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Ye L, Neale C, Sljoka A, Lyda B, Pichugin D, Tsuchimura N, Larda ST, Pomès R, García AE, Ernst OP, Sunahara RK, Prosser RS. Mechanistic insights into allosteric regulation of the A 2A adenosine G protein-coupled receptor by physiological cations. Nat Commun 2018; 9:1372. [PMID: 29636462 PMCID: PMC5893540 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-03314-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2017] [Accepted: 02/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Cations play key roles in regulating G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), although their mechanisms are poorly understood. Here, 19F NMR is used to delineate the effects of cations on functional states of the adenosine A2A GPCR. While Na+ reinforces an inactive ensemble and a partial-agonist stabilized state, Ca2+ and Mg2+ shift the equilibrium toward active states. Positive allosteric effects of divalent cations are more pronounced with agonist and a G-protein-derived peptide. In cell membranes, divalent cations enhance both the affinity and fraction of the high affinity agonist-bound state. Molecular dynamics simulations suggest high concentrations of divalent cations bridge specific extracellular acidic residues, bringing TM5 and TM6 together at the extracellular surface and allosterically driving open the G-protein-binding cleft as shown by rigidity-transmission allostery theory. An understanding of cation allostery should enable the design of allosteric agents and enhance our understanding of GPCR regulation in the cellular milieu.
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- Libin Ye
- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 3359 Mississauga Road North, Mississauga, ON, L5L 1C6, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Center for Nonlinear Studies, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, USA
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- Department of Informatics, School of Science and Technology, CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Kwansei Gakuin University, Nishinomiya, 530-0012, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 3359 Mississauga Road North, Mississauga, ON, L5L 1C6, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Informatics, School of Science and Technology, CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Kwansei Gakuin University, Nishinomiya, 530-0012, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 3359 Mississauga Road North, Mississauga, ON, L5L 1C6, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A8, Canada
- Molecular Structure and Function, The Hospital for Sick Children, 686 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G OA4, Canada
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- Center for Nonlinear Studies, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A8, Canada
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 3359 Mississauga Road North, Mississauga, ON, L5L 1C6, Canada.
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A8, Canada.
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Keränen H, Gutiérrez-de-Terán H, Åqvist J. Structural and energetic effects of A2A adenosine receptor mutations on agonist and antagonist binding. PLoS One 2014; 9:e108492. [PMID: 25285959 PMCID: PMC4186821 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2014] [Accepted: 09/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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To predict structural and energetic effects of point mutations on ligand binding is of considerable interest in biochemistry and pharmacology. This is not only useful in connection with site-directed mutagenesis experiments, but could also allow interpretation and prediction of individual responses to drug treatment. For G-protein coupled receptors systematic mutagenesis has provided the major part of functional data as structural information until recently has been very limited. For the pharmacologically important A(2A) adenosine receptor, extensive site-directed mutagenesis data on agonist and antagonist binding is available and crystal structures of both types of complexes have been determined. Here, we employ a computational strategy, based on molecular dynamics free energy simulations, to rationalize and interpret available alanine-scanning experiments for both agonist and antagonist binding to this receptor. These computer simulations show excellent agreement with the experimental data and, most importantly, reveal the molecular details behind the observed effects which are often not immediately evident from the crystal structures. The work further provides a distinct validation of the computational strategy used to assess effects of point-mutations on ligand binding. It also highlights the importance of considering not only protein-ligand interactions but also those mediated by solvent water molecules, in ligand design projects.
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- Henrik Keränen
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University, Biomedical Center, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University, Biomedical Center, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University, Biomedical Center, Uppsala, Sweden
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Zhu R, Frazier CR, Linden J, Macdonald TL. N6-Ethyl-2-alkynyl NECAs, selective human A3 adenosine receptor agonists. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2006; 16:2416-8. [PMID: 16487705 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2006.01.110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2005] [Revised: 01/26/2006] [Accepted: 01/26/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A series of N6-ethyl-2-alkynyl NECA (5'-N-ethylcarboxamidoadenosine) analogs were synthesized and their binding affinity with the four human adenosine receptors was evaluated. One of the compounds ZR1121 shows high affinity with hA3 receptor and its selectivity over hA1 receptor is 1-2 log orders greater than IB-MECA or Cl-IB-MECA, the currently employed selective A3 agonists.
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- Ran Zhu
- Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4319, USA
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Ying M, Flatmark T. Binding of the viral immunogenic octapeptide VSV8 to native glucose-regulated protein Grp94 (gp96) and its inhibition by the physiological ligands ATP and Ca2+. FEBS J 2006; 273:513-22. [PMID: 16420475 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2005.05084.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The molecular chaperone Grp94 (gp96) of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) lumen plays an essential role in the structural maturation and/or secretion of proteins destined for transport to the cell surface. Its proposed role in binding and transferring peptides for immune recognition is, however, controversial. Using SPR spectroscopy, we studied the interaction of native glycosylated Grp94 at neutral pH and 25 and 37 degrees C with the viral immunogenic octapeptide RGYVYQGL (VSV8), derived from vesicular stomatitis virus nucleoprotein (52-59). The peptide binds reversibly with low affinity ([A]0.5 approximately 640 microM) and a hyperbolic binding isotherm, and the binding is partially inhibited by ATP and Ca2+ at concentrations that are present in the ER lumen, and the effects are explained by conformational changes in the native chaperone induced by these ligands. Our data present experimental support for the recent proposal that, under native conditions, VSV8 binds to Grp94 by an adsorptive, rather than a bioselective, mechanism, and thus further challenge the proposed in vivo peptide acceptor-donor function of the chaperone in the context of antigen-presenting cell activation.
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- Ming Ying
- Section of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Norway
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Xie KQ, Cao Y, Zhu XZ. Role of the second transmembrane domain of rat adenosine A1 receptor in ligand-receptor interaction. Biochem Pharmacol 2006; 71:865-71. [PMID: 16414025 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2005.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2005] [Revised: 12/12/2005] [Accepted: 12/12/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Initial mutagenesis studies exploring the ligand recognition model of A1 adenosine receptor (A1R) mainly focused on the residues in the 5th-7th transmembrane domains (TMs5-7). Little is known about the role of residues in TM2. To explore the importance of reserved hydrophobic region in TM2 of A1R, we mutated the hydrophobic residues at positions 65 and 69 to hydrophilic residues (L65T, Leu-65 to Thr-65; I69T, Ile-69 to Thr-69; I69S, Ile-69 to Ser-69) to change the hydrophobicity at the outer end of TM2. Binding assays showed that the affinities of mutant receptors were significantly decreased for ribose group-containing agonists (2-chloro-N6-cyclopentyladenosine (CCPA) and 5'-N-ethyl-carboxamidoadenosine (NECA)) but not for antagonists, N6-cyclopentyl-9-methyladenine (N-0840), an adenine derivative lacking ribose group, and 8-cyclopentyl-1, 3-dipropylxanthine (DPCPX), a xanthine derivative. This observation suggests that the hydrophobic region at the outer end of TM2 may mediate the recognition of the ribose group of CCPA and NECA.
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- Ke-Qiang Xie
- Department of Pharmacology, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, PR China
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Beukers MW, Chang LCW, von Frijtag Drabbe Künzel JK, Mulder-Krieger T, Spanjersberg RF, Brussee J, IJzerman AP. New, non-adenosine, high-potency agonists for the human adenosine A2B receptor with an improved selectivity profile compared to the reference agonist N-ethylcarboxamidoadenosine. J Med Chem 2004; 47:3707-9. [PMID: 15239649 DOI: 10.1021/jm049947s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The adenosine A(2B) receptor is the least well characterized of the four known adenosine receptor subtypes because of the absence of potent, selective agonists. Here, we present five non-adenosine agonists. Among them, 2-amino-4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-6-(1H-imidazol-2-ylmethylsulfanyl)pyridine-3,5-dicarbonitrile, 17, LUF5834, is a high-efficacy partial agonist with EC(50) = 12 nM and 45-fold selectivity over the adenosine A(3) receptor but lacking selectivity versus the A(1) and A(2A) subtypes. Compound 18, LUF5835, the 3-hydroxyphenyl analogue, is a full agonist with EC(50) = 10 nM.
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- Margot W Beukers
- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, LACDR, Gorlaeus Laboratories, P.O. Box 9502, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Kim SK, Gao ZG, Van Rompaey P, Gross AS, Chen A, Van Calenbergh S, Jacobson KA. Modeling the adenosine receptors: comparison of the binding domains of A2A agonists and antagonists. J Med Chem 2003; 46:4847-59. [PMID: 14584936 DOI: 10.1021/jm0300431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A three-dimensional model of the human A(2A) adenosine receptor (AR) and its docked ligands was built by homology to rhodopsin and validated with site-directed mutagenesis and the synthesis of chemically complementary agonists. Different binding modes of A(2A)AR antagonists and agonists were compared by using the FlexiDock automated docking procedure, with manual adjustment. Putative binding regions for the 9H-purine ring in agonist NECA 3 and the 1H-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]quinazoline ring in antagonist CGS15943 1 overlapped, and the exocyclic amino groups of each were H-bonded to the side chain of N(6.55). For bound agonist, H-bonds formed between the ribose 3'- and 5'-substituents and the hydrophilic amino acids T(3.36), S(7.42), and H(7.43), and the terminal methyl group of the 5'-uronamide interacted with the hydrophobic side chain of F(6.44). Formation of the agonist complex destabilized the ground-state structure of the A(2A)AR, which was stabilized through a network of H-bonding and hydrophobic interactions in the transmembrane helical domain (TM) regions, facilitating a conformational change upon activation. Both flexibility of the ribose moiety, required for the movement of TM6, and its H-bonding to the receptor were important for agonism. Two sets of interhelical H-bonds involved residues conserved among ARs but not in rhodopsin: (1) E13(1.39) and H278(7.43) and (2) D52(2.50), with the highly conserved amino acids N280(7.45) and S281(7.46), and N284(7.49) with S91(3.39). Most of the amino acid residues lining the putative binding site(s) were conserved among the four AR subtypes. The A(2A)AR/3 complex showed a preference for an intermediate conformation about the glycosidic bond, unlike in the A(3)AR/3 complex, which featured an anti-conformation. Hydrophilic amino acids of TMs 3 and 7 (ribose-binding region) were replaced with anionic residues for enhanced binding to amine-derivatized agonists. We identified new neoceptor (T88D)-neoligand pairs that were consistent with the model.
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- Soo-Kyung Kim
- Molecular Recognition Section, Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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GRP94, the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) paralog of the chaperone Hsp90, plays an essential role in the structural maturation or secretion of a subset of proteins destined for transport to the cell surface, such as the Toll-like receptors 2 and 4, and IgG, respectively. GRP94 differs from cytoplasmic Hsp90 by exhibiting very weak ATP binding and hydrolysis activity. GRP94 also binds selectively to a series of substituted adenosine analogs. The high resolution crystal structures at 1.75-2.1 A of the N-terminal and adjacent charged domains of GRP94 in complex with N-ethylcarboxamidoadenosine, radicicol, and 2-chlorodideoxyadenosine reveals a structural mechanism for ligand discrimination among hsp90 family members. The structures also identify a putative subdomain that may act as a ligand-responsive switch. The residues of the charged region fold into a disordered loop whose termini are ordered and continue the twisted beta sheet that forms the structural core of the N-domain. This continuation of the beta sheet past the charged domain suggests a structural basis for the association of the N-terminal and middle domains of the full-length chaperone.
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- Karen L Soldano
- Departments of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
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Macchia M, Salvetti F, Bertini S, Di Bussolo V, Gattuso L, Gesi M, Hamdan M, Klotz KN, Laragione T, Lucacchini A, Minutolo F, Nencetti S, Papi C, Tuscano D, Martini C. 7-Nitrobenzofurazan (NBD) derivatives of 5'-N-ethylcarboxamidoadenosine (NECA) as new fluorescent probes for human A(3) adenosine receptors. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2001; 11:3023-6. [PMID: 11714602 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-894x(01)00610-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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New fluorescent ligands for adenosine receptors (ARs), obtained by the insertion, in the N(6) position of NECA, of NBD-moieties with linear alkyl spacers of increasing length, proved to possess a high affinity and selectivity for the A(3) subtype expressed in CHO cells. In fluorescence microscopy assays, compound 2d, the most active and selective for human A(3)-AR, permitted visualization and localization of this human receptor subtype, showing its potential suitability for internalization and trafficking studies in living cells.
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- M Macchia
- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università di Pisa, via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
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Baraldi PG, Cacciari B, Pineda de Las Infantas MJ, Romagnoli R, Spalluto G, Volpini R, Costanzi S, Vittori S, Cristalli G, Melman N, Park KS, Ji XD, Jacobson KA. Synthesis and biological activity of a new series of N6-arylcarbamoyl, 2-(Ar)alkynyl-N6-arylcarbamoyl, and N6-carboxamido derivatives of adenosine-5'-N-ethyluronamide as A1 and A3 adenosine receptor agonists. J Med Chem 1998; 41:3174-85. [PMID: 9703463 PMCID: PMC9364910 DOI: 10.1021/jm980147p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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A new series of 1-(6-amino-9H-purin-9-yl)-1-deoxy-N-ethyl-beta-D-ribofuranuronamide++ +-b earing N-arylureas or N-arylcarboxamido groups at the purine 6 position and N-arylureas combined with halogens or alkynyl chains at the 2 position have been synthesized and tested for affinity at A1 and A2A adenosine receptors in rat brain membranes and at cloned rat A3 receptors expressed in CHO cells. The derivatives contained the 5' substituent found in the potent, nonselective agonist 1-(6-amino-9H-purin-9-yl)-1-deoxy-N-ethyl-beta-D-ribofuranuronamide++ + (NECA). While the carboxamido derivatives (9-13) showed affinity for A1 receptors, the urea derivatives (30-45) showed different degrees of affinity and selectivity for the A3 adenosine receptor subtype. In particular the derivative bearing a p-sulfonamidophenyl-urea at the 6 position, 31 showed a high affinity (Ki = 9 nM) and selectivity for the A3 receptors compared to that of the reference compound 1-[6-[[(3-iodophenyl)methyl]amino]-9H-purin-9-yl]-1-deoxy-N-methyl-be ta-D-ribofuranuronamide (IB-MECA). Furthermore, the importance of the stereochemistry in the interaction of these ligands at the rat A3 adenosine receptors has been evaluated by introducing a chiral chain at the 6 position. The introduction of halogens or alkynyl chains at the purine 2 position of selected ureas did not give the expected enhancement of potency at A2A and/or A3 receptors but rather showed a dramatic reduction of A2A affinity, resulting in compounds with good A2A/A3 selectivity. For example, the 2-(3-hydroxy-3-phenyl-1-propyn-1-yl)-6-(4-methoxyphenylurea) derivative 61 showed the capability to bind simultaneously to A1 and A3 receptor subtypes, excluding the A2A receptor. Compound 31 was shown to be an agonist, 9-fold more potent than NECA, at A3 receptors in rat RBL-2H3 mast cell membranes through stimulation of binding of [35S]GTP-gamma-S.
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- P G Baraldi
- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università di Ferrara, Via Fossato di Mortara 17-19, 44100 Ferrara, Italy.
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Franchetti P, Cappellacci L, Marchetti S, Trincavelli L, Martini C, Mazzoni MR, Lucacchini A, Grifantini M. 2'-C-Methyl analogues of selective adenosine receptor agonists: synthesis and binding studies. J Med Chem 1998; 41:1708-15. [PMID: 9572897 DOI: 10.1021/jm9707737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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2'-C-Methyl analogues of selective adenosine receptor agonists such as (R)-PIA, CPA, CCPA, NECA, and IB-MECA were synthesized in order to further investigate the subdomain that binds the ribose moiety. Binding affinities of these new compounds at A1 and A2A receptors in bovine brain membranes and at A3 in rat testis membranes were determined and compared. It was found that the 2'-C-methyl modification resulted in a decrease of the affinity, particularly at A2A and A3 receptors. When such modification was combined with N6-substitutions with groups which induce high potency and selectivity at A1 receptors, the high affinity was retained and the selectivity was increased. Thus, 2-chloro-2'-C-methyl-N6-cyclopentyladenosine (2'-Me-CCPA), which displayed a Ki value of 1.8 nM at A1 receptors, was selective for A1 vs A2A and A3 receptors by 2166- and 2777-fold, respectively, resulting in one of the most potent and A1-selective agonists so far known. In functional assay, this compound inhibited forskolin-stimulated adenylyl cyclase activity with an IC50 value of 13.1 nM, acting as a full agonist.
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- P Franchetti
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Camerino, Via S. Agostino 1, 62032 Camerino, Italy
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