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Exploring the signaling space of a GPCR using bivalent ligands with a rigid oligoproline backbone.
Romantini, Nina; Alam, Shahidul; Dobitz, Stefanie; Spillmann, Martin; De Foresta, Martina; Schibli, Roger; Schertler, Gebhard F X; Wennemers, Helma; Deupi, Xavier; Behe, Martin; Berger, Philipp.
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  • Romantini N; Center for Radiopharmaceutical Sciences, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232 Villigen, Switzerland.
  • Alam S; Center for Radiopharmaceutical Sciences, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232 Villigen, Switzerland.
  • Dobitz S; Laboratory of Nanoscale Biology, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232 Villigen, Switzerland.
  • Spillmann M; Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland.
  • De Foresta M; Laboratory of Nanoscale Biology, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232 Villigen, Switzerland.
  • Schibli R; Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland.
  • Schertler GFX; Center for Radiopharmaceutical Sciences, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232 Villigen, Switzerland.
  • Wennemers H; Department of Biology and Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232 Villigen, Switzerland.
  • Deupi X; Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland.
  • Behe M; Laboratory of Biomolecular Research, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232 Villigen, Switzerland.
  • Berger P; Condensed Matter Theory Group, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232 Villigen, Switzerland.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 118(48)2021 11 30.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34810259
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are one of the most important drug-target classes in pharmaceutical industry. Their diversity in signaling, which can be modulated with drugs, permits the design of more effective and better-tolerated therapeutics. In this work, we have used rigid oligoproline backbones to generate bivalent ligands for the gastrin-releasing peptide receptor (GRPR) with a fixed distance between their recognition motifs. This allows the stabilization of GPCR dimers irrespective of their physiological occurrence and relevance, thus expanding the space for medicinal chemistry. Specifically, we observed that compounds presenting agonists or antagonists at 20- and 30-Å distance induce GRPR dimerization. Furthermore, we found that 1) compounds with two agonists at 20- and 30-Å distance that induce dimer formation show bias toward Gq efficacy, 2) dimers with 20- and 30-Å distance have different potencies toward ß-arrestin-1 and ß-arrestin-2, and 3) the divalent agonistic ligand with 10-Å distance specifically reduces Gq potency without affecting ß-arrestin recruitment, pointing toward an allosteric effect. In summary, we show that rigid oligoproline backbones represent a tool to develop ligands with biased GPCR signaling.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Prolina / Receptores Acoplados a Proteínas G Limite: Humans Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2021 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Prolina / Receptores Acoplados a Proteínas G Limite: Humans Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2021 Tipo de documento: Article