63:2151-8. [PMID: 12110374 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-2952(02)01020-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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We have earlier demonstrated that dopamine stimulates the liberation of the prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) precursor, arachidonic acid, in Chinese hamster ovary cells transfected with the rat dopamine D(2) receptor (long isoform), also without concomitant administration of a Ca(2+)-releasing agent [Nilsson et al., Br J Pharmacol 1998;124:1651-8]. In the present report, we show that dopamine, under the same conditions, also induces a concentration-dependent increase in the production of PGE(2), with a maximal effect of 235% at approximately 100 microM, and with an EC(50) of 794 nM. The effect was counteracted by the D(2) antagonist eticlopride, pertussis toxin, the inhibitor of intracellular Ca(2+) release TMB-8, incubation in Ca(2+)-free experimental medium, and PKC desensitization obtained by chronic pretreatment with the phorbol ester TPA. It was also antagonized by the non-specific cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibitor, indomethacin, and by the selective COX-2 inhibitor, NS-398, but not by the specific COX-1 inhibitor, valeryl salicylate. Both the non-specific phospholipase A(2) inhibitor, quinacrine, and an inhibitor of cPLA(2) and iPLA(2), AACOF3, counteracted the effect; in contrast, a selective iPLA(2) inhibitor, BEL, and a selective sPLA(2) inhibitor, TAPC, were ineffective. No effects of dopamine were obtained in control cells mock-transfected with the p3C vector only. The results reinforce previous assumptions that dopamine may interact with eicosanoid metabolism by means of D(2) receptor activation, and implicate an involvement of cPLA(2) and COX-2 in this effect. It is suggested that measurement of dopamine-induced PGE(2) production may serve as a convenient way to study D(2) receptor function in vitro.
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- Monika Hellstrand
- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Physiology and Pharmacology, Göteborg University, Box 431, SE 405 30 Göteborg, Sweden.
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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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Javitch JA, Shi L, Liapakis G. Use of the substituted cysteine accessibility method to study the structure and function of G protein-coupled receptors. Methods Enzymol 2002; 343:137-56. [PMID: 11665562 DOI: 10.1016/s0076-6879(02)43131-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Jonathan A Javitch
- Center for Molecular Recognition and Departments of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
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Ilani T, Fishburn CS, Levavi-Sivan B, Carmon S, Raveh L, Fuchs S. Coupling of dopamine receptors to G proteins: studies with chimeric D2/D3 dopamine receptors. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2002; 22:47-56. [PMID: 12064517 DOI: 10.1023/a:1015341712166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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D2 and D3 dopamine receptors belong to the superfamily of G protein-coupled receptors; they share a high degree of homology and are structurally similar. However, they differ from each other in their second messenger coupling properties. Previously, we have studied the differential coupling of these receptors to G proteins and found that while D2 receptor couples only to inhibitory G proteins, D3 receptor couples also to a stimulatory G protein, Gs. We aimed to investigate the molecular basis of these differences and to determine which domains in the receptor control its coupling to G proteins. For this purpose four chimeras were constructed, each composed of different segments of the original D2 and D3 receptors. We have demonstrated that chimeras with a third cytoplasmic loop of D2 receptor couple to Gi protein in a pattern characteristic of D2 receptor. On the other hand chimeras containing a third cytoplasmic loop of D3 receptor have coupling characteristics like those of D3 receptor, and they couple also to Gs protein. These findings demonstrate that the third cytoplasmic loop determines and accounts for the coupling of dopamine receptors D2 and D3 to G proteins.
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- Tal Ilani
- Department of Immunology, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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Bullock CM, Li C, Li M, Bermak JC, Zhou QY. Sensitization of adenylate cyclase induced by a dopamine D2 receptor mutant: inverse agonism by D2 receptor antagonists. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2001; 25:1387-402. [PMID: 11513354 DOI: 10.1016/s0278-5846(01)00198-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Mutations of residues in the third intracellular loops of several G-protein coupled receptors have been shown to confer constitutive activation. The authors investigated the effects of one such mutation in the dopamine D2 receptor. Compared to the wild type D2, the mutant D2 receptor (D2T344K) showed a substantial increase in agonist affinity with affinity for antagonists unchanged. The increased agonist affinity was unaffected by pertussis toxin treatment, indicating it is an intrinsic property of the mutant receptor. The potency of dopamine for acute inhibition of forskolin-stimulated cAMP production in stably expressing Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells was higher for the mutant than the wild type receptor. CHO cells stably expressing D2T344K displayed enhanced responses to forskolin-stimulated adenylate cyclase activity compared with cells stably expressing the wild type D2 receptor. The increased forskolin responsiveness of adenylate cyclase is similar to the sensitization previously observed with wild type D2 receptor after agonist treatment. Adenylate cyclase responsiveness of CHO cells stably expressing D2T344K receptor was not further increased by agonist treatment. Sensitization was blocked by pertussis toxin and D2 receptor antagonists haloperidol, butaclamol, and clozapine, indicating inverse agonist activity of these compounds at D2T344K. Inverse agonist activity was further demonstrated by the finding that overnight treatment with these compounds drastically increased the density of the mutant receptor but had minimal effect on the density of the wild type receptor. Taken together, these results suggest the authors have generated a constitutively active dopamine D2 receptor capable of sensitizing adenylate cyclase in the absence of agonist activation.
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- C M Bullock
- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, Irvine 92697-4625, USA
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Wilson J, Lin H, Fu D, Javitch JA, Strange PG. Mechanisms of inverse agonism of antipsychotic drugs at the D(2) dopamine receptor: use of a mutant D(2) dopamine receptor that adopts the activated conformation. J Neurochem 2001; 77:493-504. [PMID: 11299312 DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2001.00233.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The antipsychotic drugs have been shown to be inverse agonists at the D(2) dopamine receptor. We have examined the mechanism of this inverse agonism by making mutations in residue T343 in the base of the sixth transmembrane spanning region of the receptor. T343R, T343S and T343K mutant D(2) dopamine receptors were made and the T343R mutant characterized in detail. The T343R mutant D(2) dopamine receptor exhibits properties of a receptor that resides more in the activated state, namely increased agonist binding affinity (independent of G-protein coupling and dependent on agonist efficacy), increased agonist potency in functional tests (adenylyl cyclase inhibition) and increased inverse agonist effects. The binding of agonists to the mutant receptor also shows sensitivity to sodium ions, unlike the native receptor, so that isomerization of the receptor to its inactive state may be driven by sodium ions. The binding of inverse agonists to the receptor is, however, unaffected by the mutation. We conclude that inverse agonism at this receptor is not achieved by the inverse agonist binding preferentially to the non-activated state of the receptor over the activated state. Rather the inverse agonist appears to bind to all forms of the receptor but then renders the receptor inactive.
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- J Wilson
- School of Animal and Microbial Sciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, UK
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Demchyshyn LL, McConkey F, Niznik HB. Dopamine D5 receptor agonist high affinity and constitutive activity profile conferred by carboxyl-terminal tail sequence. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:23446-55. [PMID: 10807903 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m000157200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The mammalian dopamine D1-like receptor gene family is comprised of two members, termed D1/D1A and D5/D1B. In an attempt to define the role of the carboxyl terminal (CT) tail in the expression of D5 subtype-specific pharmacological and constitutive activity profiles, we examined a series of D5 receptor chimeras in which only the CT tail was swapped with corresponding sequences encoding human/vertebrate D1-like receptors. D5/D1(CT) or D5/D1D(CT) tail substitution mutants displayed a rank order of potency and agonist affinities virtually mimicking wild-type (wt) D1 receptors, as indexed by both ligand binding and dopamine-stimulated cAMP accumulation assays, and, similar to wt D1 receptors, did not exhibit receptor constitutive activity or responsiveness to inverse agonists. D1/D5(CT) or D1/D1D(CT) tail receptor mutants displayed agonist pharmacological and functional characteristics not significantly different from parental D1 or mutant D5/D1(CT) and D5/D1D(CT) receptors. The affinities for numerous antagonists remained essentially unchanged for all receptor chimeras relative to parental wt receptors. A series of stepwise D5-CT-tail truncation/deletion mutants identified the region encoded by amino acids 438-448 and particularly Gln(439), as necessary and sufficient for the full expression of high affinity agonist and functional D5 receptor characteristics. Site-directed mutagenesis of the highly conserved D5/D1B receptor residue Gln(439)-(Ala/Ile), converts the full-length D5 receptor to one displaying "super" D5 characteristics with expressed affinities for discriminating agonists approximately 4- to 5-fold higher than wt D5 but without any concomitant increases of agonist-independent basal cAMP accumulation or intrinsic activity. Taken together, these data suggest that, in addition to other well characterized receptor domains, the agonist pharmacological and functional signature of the D5/D1B receptor is modulated by sequence-specific motifs within the CT tail and that one conserved amino acid in this region can further regulate D5 agonist high affinity binding interactions independent of receptor constitutive activity.
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- L L Demchyshyn
- Departments of Psychiatry and Pharmacology and Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 1AB.
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Choi DS, Wang D, Tolbert L, Sadée W. Basal signaling activity of human dopamine D2L receptor demonstrated with an ecdysone-inducible mammalian expression system. J Neurosci Methods 2000; 94:217-25. [PMID: 10661841 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-0270(99)00147-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Basal signaling activity of the dopamine D2L (long isoform) receptor was investigated using an ecdysone-inducible mammalian expression system. Whereas basal signaling activity had been demonstrated for the D1, D2S (short isoform), D3, and D5 receptor subtypes, this issue has yet to be clearly resolved for the D2L receptors. An ecdysone-inducible mammalian expression system was used to express the dopamine D2L receptor in human embryonic kidney cells (HEK293). The two ecdysone analogs, muristerone A and ponasterone A, induced D2L receptor expression dose-dependently from 120 (non-induced) to 2000 fmol/mg protein which is similar to physiological D2 receptor density in dopaminergic brain regions. With this approach, we demonstrate significant basal D2L receptor activity. Basal and agonist-stimulated signaling activity, determined with assays of cAMP levels and [35S]GTPgammaS binding to assess G protein coupling, correlated with the level of receptor expression. Furthermore, among several antagonists tested, only fluphenazine and trifluoperazine exhibited clearly detectable inverse agonist activity. This differs from the D2S receptors, where most antagonists were reported to display full inverse agonism. Differences between inverse agonist effects of D2L and D2S antagonists may be relevant to the treatment of diseases involving dopamine D2 receptors.
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- D S Choi
- Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0446, USA
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Iwasiow RM, Nantel MF, Tiberi M. Delineation of the structural basis for the activation properties of the dopamine D1 receptor subtypes. J Biol Chem 1999; 274:31882-90. [PMID: 10542214 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.45.31882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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To delineate the structural determinants involved in the constitutive activation of the D1 receptor subtypes, we have constructed chimeras between the D1A and D1B receptors. These chimeras harbored a cognate domain corresponding to transmembrane regions 6 and 7 as well as the third extracellular loop (EL3) and cytoplasmic tail, a domain referred herein to as the terminal receptor locus (TRL). A chimeric D1A receptor harboring the D1B-TRL (chimera 1) displays an increased affinity for dopamine that is indistinguishable from the wild-type D1B receptor. Likewise, a chimeric D1B receptor containing the D1A-TRL cassette (chimera 2) binds dopamine with a reduced affinity that is highly reminiscent of the dopamine affinity for the wild-type D1A receptor. Furthermore, we show that the agonist independent activity of chimera 1 is identical to the wild-type D1B receptor whereas the chimera 2 displays a low agonist independent activity that is indistinguishable from the wild-type D1A receptor. Dopamine potencies for the wild-type D1A and D1B receptor were recapitulated in cells expressing the chimera 2 or chimera 1, respectively. However, the differences observed in agonist-mediated maximal activation of adenylyl cyclase elicited by the D1A and D1B receptors remain unchanged in cells expressing the chimeric receptors. To gain further mechanistic insights into the structural determinants of the TRL involved in the activation properties of the D1 receptor subtypes, we have engineered two additional chimeric D1 receptors that contain the EL3 region of their respective cognate wild-type counterparts (hD1A-EL3B and hD1B-EL3A). In marked contrast to chimera 1 and 2, dopamine affinity and constitutive activation were partially modulated by the exchange of the EL3. Meanwhile, hD1A-EL3B and hD1B-EL3A mutant receptors display a full switch in the agonist-mediated maximal activation, which is reminiscent of their cognate wild-type counterparts. Overall, our studies suggest a fundamental role for the TRL in shaping the intramolecular interactions implicated in the constitutive activation and coupling properties of the dopamine D1 receptor subtypes.
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- R M Iwasiow
- Loeb Health Research Institute, Ottawa Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4K9, Canada
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Yoshida A, Ueda H. Activation of Gi1 by lysophosphatidic acid receptor without ligand in the baculovirus expression system. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1999; 259:78-84. [PMID: 10334919 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1999.0627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) receptor has been attracting many neuroscientists' concerns, since it was reported to have a potential role in the neurogenesis, which occurs in the ventricular zone of the developing and adult brain. In the present experiments using baculovirus expression system, the LPA receptor encoded by ventricular zone gene 1 (Edg-2/Vzg-1) was found to be functionally coupled to Gi1, Goa, and G11, but not to GS. The coexpression of LPA receptor markedly decreased the expression of G protein alphai1 or alphaoa subunit, while the basal [35S]GTPgammaS binding significantly increased in the Gi1-preparation. The Scatchard Plot analysis indicates that the expression of LPA-receptor (Edg-2/Vzg-1) showed stimulation of Gi1 without agonist. These results suggest the Edg-2/Vzg-1 has an intrinsic acctivity on Gi1.
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- A Yoshida
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Nagasaki University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagasaki, 852-8521, Japan
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Morin D, Cotte N, Balestre MN, Mouillac B, Manning M, Breton C, Barberis C. The D136A mutation of the V2 vasopressin receptor induces a constitutive activity which permits discrimination between antagonists with partial agonist and inverse agonist activities. FEBS Lett 1998; 441:470-5. [PMID: 9891993 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(98)01585-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The substitution, in the human V2 vasopressin receptor, of the aspartate at position 136 by alanine leads to agonist-independent activation of this mutant V2 receptor. Pharmacological studies of the D136A V2 receptor helped us in characterizing different V2 receptor antagonists. SR-121463A and OPC-31260, two non-peptide antagonists, behaved as inverse agonists, while two cyclic peptides d(CH2)5[D-Tyr(Et)2,-Val4,Tyr-NH(2)9]AVP and d(CH2)5[D-Ile2,Ile4,Tyr-NH(2)9]AVP known to be V2 antagonists, demonstrated clear partial agonist properties. The finding of a constitutively activated human V2 receptor represents a useful tool in characterizing V2 receptor antagonist ligands.
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- D Morin
- Unité INSERM 469, CCIPE, Montpellier, France.
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Wilcox RE, Tseng T, Brusniak MY, Ginsburg B, Pearlman RS, Teeter M, DuRand C, Starr S, Neve KA. CoMFA-based prediction of agonist affinities at recombinant D1 vs D2 dopamine receptors. J Med Chem 1998; 41:4385-99. [PMID: 9784114 DOI: 10.1021/jm9800292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We have previously shown that using agonist affinity at recombinant receptors selectively expressed in clonal cells as the dependent variable in three-dimensional quantitative structure-activity relationship studies (3D-QSAR) presents a unique opportunity for accuracy and precision in measurement. Thus, a comparison of affinity's structural determinants for a set of compounds at two different recombinant dopamine receptors represents an attainable goal for 3D-QSAR. A molecular database of bound conformations of 16 structurally diverse agonists was established by alignment with a high-affinity template compound for the D1 receptor, 3-allyl-6-bromo-7,8-dihydroxy-1-phenyl-2,3,4, 5-tetrahydro-1H-benzazepin. A second molecular database of the bound conformations of the same compounds was established against a second template for the D2 receptor, bromocriptine. These aligned structures suggested three-point pharmacophore maps (one cationic nitrogen and two electronegative centers) for the two dopamine receptors, which differed primarily in the height of the nitrogen above the plane of the catechol ring and in the nature of the hydrogen-bonding region. The ln(1/KL) values for the low-affinity agonist binding conformation at recombinant D1 and D2 dopamine receptors stably expressed in C6 glioma cells were used as the target property for the CoMFA (comparative molecular field analysis) of the 16 aligned structures. The resulting CoMFA models yielded cross-validated R2 (q2) values (standard error of prediction) of 0. 879 (1.471, with five principal components) and 0.834 (1.652, with five principal components) for D1 and D2 affinity, respectively. The simple R2 values (standard error of the estimate) were 0.994 (0.323) and 0.999 (0.116), respectively, for D1 and D2 receptor. F values were 341 and 2465 for D1 and D2 models, respectively, with 5 and 10 df. The predictive utility of the CoMFA model was evaluated at both receptors using the dopamine agonists, apomorphine and 7-OH-DPAT. Predictions of KL were accurate at both receptors. Flexible 3D searches of several chemical databases (NCI, MDDR, CMC, ACD, and Maybridge) were done using basic pharmacophore models at each receptor to determine the similarity of hit lists between the two models. The D1 and D2 models yielded different lists of lead compounds. Several of the lead compounds closely resembled high-affinity training set compounds. Finally, homology modeling of agonist binding to the D2 receptor revealed some consistencies and inconsistencies with the CoMFA-derived D2 model and provided a possible rationale for features of the D2 CoMFA contour map. Together these results suggest that CoMFA-homology based models may provide useful insights concerning differential agonist-receptor interactions at related receptors. The results also suggest that comparisons of CoMFA models for two structurally related receptors may be a fruitful approach for differential QSAR.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Binding Sites
- Databases, Factual
- Dopamine Agonists/chemistry
- Dopamine Agonists/metabolism
- Dopamine Agonists/pharmacology
- Humans
- Ligands
- Macaca mulatta
- Models, Molecular
- Molecular Conformation
- Protein Structure, Secondary
- Rats
- Receptors, Dopamine D1/agonists
- Receptors, Dopamine D1/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Dopamine D1/chemistry
- Receptors, Dopamine D1/metabolism
- Receptors, Dopamine D2/agonists
- Receptors, Dopamine D2/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Dopamine D2/chemistry
- Receptors, Dopamine D2/metabolism
- Recombinant Proteins/agonists
- Recombinant Proteins/chemistry
- Recombinant Proteins/metabolism
- Structure-Activity Relationship
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
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- R E Wilcox
- Molecular Pharmacology Laboratory, College of Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712-1074, USA.
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Nilsson CL, Hellstrand M, Ekman A, Eriksson E. Direct dopamine D2-receptor-mediated modulation of arachidonic acid release in transfected CHO cells without the concomitant administration of a Ca2+-mobilizing agent. Br J Pharmacol 1998; 124:1651-8. [PMID: 9756380 PMCID: PMC1565574 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0702025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
In CHO cells transfected with the rat dopamine D2 receptor (long isoform), administration of dopamine per se elicited a concentration-dependent increase in arachidonic acid (AA) release. The maximal effect was 197% of controls (EC50=25 nM). The partial D2 receptor agonist, (-)-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-N-n-propylpiperidine [(-)-3-PPP], also induced AA release, but with somewhat lower efficacy (maximal effect: 165%; EC50=91 nM). The AA-releasing effect of dopamine was counteracted by pertussis toxin, by the inhibitor of intracellular Ca2+ release, 8-(N N-diethylamino)octyl-3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoate (TMB-8), by excluding calcium from the medium, by the phospholipase A2 (PLA2) inhibitor, quinacrine, and by long-term pretreatment with the phorbol ester, 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA). In addition, it was antagonized by the D2 antagonists, raclopride and (-)-sulpiride--but not by (+)-sulpiride--and absent in sham-transfected CHO cells devoid of D2 receptors. The results obtained contrast to the previous notion that dopamine and other D2 receptor agonists require the concomitant administration of calcium-mobilizing agents such as ATP, ionophore A-23187 (calcimycin), thrombin, and TRH, to influence AA release from various cell lines.
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- C L Nilsson
- Institute of Physiology and Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology, Göteborg University, Sweden
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Wiens BL, Nelson CS, Neve KA. Contribution of serine residues to constitutive and agonist-induced signaling via the D2S dopamine receptor: evidence for multiple, agonist-specific active conformations. Mol Pharmacol 1998; 54:435-44. [PMID: 9687586 DOI: 10.1124/mol.54.2.435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Dopamine D2 receptors contain a cluster of serine residues in the fifth transmembrane domain that contribute to activation of the receptor as well as to the binding of agonists. We used rat D2S dopamine receptor mutants, each containing a serine-to-alanine substitution (S193A, S194A, S197A), to investigate the mechanism through which these residues affect activation of the receptor. Activation of the mutant receptor S194A was abolished in an agonist-dependent manner, such that dopamine no longer inhibited cAMP accumulation in C6 glioma cells or activated G protein-regulated K+ channels in Xenopus laevis oocytes, whereas the efficacy of several other agonists was unaffected. Dihydrexidine did not inhibit cAMP accumulation at either S193A or S194A. The decreased efficacy of dihydrexidine at S193A and S194A and dopamine at S194A was associated with a decreased ability to detect a GTP-sensitive high affinity binding state for these agonists. The ability of dopamine to stimulate [35S]guanosine-5'-O-(3-thio)triphosphate binding via S194A also was decreased by approximately 50%. Finally, constitutive stimulation of [35S]guanosine-5'-O-(3-thio)triphosphate binding and inhibition of adenylate cyclase by the D2S receptor was reduced by mutation of either S193 or S194. These data support the existence of multiple active receptor conformations that are differentially sensitive to mutation of serine residues in the fifth-transmembrane domain.
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- B L Wiens
- Medical Research Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Portland, Oregon 97201, USA.
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