Comparison of the Binding Pockets of Two Chemically Unrelated Allosteric Antagonists of the Mglu5 Receptor and Identification of Crucial Residues Involved in the Inverse Agonism of Mpep.
From: Pharma Division, Discovery Research, CNS, F.Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland. parichehr.malherbe@roche.com
Journal of neurochemistry
- Publish Date: Jul 2006
- ISSN: 0022-3042
- Volume: 98
- Issue: 2
- Pages: 601-15
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Malherbe Pari, Kratochwil Nicole, Mühlemann Andreas, et al. Comparison of the Binding Pockets of Two Chemically Unrelated Allosteric Antagonists of the Mglu5 Receptor and Identification of Crucial Residues Involved in the Inverse Agonism of Mpep.. J. Neurochem. Jul 2006;98:601-15
Abstract
Fenobam [N-(3-chlorophenyl)-N’-(4,5-dihydro-1-methyl-4-oxo-1H-imidazole-2-yl)urea], a clinically validated non-benzodiazepine anxiolytic, has been shown to be a potent and non-competitive metabotropic glutamate (mGlu)-5 receptor antagonist. In the present study, we have used the site-directed mutagenesis coupled with three-dimensional receptor-based pharmacophore modelling to elucidate the interacting mode of fenobam within the seven-transmembrane domain (7TMD) of mGlu5 receptor and its comparison with that of 2-methyl-6-(phenylethynyl)pyridine (MPEP), the prototype antagonist. The common residues involved in the recognition of MPEP and fenobam include Pro654(3.36), Tyr658(3.40), Thr780(6.44), Trp784(6.48), Phe787(6.51), Tyr791(6.55) and Ala809(7.47). The differentiating residues between both modulators’ interacting modes are Arg647(3.29), Ser657(3.39) and Leu743(5.47). Our data suggest that these chemically unrelated mGlu5 antagonists act similarly, probing a functionally unique region of the 7TMD. Using [3H]inositol phosphates accumulation assay, we have also identified the critical residues involved in the inverse agonist effect of MPEP. The mutation W784(6.48)A completely blocked the inverse agonist activity of MPEP; two mutations F787(6.51)A and Y791(6.55)A, caused a drastic decrease in the MPEP inverse agonism. Furthermore, these three mutations led to an increased efficacy of quisqualate without having any effect on its potency. The fact that the residues Trp784(6.48) and Phe787(6.51) are essential equally in antagonism and inverse agonism effects emphasizes again the key role of these residues and the involvement of a common transmembrane network in receptor inactivation by MPEP.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Binding Sites, Calcium, Cell Line, Cell Membrane, Cells, Cultured, Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists, Fluorometry, Humans, Imidazoles, Inositol Phosphates, Models, Molecular, Mutation, Plasmids, Pyridines, Quisqualic Acid, Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate, Thiazoles
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