1. Computationally identified novel agonists for GPRC6A
- Author
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Jerome Baudry, Ruisong Ye, Duane D. Miller, Dong Jin Hwang, Jeremy C. Smith, Min Pi, Karan Kapoor, and L. Darryl Quarles
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Blood Glucose ,Models, Molecular ,0301 basic medicine ,Physiology ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Drug Evaluation, Preclinical ,Druggability ,lcsh:Medicine ,Molecular Dynamics ,Biochemistry ,Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled ,Mice ,Endocrinology ,Computational Chemistry ,Insulin-Secreting Cells ,Insulin Secretion ,Medicine and Health Sciences ,Biochemical Simulations ,Insulin ,Glucose homeostasis ,lcsh:Science ,Receptor ,Multidisciplinary ,Molecular Structure ,Organic Compounds ,Chemistry ,Physics ,Monosaccharides ,Blood Sugar ,Body Fluids ,Type 2 Diabetes ,3. Good health ,Cell biology ,Blood ,Physical Sciences ,Anatomy ,Signal Transduction ,Research Article ,Endocrine Disorders ,Carbohydrates ,Blood sugar ,GPRC6A ,Cell Line ,Small Molecule Libraries ,Structure-Activity Relationship ,03 medical and health sciences ,Terphenyl Compounds ,Diabetes Mellitus ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Structure–activity relationship ,Computer Simulation ,G protein-coupled receptor ,Diabetic Endocrinology ,Binding Sites ,Chemical Physics ,Dose-Response Relationship, Drug ,Endocrine Physiology ,030102 biochemistry & molecular biology ,lcsh:R ,Organic Chemistry ,Chemical Compounds ,Biology and Life Sciences ,Computational Biology ,Hormones ,HEK293 Cells ,Glucose ,030104 developmental biology ,Metabolic Disorders ,lcsh:Q - Abstract
New insights into G protein coupled receptor regulation of glucose metabolism by β-cells, skeletal muscle and liver hepatocytes identify GPRC6A as a potential therapeutic target for treating type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D). Activating GPRC6A with a small molecule drug represents a potential paradigm-shifting opportunity to make significant strides in regulating glucose homeostasis by simultaneously correcting multiple metabolic derangements that underlie T2D, including abnormalities in β-cell proliferation and insulin secretion and peripheral insulin resistance. Using a computational, structure-based high-throughput screening approach, we identified novel tri-phenyl compounds predicted to bind to the venus fly trap (VFT) and 7-transmembrane (7-TM) domains of GPRC6A. Experimental testing found that these compounds dose-dependently stimulated GPRC6A signaling in a heterologous cell expression system. Additional chemical modifications and functional analysis identified one tri-phenyl lead compound, DJ-V-159 that demonstrated the greatest potency in stimulating insulin secretion in β-cells and lowering serum glucose in wild-type mice. Collectively, these studies show that GPRC6A is a "druggable" target for developing chemical probes to treat T2DM.
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- 2018