期刊
BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY
卷 111, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.104832
关键词
GPCR; Selectivity; Bitopic ligand; Secondary binding pocket; Fragment linking
资金
- National Brain Research Program [20171.2.1NKP201700002]
- Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) TOP-PUNT [718.014.002]
Recent structural studies have identified several allosteric sites for pharmacological intervention in addition to the orthosteric binding pockets of GPCRs. Through a virtual screening protocol, new bitopic compounds targeting specific receptor profiles were designed. The designed compounds showed biased selectivity towards the desired receptor targets and successfully addressed limitations of known drugs.
In addition to the orthosteric binding pocket (OBP) of GPCRs, recent structural studies have revealed that there are several allosteric sites available for pharmacological intervention. The secondary binding pocket (SBP) of aminergic GPCRs is located in the extracellular vestibule of these receptors, and it has been suggested to be a potential selectivity pocket for bitopic ligands. Here, we applied a virtual screening protocol based on fragment docking to the SBP of the orthosteric ligand-receptor complex. This strategy was employed for a number of aminergic receptors. First, we designed dopamine D3 preferring bitopic compounds from a D2 selective orthosteric ligand. Next, we designed 5-HT2B selective bitopic compounds starting from the 5-HT1B preferring ergoline core of LSD. Comparing the serotonergic profiles of the new derivatives to that of LSD, we found that these derivatives became significantly biased towards the desired 5-HT2B receptor target. Finally, addressing the known limitations of H1 antihistamines, our protocol was successfully used to eliminate the well-known side effects related to the muscarinic M1 activity of amitriptyline while preserving H1 potency in some of the designed bitopic compounds. These applications highlight the usefulness of our new virtual screening protocol and offer a powerful strategy towards bitopic GPCR ligands with designed receptor profiles.
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