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Maghsoudi S, Shuaib R, Van Bastelaere B, Dakshinamurti S. Adenylyl cyclase isoforms 5 and 6 in the cardiovascular system: complex regulation and divergent roles. Front Pharmacol 2024; 15:1370506. [PMID: 38633617 PMCID: PMC11021717 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1370506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2024] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
Abstract
Adenylyl cyclases (ACs) are crucial effector enzymes that transduce divergent signals from upstream receptor pathways and are responsible for catalyzing the conversion of ATP to cAMP. The ten AC isoforms are categorized into four main groups; the class III or calcium-inhibited family of ACs comprises AC5 and AC6. These enzymes are very closely related in structure and have a paucity of selective activators or inhibitors, making it difficult to distinguish them experimentally. AC5 and AC6 are highly expressed in the heart and vasculature, as well as the spinal cord and brain; AC6 is also abundant in the lungs, kidney, and liver. However, while AC5 and AC6 have similar expression patterns with some redundant functions, they have distinct physiological roles due to differing regulation and cAMP signaling compartmentation. AC5 is critical in cardiac and vascular function; AC6 is a key effector of vasodilatory pathways in vascular myocytes and is enriched in fetal/neonatal tissues. Expression of both AC5 and AC6 decreases in heart failure; however, AC5 disruption is cardio-protective, while overexpression of AC6 rescues cardiac function in cardiac injury. This is a comprehensive review of the complex regulation of AC5 and AC6 in the cardiovascular system, highlighting overexpression and knockout studies as well as transgenic models illuminating each enzyme and focusing on post-translational modifications that regulate their cellular localization and biological functions. We also describe pharmacological challenges in the design of isoform-selective activators or inhibitors for AC5 and AC6, which may be relevant to developing new therapeutic approaches for several cardiovascular diseases.
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- Saeid Maghsoudi
- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
- Biology of Breathing Group, Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Biology of Breathing Group, Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Biology of Breathing Group, Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
- Biology of Breathing Group, Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
- Section of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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The chilling of adenylyl cyclase 9 and its translational potential. Cell Signal 2020; 70:109589. [PMID: 32105777 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2020.109589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2020] [Revised: 02/21/2020] [Accepted: 02/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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A recent break-through paper has revealed for the first time the high-resolution, three-dimensional structure of a mammalian trans-membrane adenylyl cyclase (tmAC) obtained by cryo-electronmicroscopy (cryo-EM). Reporting the structure of adenylyl cyclase 9 (AC9) in complex with activated Gsα, the cryo-EM study revealed that AC9 has three functionally interlinked, yet structurally distinct domains. The array of the twelve transmembrane helices is connected to the cytosolic catalytic core by two helical segments that are stabilized through the formation of a parallel coiled-coil. Surprisingly, in the presence of Gsα, the isoform-specific carboxyl-terminal tail of AC9 occludes the forskolin- as well as the active substrate-sites, resulting in marked autoinhibition of the enzyme. As AC9 has the lowest primary sequence homology with the eight further mammalian tmAC paralogues, it appears to be the best candidate for selective pharmacologic targeting. This is now closer to reality as the structural insight provided by the cryo-EM study indicates that all of the three structural domains are potential targets for bioactive agents. The present paper summarizes for molecular physiologists and pharmacologists what is known about the biological role of AC9, considers the potential modes of physiologic regulation, as well as pharmacologic targeting on the basis of the high-resolution cryo-EM structure. The translational potential of AC9 is considered upon highlighting the current state of genome-wide association screens, and the corresponding experimental evidence. Overall, whilst the high- resolution structure presents unique opportunities for the full understanding of the control of AC9, the data on the biological role of the enzyme and its translational potential are far from complete, and require extensive further study.
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Hylse O, Maier L, Kučera R, Perečko T, Svobodová A, Kubala L, Paruch K, Švenda J. A Concise Synthesis of Forskolin. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201706809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Ondřej Hylse
- Department of Chemistry Masaryk University Kamenice 5 Brno 625 00 Czech Republic
- International Clinical Research Center St. Anne's University Hospital Pekařská 53 Brno 656 91 Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry Masaryk University Kamenice 5 Brno 625 00 Czech Republic
- International Clinical Research Center St. Anne's University Hospital Pekařská 53 Brno 656 91 Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry Masaryk University Kamenice 5 Brno 625 00 Czech Republic
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- International Clinical Research Center St. Anne's University Hospital Pekařská 53 Brno 656 91 Czech Republic
- Institute of Biophysics Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Královopolská 135 Brno 612 65 Czech Republic
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- International Clinical Research Center St. Anne's University Hospital Pekařská 53 Brno 656 91 Czech Republic
- Institute of Biophysics Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Královopolská 135 Brno 612 65 Czech Republic
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- International Clinical Research Center St. Anne's University Hospital Pekařská 53 Brno 656 91 Czech Republic
- Institute of Biophysics Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Královopolská 135 Brno 612 65 Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry Masaryk University Kamenice 5 Brno 625 00 Czech Republic
- International Clinical Research Center St. Anne's University Hospital Pekařská 53 Brno 656 91 Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry Masaryk University Kamenice 5 Brno 625 00 Czech Republic
- International Clinical Research Center St. Anne's University Hospital Pekařská 53 Brno 656 91 Czech Republic
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Hylse O, Maier L, Kučera R, Perečko T, Svobodová A, Kubala L, Paruch K, Švenda J. A Concise Synthesis of Forskolin. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:12586-12589. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201706809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Ondřej Hylse
- Department of Chemistry Masaryk University Kamenice 5 Brno 625 00 Czech Republic
- International Clinical Research Center St. Anne's University Hospital Pekařská 53 Brno 656 91 Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry Masaryk University Kamenice 5 Brno 625 00 Czech Republic
- International Clinical Research Center St. Anne's University Hospital Pekařská 53 Brno 656 91 Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry Masaryk University Kamenice 5 Brno 625 00 Czech Republic
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- International Clinical Research Center St. Anne's University Hospital Pekařská 53 Brno 656 91 Czech Republic
- Institute of Biophysics Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Královopolská 135 Brno 612 65 Czech Republic
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- International Clinical Research Center St. Anne's University Hospital Pekařská 53 Brno 656 91 Czech Republic
- Institute of Biophysics Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Královopolská 135 Brno 612 65 Czech Republic
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- International Clinical Research Center St. Anne's University Hospital Pekařská 53 Brno 656 91 Czech Republic
- Institute of Biophysics Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Královopolská 135 Brno 612 65 Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry Masaryk University Kamenice 5 Brno 625 00 Czech Republic
- International Clinical Research Center St. Anne's University Hospital Pekařská 53 Brno 656 91 Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry Masaryk University Kamenice 5 Brno 625 00 Czech Republic
- International Clinical Research Center St. Anne's University Hospital Pekařská 53 Brno 656 91 Czech Republic
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Dessauer CW, Watts VJ, Ostrom RS, Conti M, Dove S, Seifert R. International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. CI. Structures and Small Molecule Modulators of Mammalian Adenylyl Cyclases. Pharmacol Rev 2017; 69:93-139. [PMID: 28255005 PMCID: PMC5394921 DOI: 10.1124/pr.116.013078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Adenylyl cyclases (ACs) generate the second messenger cAMP from ATP. Mammalian cells express nine transmembrane AC (mAC) isoforms (AC1-9) and a soluble AC (sAC, also referred to as AC10). This review will largely focus on mACs. mACs are activated by the G-protein Gαs and regulated by multiple mechanisms. mACs are differentially expressed in tissues and regulate numerous and diverse cell functions. mACs localize in distinct membrane compartments and form signaling complexes. sAC is activated by bicarbonate with physiologic roles first described in testis. Crystal structures of the catalytic core of a hybrid mAC and sAC are available. These structures provide detailed insights into the catalytic mechanism and constitute the basis for the development of isoform-selective activators and inhibitors. Although potent competitive and noncompetitive mAC inhibitors are available, it is challenging to obtain compounds with high isoform selectivity due to the conservation of the catalytic core. Accordingly, caution must be exerted with the interpretation of intact-cell studies. The development of isoform-selective activators, the plant diterpene forskolin being the starting compound, has been equally challenging. There is no known endogenous ligand for the forskolin binding site. Recently, development of selective sAC inhibitors was reported. An emerging field is the association of AC gene polymorphisms with human diseases. For example, mutations in the AC5 gene (ADCY5) cause hyperkinetic extrapyramidal motor disorders. Overall, in contrast to the guanylyl cyclase field, our understanding of the (patho)physiology of AC isoforms and the development of clinically useful drugs targeting ACs is still in its infancy.
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- Carmen W Dessauer
- Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, Houston, Texas (C.W.D.); Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana (V.J.W.); Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chapman University School of Pharmacy, Irvine, California (R.S.O.); Center for Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California (M.C.); Institute of Pharmacy, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany (S.D.); and Institute of Pharmacology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany (R.S.)
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, Houston, Texas (C.W.D.); Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana (V.J.W.); Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chapman University School of Pharmacy, Irvine, California (R.S.O.); Center for Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California (M.C.); Institute of Pharmacy, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany (S.D.); and Institute of Pharmacology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany (R.S.)
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, Houston, Texas (C.W.D.); Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana (V.J.W.); Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chapman University School of Pharmacy, Irvine, California (R.S.O.); Center for Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California (M.C.); Institute of Pharmacy, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany (S.D.); and Institute of Pharmacology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany (R.S.)
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, Houston, Texas (C.W.D.); Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana (V.J.W.); Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chapman University School of Pharmacy, Irvine, California (R.S.O.); Center for Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California (M.C.); Institute of Pharmacy, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany (S.D.); and Institute of Pharmacology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany (R.S.)
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, Houston, Texas (C.W.D.); Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana (V.J.W.); Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chapman University School of Pharmacy, Irvine, California (R.S.O.); Center for Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California (M.C.); Institute of Pharmacy, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany (S.D.); and Institute of Pharmacology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany (R.S.)
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, Houston, Texas (C.W.D.); Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana (V.J.W.); Department of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chapman University School of Pharmacy, Irvine, California (R.S.O.); Center for Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California (M.C.); Institute of Pharmacy, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany (S.D.); and Institute of Pharmacology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany (R.S.)
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Seifert R, Schneider EH, Bähre H. From canonical to non-canonical cyclic nucleotides as second messengers: pharmacological implications. Pharmacol Ther 2014; 148:154-84. [PMID: 25527911 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2014.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2014] [Accepted: 12/11/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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This review summarizes our knowledge on the non-canonical cyclic nucleotides cCMP, cUMP, cIMP, cXMP and cTMP. We place the field into a historic context and discuss unresolved questions and future directions of research. We discuss the implications of non-canonical cyclic nucleotides for experimental and clinical pharmacology, focusing on bacterial infections, cardiovascular and neuropsychiatric disorders and reproduction medicine. The canonical cyclic purine nucleotides cAMP and cGMP fulfill the criteria of second messengers. (i) cAMP and cGMP are synthesized by specific generators, i.e. adenylyl and guanylyl cyclases, respectively. (ii) cAMP and cGMP activate specific effector proteins, e.g. protein kinases. (iii) cAMP and cGMP exert specific biological effects. (iv) The biological effects of cAMP and cGMP are terminated by phosphodiesterases and export. The effects of cAMP and cGMP are mimicked by (v) membrane-permeable cyclic nucleotide analogs and (vi) bacterial toxins. For decades, the existence and relevance of cCMP and cUMP have been controversial. Modern mass-spectrometric methods have unequivocally demonstrated the existence of cCMP and cUMP in mammalian cells. For both, cCMP and cUMP, the criteria for second messenger molecules are now fulfilled as well. There are specific patterns by which nucleotidyl cyclases generate cNMPs and how they are degraded and exported, resulting in unique cNMP signatures in biological systems. cNMP signaling systems, specifically at the level of soluble guanylyl cyclase, soluble adenylyl cyclase and ExoY from Pseudomonas aeruginosa are more promiscuous than previously appreciated. cUMP and cCMP are evolutionary new molecules, probably reflecting an adaption to signaling requirements in higher organisms.
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- Roland Seifert
- Institute of Pharmacology, Hannover Medical School, D-30625 Hannover, Germany.
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- Institute of Pharmacology, Hannover Medical School, D-30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology, Hannover Medical School, D-30625 Hannover, Germany
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A gain-of-function mutation in adenylate cyclase 3 protects mice from diet-induced obesity. PLoS One 2014; 9:e110226. [PMID: 25329148 PMCID: PMC4199629 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2014] [Accepted: 09/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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In a screen for genes that affect the metabolic response to high-fat diet (HFD), we selected one line of N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea (ENU)-mutagenized mice, Jll, with dominantly inherited resistance to diet-induced obesity (DIO). Mutant animals had dramatically reduced body weight and fat mass, and low basal insulin and glucose levels relative to unaffected controls. Both white adipose tissue (WAT) and brown adipose tissue (BAT) depots were smaller in mutant animals. Mutant animals fed a HFD gained only slightly more weight than animals fed regular chow, and were protected from hepatic lipid accumulation. The phenotype was genetically linked to a 5.7-Mb interval on chromosome 12, and sequencing of the entire interval identified a single coding mutation, predicted to cause a methionine-to-isoleucine substitution at position 279 of the Adcy3 protein (Adcy3M279I, henceforth referred to as Adcy3Jll). The mutant protein is hyperactive, possibly constitutively so, producing elevated levels of cyclic AMP in a cell-based assay. These mice demonstrate that increased Adcy3 activity robustly protect animals from diet-induced metabolic derangements.
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Seifert R. Is cIMP a second messenger with functions opposite to those of cGMP? Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2014; 387:897-9. [PMID: 25017018 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-014-1013-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2014] [Accepted: 06/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Roland Seifert
- Institute of Pharmacology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Straße 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany,
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Dove S, Danker KY, Stasch JP, Kaever V, Seifert R. Structure/activity relationships of (M)ANT- and TNP-nucleotides for inhibition of rat soluble guanylyl cyclase α1β1. Mol Pharmacol 2014; 85:598-607. [PMID: 24470063 DOI: 10.1124/mol.113.091017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC) plays an important role in cardiovascular function and catalyzes formation of cGMP. sGC is activated by nitric oxide and allosteric stimulators and activators. However, despite its therapeutic relevance, the regulatory mechanisms of sGC are still incompletely understood. A major reason for this situation is that no crystal structures of active sGC have been resolved so far. An important step toward this goal is the identification of high-affinity ligands that stabilize an sGC conformation resembling the active, "fully closed" state. Therefore, we examined inhibition of rat sGCα1β1 by 38 purine- and pyrimidine-nucleotides with 2,4,6,-trinitrophenyl and (N-methyl)anthraniloyl substitutions at the ribosyl moiety and compared the data with that for the structurally related membranous adenylyl cyclases (mACs) 1, 2, 5 and the purified mAC catalytic subunits VC1:IIC2. TNP-GTP [2',3'-O-(2,4,6-trinitrophenyl)-GTP] was the most potent sGCα1β1 inhibitor (Ki, 10.7 nM), followed by 2'-MANT-3'-dATP [2'-O-(N-methylanthraniloyl)-3'-deoxy-ATP] (Ki, 16.7 nM). Docking studies on an sGCαcat/sGCβcat model derived from the inactive heterodimeric crystal structure of the catalytic domains point to similar interactions of (M)ANT- and TNP-nucleotides with sGCα1β1 and mAC VC1:IIC2. Reasonable binding modes of 2'-MANT-3'-dATP and bis-(M)ANT-nucleotides at sGC α1β1 require a 3'-endo ribosyl conformation (versus 3'-exo in 3'-MANT-2'-dATP). Overall, inhibitory potencies of nucleotides at sGCα1β1 versus mACs 1, 2, 5 correlated poorly. Collectively, we identified highly potent sGCα1β1 inhibitors that may be useful for future crystallographic and fluorescence spectroscopy studies. Moreover, it may become possible to develop mAC inhibitors with selectivity relative to sGC.
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- Stefan Dove
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry II, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany (S.D.); Institute of Pharmacology,(K.Y.D., V.K., R.S.) and Research Core Unit Metabolomics (V.K.), Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; and Institute of Cardiovascular Research, Bayer HealthCare, Wuppertal, Germany (J.-P.S.)
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Antonio T, Childers SR, Rothman RB, Dersch CM, King C, Kuehne M, Bornmann WG, Eshleman AJ, Janowsky A, Simon ER, Reith MEA, Alper K. Effect of Iboga alkaloids on µ-opioid receptor-coupled G protein activation. PLoS One 2013; 8:e77262. [PMID: 24204784 PMCID: PMC3818563 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0077262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2013] [Accepted: 08/31/2013] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE The iboga alkaloids are a class of small molecules defined structurally on the basis of a common ibogamine skeleton, some of which modify opioid withdrawal and drug self-administration in humans and preclinical models. These compounds may represent an innovative approach to neurobiological investigation and development of addiction pharmacotherapy. In particular, the use of the prototypic iboga alkaloid ibogaine for opioid detoxification in humans raises the question of whether its effect is mediated by an opioid agonist action, or if it represents alternative and possibly novel mechanism of action. The aim of this study was to independently replicate and extend evidence regarding the activation of μ-opioid receptor (MOR)-related G proteins by iboga alkaloids. METHODS Ibogaine, its major metabolite noribogaine, and 18-methoxycoronaridine (18-MC), a synthetic congener, were evaluated by agonist-stimulated guanosine-5´-O-(γ-thio)-triphosphate ([(35)S]GTPγS) binding in cells overexpressing the recombinant MOR, in rat thalamic membranes, and autoradiography in rat brain slices. RESULTS AND SIGNIFICANCE In rat thalamic membranes ibogaine, noribogaine and 18-MC were MOR antagonists with functional Ke values ranging from 3 uM (ibogaine) to 13 uM (noribogaine and 18MC). Noribogaine and 18-MC did not stimulate [(35)S]GTPγS binding in Chinese hamster ovary cells expressing human or rat MORs, and had only limited partial agonist effects in human embryonic kidney cells expressing mouse MORs. Ibogaine did not did not stimulate [(35)S]GTPγS binding in any MOR expressing cells. Noribogaine did not stimulate [(35)S]GTPγS binding in brain slices using autoradiography. An MOR agonist action does not appear to account for the effect of these iboga alkaloids on opioid withdrawal. Taken together with existing evidence that their mechanism of action also differs from that of other non-opioids with clinical effects on opioid tolerance and withdrawal, these findings suggest a novel mechanism of action, and further justify the search for alternative targets of iboga alkaloids.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Autoradiography
- Bridged-Ring Compounds/pharmacology
- CHO Cells
- Cricetulus
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Female
- Gene Expression
- Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate)/pharmacology
- HEK293 Cells
- Humans
- Ibogaine/analogs & derivatives
- Ibogaine/pharmacology
- Organ Specificity
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/agonists
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/genetics
- Receptors, Opioid, mu/metabolism
- Substance Withdrawal Syndrome/prevention & control
- Thalamus/drug effects
- Thalamus/metabolism
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- Tamara Antonio
- Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Translational Pharmacology Research Section, National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Translational Pharmacology Research Section, National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, United States of America
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- Department of Experimental Therapeutics, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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- Research Service, VA Medical Center, and Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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- Research Service, VA Medical Center, and Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
- Department of Neurology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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Beckert U, Aw WY, Burhenne H, Försterling L, Kaever V, Timmons L, Seifert R. The Receptor-Bound Guanylyl Cyclase DAF-11 Is the Mediator of Hydrogen Peroxide-Induced cGMP Increase in Caenorhabditis elegans [corrected].. PLoS One 2013; 8:e72569. [PMID: 24015261 PMCID: PMC3754915 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0072569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2013] [Accepted: 07/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Adenosine 3′, 5′-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP) and guanosine 3′, 5′-cyclic monophosphate (cGMP) are well-studied second messengers that transmit extracellular signals into mammalian cells, with conserved functions in various other species such as Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans). cAMP is generated by adenylyl cyclases, and cGMP is generated by guanylyl cyclases, respectively. Studies using C. elegans have revealed additional roles for cGMP signaling in lifespan extension. For example, mutants lacking the function of a specific receptor-bound guanylyl cyclase, DAF-11, have an increased life expectancy. While the daf-11 phenotype has been attributed to reductions in intracellular cGMP concentrations, the actual content of cyclic nucleotides has not been biochemically determined in this system. Similar assumptions were made in studies using phosphodiesterase loss-of-function mutants or using adenylyl cyclase overexpressing mutants. In the present study, cyclic nucleotide regulation in C. elegans was studied by establishing a special nematode protocol for the simultaneous detection and quantitation of cyclic nucleotides. We also examined the influence of reactive oxygen species (ROS) on cyclic nucleotide metabolism and lifespan in C. elegans using highly specific HPLC-coupled tandem mass-spectrometry and behavioral assays. Here, we show that the relation between cGMP and survival is more complex than previously appreciated.
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- Ulrike Beckert
- Institute of Pharmacology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
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- Institute of Pharmacology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Research Core Unit Mass Spectrometry-Metabolomics, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
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- Institute of Pharmacology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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Nucleotidyl cyclase activity of particulate guanylyl cyclase A: comparison with particulate guanylyl cyclases E and F, soluble guanylyl cyclase and bacterial adenylyl cyclases CyaA and edema factor. PLoS One 2013; 8:e70223. [PMID: 23922959 PMCID: PMC3726482 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2012] [Accepted: 06/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Guanylyl cyclases (GCs) regulate many physiological processes by catalyzing the synthesis of the second messenger cGMP. The GC family consists of seven particulate GCs (pGCs) and a nitric oxide-activated soluble GC (sGC). Rat sGC α1β1 possesses much broader substrate specificity than previously assumed. Moreover, the exotoxins CyaA from Bordetella pertussis and edema factor (EF) from Bacillus anthracis possess nucleotidyl cyclase (NC) activity. pGC-A is a natriuretic peptide-activated homodimer with two catalytic sites that act cooperatively. Here, we studied the NC activity of rat pGC-A in membranes of stably transfected HEK293 cells using a highly sensitive and specific HPLC-MS/MS technique. GTP and ITP were effective, and ATP and XTP were only poor, pGC-A substrates. In contrast to sGC, pGC-A did not use CTP and UTP as substrates. pGC-E and pGC-F expressed in bovine rod outer segment membranes used only GTP as substrate. In intact HEK293 cells, pGC-A generated only cGMP. In contrast to pGCs, EF and CyaA showed very broad substrate-specificity. In conclusion, NCs exhibit different substrate-specificities, arguing against substrate-leakiness of enzymes and pointing to distinct physiological functions of cyclic purine and pyrimidine nucleotides.
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