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  1. Article ; Online: Reconstruction of apo A2A receptor activation pathways reveal ligand-competent intermediates and state-dependent cholesterol hotspots

    Silvia Lovera / Alberto Cuzzolin / Sebastian Kelm / Gianni De Fabritiis / Zara A. Sands

    Scientific Reports, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    2019  Volume 10

    Abstract: Abstract G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) play a pivotal role in transmitting signals at the cellular level. Structural insights can be exploited to support GPCR structure-based drug discovery endeavours. Despite advances in GPCR crystallography, ... ...

    Abstract Abstract G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) play a pivotal role in transmitting signals at the cellular level. Structural insights can be exploited to support GPCR structure-based drug discovery endeavours. Despite advances in GPCR crystallography, active state structures are scarce. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations have been used to explore the conformational landscape of GPCRs. Efforts have been made to retrieve active state conformations starting from inactive structures, however to date this has not been possible without using an energy bias. Here, we reconstruct the activation pathways of the apo adenosine receptor (A2A), starting from an inactive conformation, by applying adaptive sampling MD combined with a goal-oriented scoring function. The reconstructed pathways reconcile well with experiments and help deepen our understanding of A2A regulatory mechanisms. Exploration of the apo conformational landscape of A2A reveals the existence of ligand-competent states, active intermediates and state-dependent cholesterol hotspots of relevance for drug discovery. To the best of our knowledge this is the first time an activation process has been elucidated for a GPCR starting from an inactive structure only, using a non-biased MD approach, opening avenues for the study of ligand binding to elusive yet pharmacologically relevant GPCR states.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 612
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Nature Publishing Group
    Document type Article ; Online
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  2. Article ; Online: Accelerating GPCR Drug Discovery With Conformation-Stabilizing VHHs

    Toon Laeremans / Zara A. Sands / Pieter Claes / Ann De Blieck / Stephane De Cesco / Sarah Triest / Andreas Busch / David Felix / Abhinav Kumar / Veli-Pekka Jaakola / Christel Menet

    Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, Vol

    2022  Volume 9

    Abstract: The human genome encodes 850 G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), half of which are considered potential drug targets. GPCRs transduce extracellular stimuli into a plethora of vital physiological processes. Consequently, GPCRs are an attractive drug ... ...

    Abstract The human genome encodes 850 G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), half of which are considered potential drug targets. GPCRs transduce extracellular stimuli into a plethora of vital physiological processes. Consequently, GPCRs are an attractive drug target class. This is underlined by the fact that approximately 40% of marketed drugs modulate GPCRs. Intriguingly 60% of non-olfactory GPCRs have no drugs or candidates in clinical development, highlighting the continued potential of GPCRs as drug targets. The discovery of small molecules targeting these GPCRs by conventional high throughput screening (HTS) campaigns is challenging. Although the definition of success varies per company, the success rate of HTS for GPCRs is low compared to other target families (Fujioka and Omori, 2012; Dragovich et al., 2022). Beyond this, GPCR structure determination can be difficult, which often precludes the application of structure-based drug design approaches to arising HTS hits. GPCR structural studies entail the resource-demanding purification of native receptors, which can be challenging as they are inherently unstable when extracted from the lipid matrix. Moreover, GPCRs are flexible molecules that adopt distinct conformations, some of which need to be stabilized if they are to be structurally resolved. The complexity of targeting distinct therapeutically relevant GPCR conformations during the early discovery stages contributes to the high attrition rates for GPCR drug discovery programs. Multiple strategies have been explored in an attempt to stabilize GPCRs in distinct conformations to better understand their pharmacology. This review will focus on the use of camelid-derived immunoglobulin single variable domains (VHHs) that stabilize disease-relevant pharmacological states (termed ConfoBodies by the authors) of GPCRs, as well as GPCR:signal transducer complexes, to accelerate drug discovery. These VHHs are powerful tools for supporting in vitro screening, deconvolution of complex GPCR pharmacology, and structural biology ...
    Keywords active state ; biosensor ; ConfoBody ; conformation ; conformer ; GPCR ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Subject code 500
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
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  3. Article ; Online: Crystal structure of dopamine D1 receptor in complex with G protein and a non-catechol agonist

    Bingfa Sun / Dan Feng / Matthew Ling-Hon Chu / Inbar Fish / Silvia Lovera / Zara A. Sands / Sebastian Kelm / Anne Valade / Martyn Wood / Tom Ceska / Tong Sun Kobilka / Florence Lebon / Brian K. Kobilka

    Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    2021  Volume 9

    Abstract: Recently, a class of non-catechol Dopamine D1 receptor (D1R) selective agonists with novel scaffold and improved pharmacological properties were reported. Here, authors report the crystal structure of D1R in complex with stimulatory G protein (Gs) and a ... ...

    Abstract Recently, a class of non-catechol Dopamine D1 receptor (D1R) selective agonists with novel scaffold and improved pharmacological properties were reported. Here, authors report the crystal structure of D1R in complex with stimulatory G protein (Gs) and a non-catechol agonist Compound 1 which explains the selectivity of this scaffold for D1R over other aminergic receptors and the mechanism of activating D1R.
    Keywords Science ; Q
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Nature Portfolio
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  4. Article ; Online: Exploring the interaction of SV2A with racetams using homology modelling, molecular dynamics and site-directed mutagenesis.

    Joanna Lee / Veronique Daniels / Zara A Sands / Florence Lebon / Jiye Shi / Philip C Biggin

    PLoS ONE, Vol 10, Iss 2, p e

    2015  Volume 0116589

    Abstract: The putative Major Facilitator Superfamily (MFS) transporter, SV2A, is the target for levetiracetam (LEV), which is a successful anti-epileptic drug. Furthermore, SV2A knock out mice display a severe seizure phenotype and die after a few weeks. Despite ... ...

    Abstract The putative Major Facilitator Superfamily (MFS) transporter, SV2A, is the target for levetiracetam (LEV), which is a successful anti-epileptic drug. Furthermore, SV2A knock out mice display a severe seizure phenotype and die after a few weeks. Despite this, the mode of action of LEV is not known at the molecular level. It would be extremely desirable to understand this more fully in order to aid the design of improved anti-epileptic compounds. Since there is no structure for SV2A, homology modelling can provide insight into the ligand-binding site. However, it is not a trivial process to build such models, since SV2A has low sequence identity to those MFS transporters whose structures are known. A further level of complexity is added by the fact that it is not known which conformational state of the receptor LEV binds to, as multiple conformational states have been inferred by tomography and ligand binding assays or indeed, if binding is exclusive to a single state. Here, we explore models of both the inward and outward facing conformational states of SV2A (according to the alternating access mechanism for MFS transporters). We use a sequence conservation analysis to help guide the homology modelling process and generate the models, which we assess further with Molecular Dynamics (MD). By comparing the MD results in conjunction with docking and simulation of a LEV-analogue used in radioligand binding assays, we were able to suggest further residues that line the binding pocket. These were confirmed experimentally. In particular, mutation of D670 leads to a complete loss of binding. The results shed light on the way LEV analogues may interact with SV2A and may help with the on-going design of improved anti-epileptic compounds.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 500
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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