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2. Measuring ligand efficacy at the mu-opioid receptor using a conformational biosensor
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Kathryn E Livingston, Jacob P Mahoney, Aashish Manglik, Roger K Sunahara, and John R Traynor
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GPCR ,drug discovery ,efficacy ,opioid ,ligand ,Medicine ,Science ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 - Abstract
The intrinsic efficacy of orthosteric ligands acting at G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) reflects their ability to stabilize active receptor states (R*) and is a major determinant of their physiological effects. Here, we present a direct way to quantify the efficacy of ligands by measuring the binding of a R*-specific biosensor to purified receptor employing interferometry. As an example, we use the mu-opioid receptor (µ-OR), a prototypic class A GPCR, and its active state sensor, nanobody-39 (Nb39). We demonstrate that ligands vary in their ability to recruit Nb39 to µ-OR and describe methadone, loperamide, and PZM21 as ligands that support unique R* conformation(s) of µ-OR. We further show that positive allosteric modulators of µ-OR promote formation of R* in addition to enhancing promotion by orthosteric agonists. Finally, we demonstrate that the technique can be utilized with heterotrimeric G protein. The method is cell-free, signal transduction-independent and is generally applicable to GPCRs.
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- 2018
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3. Pharmacological Properties of δ-Opioid Receptor–Mediated Behaviors: Agonist Efficacy and Receptor Reserve
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Kathryn E. Livingston, Emily M. Jutkiewicz, Alexander Disney, Stephen M. Husbands, Ruizhuo Chen, John R. Traynor, Kenner C. Rice, Amanda M. Shafer, and Isaac J. Dripps
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0301 basic medicine ,Agonist ,medicine.drug_class ,Pharmacology ,Partial agonist ,Piperazines ,Drug Discovery and Translational Medicine ,Mice ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Opioid receptor ,Naltrindole ,Receptors, Opioid, delta ,Convulsion ,medicine ,Animals ,Potency ,Receptor ,Behavior, Animal ,Chemistry ,Naltrexone ,Buprenorphine ,Drug Partial Agonism ,030104 developmental biology ,Opioid ,Benzamides ,Molecular Medicine ,medicine.symptom ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,medicine.drug - Abstract
δ-Opioid receptor (δ-receptor) agonists produce antihyperalgesia, antidepressant-like effects, and convulsions in animals. However, the role of agonist efficacy in generating different δ-receptor–mediated behaviors has not been thoroughly investigated. To this end, efficacy requirements for δ-receptor–mediated antihyperalgesia, antidepressant-like effects, and convulsions were evaluated by comparing the effects of the partial agonist BU48 and the full agonist SNC80 and changes in the potency of SNC80 after δ-receptor elimination. Antihyperalgesia was measured in a nitroglycerin-induced thermal hyperalgesia assay. An antidepressant-like effect was evaluated in the forced swim test. Mice were observed for convulsions after treatment with SNC80 or the δ-opioid receptor partial agonist BU48. Ligand-induced G protein activation was measured by [(35)S]guanosine 5′-O-[γ-thio]triphosphate binding in mouse forebrain tissue, and δ-receptor number was measured by [(3)H]D-Pen(2,5)-enkephalin saturation binding. BU48 produced antidepressant-like effects and convulsions but antagonized SNC80-induced antihyperalgesia and G protein activation. The potency of SNC80 was shifted to the right in δ-receptor heterozygous knockout mice and naltrindole-5′-isothiocyanate–treated mice, and the magnitude of potency shift differed across assays, with the largest shift occurring in the thermal hyperalgesia assay, followed by the forced swim test and then convulsion observation. Naltrindole antagonized these SNC80-induced behaviors with similar potencies, suggesting that these effects are mediated by the same type of δ-receptor. These data suggest that δ-receptor–mediated behaviors display a rank order of efficacy requirement, with antihyperalgesia having the highest requirement, followed by antidepressant-like effects and then convulsions. These findings further our understanding of the pharmacological mechanisms mediating the in vivo effects of δ-opioid receptor agonists. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: δ-Opioid receptor (δ-receptor) agonists produce antihyperalgesia, antidepressant-like effects, and convulsions in animal models. This study evaluates pharmacological properties, specifically the role of agonist efficacy and receptor reserve, underlying these δ-receptor–mediated behaviors. These data suggest that δ-receptor–mediated behaviors display a rank order of efficacy requirement, with antihyperalgesia having the highest requirement, followed by antidepressant-like effects and then convulsions.
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- 2020
4. Positive allosteric modulation of the mu-opioid receptor produces analgesia with reduced side effects
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Kathryn E. Livingston, Shainnel O. Eans, Andrew D. White, Neil T. Burford, Jay P. McLaughlin, Bernard P. Roques, Andrew Alt, Todd M. Hillhouse, Ram Kandasamy, Minghua Li, Susan L. Ingram, Claire Meurice, Kelsey E Kochan, John R. Traynor, University of Michigan Medical School [Ann Arbor], University of Michigan [Ann Arbor], University of Michigan System-University of Michigan System, California State University [East Bay] (CSUEB), Oregon Health and Science University [Portland] (OHSU), Unité de Technologies Chimiques et Biologiques pour la Santé (UTCBS - UM 4 (UMR 8258 / U1022)), Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université de Paris (UP)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
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Male ,Agonist ,Mice, 129 Strain ,Letter ,medicine.drug_class ,Narcotic Antagonists ,[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] ,Allosteric regulation ,Receptors, Opioid, mu ,Pain ,CHO Cells ,Pharmacology ,Proof of Concept Study ,Periaqueductal gray ,Rats, Sprague-Dawley ,Mice ,03 medical and health sciences ,Cricetulus ,0302 clinical medicine ,Allosteric Regulation ,medicine ,Animals ,Pain Management ,Opioid peptide ,030304 developmental biology ,Endogenous opioid ,Analgesics ,0303 health sciences ,Multidisciplinary ,Morphine ,Chemistry ,Biological Sciences ,Conditioned place preference ,Rats ,Analgesics, Opioid ,Mice, Inbred C57BL ,Opioid ,Female ,[SDV.NEU]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Neurons and Cognition [q-bio.NC] ,Analgesia ,μ-opioid receptor ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,medicine.drug - Abstract
International audience; Positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) of the mu-opioid receptor (MOR) have been hypothesized as potentially safer analgesics than traditional opioid drugs. This is based on the idea that PAMs will promote the action of endogenous opioid peptides while preserving their temporal and spatial release patterns and so have an improved therapeutic index. However, this hypothesis has never been tested. Here, we show that a mu-PAM, BMS-986122, enhances the ability of the endogenous opioid Methionine-enkephalin (Met-Enk) to stimulate G protein activity in mouse brain homogenates without activity on its own and to enhance G protein activation to a greater extent than β-arrestin recruitment in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells expressing human mu-opioid receptors. Moreover, BMS-986122 increases the potency of Met-Enk to inhibit GABA release in the periaqueductal gray, an important site for antinociception. We describe in vivo experiments demonstrating that the mu-PAM produces antinociception in mouse models of acute noxious heat pain as well as inflammatory pain. These effects are blocked by MOR antagonists and are consistent with the hypothesis that in vivo mu-PAMs enhance the activity of endogenous opioid peptides. Because BMS-986122 does not bind to the orthosteric site and has no inherent agonist action at endogenously expressed levels of MOR, it produces a reduced level of morphine-like side effects of constipation, reward as measured by conditioned place preference, and respiratory depression. These data provide a rationale for the further exploration of the action and safety of mu-PAMs as an innovative approach to pain management.
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- 2021
5. The δ‐opioid receptor positive allosteric modulator BMS 986187 is a G‐protein‐biased allosteric agonist
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Louise Chang, John R. Traynor, Kathryn E. Livingston, Zara Y. Weinberg, M. Alexander Stanczyk, and Manojkumar A. Puthenveedu
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0301 basic medicine ,Agonist ,Male ,Allosteric modulator ,medicine.drug_class ,Receptor expression ,Xanthones ,Allosteric regulation ,CHO Cells ,03 medical and health sciences ,Mice ,0302 clinical medicine ,Cricetulus ,Opioid receptor ,GTP-Binding Proteins ,Receptors, Opioid, delta ,medicine ,Functional selectivity ,Animals ,Humans ,G protein-coupled receptor ,Pharmacology ,Chemistry ,Ligand (biochemistry) ,Research Papers ,Cell biology ,030104 developmental biology ,HEK293 Cells ,Guanosine 5'-O-(3-Thiotriphosphate) ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Allosteric Site - Abstract
Background and purpose The δ-opioid receptor is an emerging target for the management of chronic pain and depression. Biased signalling, the preferential activation of one signalling pathway over another downstream of δ-receptors, may generate better therapeutic profiles. BMS 986187 is a positive allosteric modulator of δ-receptors. Here, we ask if BMS 986187 can directly activate the receptor from an allosteric site, without an orthosteric ligand, and if a signalling bias is generated. Experimental approach We used several clonal cell lines expressing δ-receptors, to assess effects of BMS 986187 on events downstream of δ-receptors by measuring G-protein activation, β-arrestin 2 recruitment, receptor phosphorylation, loss of surface receptor expression, ERK1/ERK2 phosphorylation, and receptor desensitization. Key results BMS 986187 is a G protein biased allosteric agonist, relative to β-arrestin 2 recruitment. Despite showing direct and potent G protein activation, BMS 986187 has a low potency to recruit β-arrestin 2. This appears to reflect the inability of BMS 986187 to elicit any significant receptor phosphorylation, consistent with low receptor internalization and a slower onset of desensitization, compared with the full agonist SNC80. Conclusions and implications This is the first evidence of biased agonism mediated through direct binding to an allosteric site on an opioid receptor, without a ligand at the orthosteric site. Our data suggest that agonists targeting δ-receptors, or indeed any GPCR, through allosteric sites may be a novel way to promote signalling bias and thereby potentially produce a more specific pharmacology than can be observed by activation via the orthosteric site.
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- 2019
6. Author Correction: Structural insights into μ-opioid receptor activation
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Ralf C. Kling, Toon Laeremans, Adrian L. Sanborn, Kathryn E. Livingston, William I. Weis, Evan N. Feinberg, Sébastien Granier, Aashish Manglik, Thor S. Thorsen, Brian K. Kobilka, AJ Venkatakrishnan, Ron O. Dror, Weijiao Huang, Jan Steyaert, John R. Traynor, Peter Gmeiner, Hideaki E. Kato, and Stephen M. Husbands
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Multidisciplinary ,Text mining ,business.industry ,Chemistry ,Opioid receptor ,medicine.drug_class ,medicine ,Computational biology ,business ,G protein-coupled receptor - Published
- 2020
7. Author response: Measuring ligand efficacy at the mu-opioid receptor using a conformational biosensor
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Kathryn E. Livingston, John R. Traynor, Aashish Manglik, Jacob P. Mahoney, and Roger K. Sunahara
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Chemistry ,Biophysics ,μ-opioid receptor ,Ligand (biochemistry) ,Biosensor - Published
- 2018
8. Ligand-Based Discovery of a New Scaffold for Allosteric Modulation of the μ-Opioid Receptor
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Kathryn E. Livingston, Lauren Budenholzer, Yi Shang, Abigail M. Fenton, John R. Traynor, Samuel Gerritz, Paola Bisignano, Marta Filizola, Kristin L. Rockwell, Neil T. Burford, Andrew Alt, and Brennica Marlow
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Stereochemistry ,medicine.drug_class ,General Chemical Engineering ,Allosteric regulation ,Receptors, Opioid, mu ,CHO Cells ,Plasma protein binding ,Library and Information Sciences ,Ligands ,Models, Biological ,Article ,Structure-Activity Relationship ,Cricetulus ,Drug Delivery Systems ,Allosteric Regulation ,Opioid receptor ,Cricetinae ,Drug Discovery ,medicine ,Animals ,Structure–activity relationship ,Sulfones ,Receptor ,Molecular Structure ,Chemistry ,Drug discovery ,Chinese hamster ovary cell ,General Chemistry ,Ligand (biochemistry) ,Computer Science Applications ,Thiazoles ,Protein Binding - Abstract
With the hope of discovering effective analgesics with fewer side effects, attention has recently shifted to allosteric modulators of the opioid receptors. In the past two years, the first chemotypes of positive or silent allosteric modulators (PAMs or SAMs, respectively) of μ- and δ-opioid receptor types have been reported in the literature. During a structure-guided lead optimization campaign with μ-PAMs BMS-986121 and BMS-986122 as starting compounds, we discovered a new chemotype that was confirmed to display μ-PAM or μ-SAM activity depending on the specific substitutions as assessed by endomorphin-1-stimulated β-arrestin2 recruitment assays in Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO)-μ PathHunter cells. The most active μ-PAM of this series was analyzed further in competition binding and G-protein activation assays to understand its effects on ligand binding and to investigate the nature of its probe dependence.
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- 2015
9. Disruption of the Na + ion binding site as a mechanism for positive allosteric modulation of the mu-opioid receptor
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John R. Traynor and Kathryn E. Livingston
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Agonist ,Binding Sites ,Multidisciplinary ,Allosteric modulator ,Chemistry ,medicine.drug_class ,Narcotic Antagonists ,Sodium ,Allosteric regulation ,Receptors, Opioid, mu ,Biological Sciences ,Pharmacology ,Ligand (biochemistry) ,Rats ,Analgesics, Opioid ,Ion binding ,Allosteric Regulation ,Cell Line, Tumor ,medicine ,Biophysics ,Animals ,Sulfones ,Binding site ,Endogenous opioid ,G protein-coupled receptor - Abstract
Positive allosteric modulation of the mu-opioid receptor (MOPr), the site of action of all clinically used opioids, represents a potential approach for the management of pain. We recently reported on positive allosteric modulators of MOPr (mu-PAMs), a class A G protein coupled receptor (GPCR). This study was designed to examine the mechanism of allostery by comparing the degree to which opioid ligand structure governs modulation. To do this we examined the interaction of the mu-PAM, BMS-986122, with a chemically diverse range of MOPr orthosteric ligands. Generally, for full agonists BMS-986122 enhanced the binding affinity and potency to activate G protein with no alteration in the maximal effect. In contrast, lower efficacy agonists including morphine were insensitive to alterations in binding affinity and showed little to no change in potency to stimulate G protein. Instead, there was an increase in maximal G protein stimulation. Antagonists were unresponsive to the modulatory effects of BMS-986122. Sodium is a known endogenous allosteric modulator of MOPr and alters orthosteric agonist affinity and efficacy. The sensitivity of an orthosteric ligand to BMS-986122 was strongly correlated with its sensitivity to NaCl. In addition, BMS-986122 decreased the ability of NaCl to modulate agonist binding in an allosteric fashion. Overall, BMS-986122 displayed marked probe dependence that was based upon the efficacy of the orthosteric ligand and can be explained using the Monod-Wyman-Changeux two-state model of allostery. Furthermore, disruption of the Na(+) ion binding site may represent a common mechanism for allosteric modulation of class A GPCRs.
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- 2014
10. Allostery at opioid receptors: modulation with small molecule ligands
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John R. Traynor and Kathryn E. Livingston
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0301 basic medicine ,Pharmacology ,Chemistry ,Allosteric regulation ,Ligands ,Small molecule ,Themed Section: Review Articles ,03 medical and health sciences ,Nociceptin receptor ,030104 developmental biology ,Opioid ,Allosteric Regulation ,Heterotrimeric G protein ,Receptors, Opioid ,medicine ,Animals ,Receptor ,Opioid peptide ,Allosteric Site ,Endogenous opioid ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Opioid receptors are 7‐transmembrane domain receptors that couple to heterotrimeric G proteins. The endogenous ligands for opioid receptors are peptides which bind to the orthosteric site on the receptors. The μ‐opioid receptor is the target for opioid analgesics, while the δ‐opioid receptor has been suggested as a target for pain management, migraine and depression. Similarly, κ‐opioid receptors are involved in pain and depression and nociceptin receptors in pain and mood behaviours. However, exogenous orthosteric ligands for opioid receptors cause a myriad of on‐target side effects. Recently, selective allosteric ligands for μ‐ and δ‐opioid receptors have been described. These compounds bind to a site on the receptor distinct from the orthosteric site. Occupation of this allosteric site leads to modulation of orthosteric ligand binding affinity and/or efficacy. Allosteric modulators may be positive, negative or silent (neutral) (PAMs, NAMs or SAMs respectively). PAMs may have in vivo activity by enhancing the activity of exogenous drugs or endogenous opioid peptides. Enhancing endogenous opioid peptide activity maintains the temporal and spatial distribution of these molecules but improves, and potentially qualitatively changes, activity at their cognate receptors which could limit side effects compared with traditional opioid drugs. In this review, we describe the rationale and promise for the development of allosteric modulators for opioid receptors, the discovery of selective allosteric modulators, the identification of potential allosteric sites on opioid receptors and the mode of action of the modulators. LINKED ARTICLES: This article is part of a themed section on Emerging Areas of Opioid Pharmacology. To view the other articles in this section visit http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bph.v175.14/issuetoc
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- 2017
11. Pharmacologic Evidence for a Putative Conserved Allosteric Site on Opioid Receptors
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Kathryn E. Livingston, Neil T. Burford, Andrew Alt, John R. Traynor, M. Alexander Stanczyk, and Meritxell Canals
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0301 basic medicine ,Allosteric modulator ,medicine.drug_class ,Narcotic Antagonists ,Xanthones ,Allosteric regulation ,Receptors, Opioid, mu ,CHO Cells ,κ-opioid receptor ,03 medical and health sciences ,Radioligand Assay ,Cricetulus ,Allosteric Regulation ,Opioid receptor ,Cell Line, Tumor ,Receptors, Opioid, delta ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,Sulfones ,Receptor ,G protein-coupled receptor ,Pharmacology ,Chemistry ,Receptors, Opioid, kappa ,Sodium ,Articles ,Cell biology ,Rats ,Nociceptin receptor ,030104 developmental biology ,HEK293 Cells ,Second messenger system ,Molecular Medicine ,Allosteric Site - Abstract
Allosteric modulators of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), including opioid receptors, have been proposed as possible therapeutic agents with enhanced selectivity. BMS-986122 is a positive allosteric modulator (PAM) of the mu-opioid receptor (μ-OR). BMS-986187 is a structurally distinct PAM for the delta-opioid receptor (δ-OR) that has been reported to show 100-fold selectivity in promoting δ-OR over μ-OR agonism. Here we use ligand binding and second messenger assays to show that BMS-986187 is actually an effective PAM at μ-OR and at the kappa opioid receptor (κ-OR), but is ineffective at the nociceptin receptor (NOPR). The affinity of BMS-986187 for δ-ORs and κ-ORs is approximately 20-30 fold higher than for μ-ORs, determined using an allosteric ternary complex model. Moreover, we provide evidence, using a silent allosteric modulator as an allosteric antagonist, that BMS-986187 and BMS-986122 bind to a similar region on all three traditional opioid receptor types (μ-OR, δ-OR and κ-OR). In contrast to the dogma surrounding allosteric modulators the results indicate a possible conserved allosteric binding site across the opioid receptor family that is able to accommodate structurally diverse molecules. The findings have implications for the development of selective allosteric modulators.
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- 2017
12. Yin, Yang, Yogini : A Woman's Quest for Balance, Strength and Inner Peace
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Kathryn E. Livingston and Kathryn E. Livingston
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Yoga's restorative power is revealed in this “uplifting” memoir about finding “an oasis of peace in the midst of crises large and small” (Publishers Weekly). At the age of fifty, author, parenting expert, and Huffington Post blogger Kathryn E. Livingston thought everything in her life would click into place. Instead, she felt like she was falling apart. She was consumed by panic and anxiety, neglecting her body, always expecting the worst. Until her discovery of yoga helped her find peace. This is a memoir about two transformative years in Kathryn's life, an account of her relationship with a compassionate teacher who taught her to trust herself and the universe, even while facing the death of her parents, her children leaving home for college, and breast cancer. It's about recognizing the mind-body connection and finding the way back to mental and physical health. The story of how yoga weaves its magic throughout a woman's life, yoga aficionados and beginners alike, as well as anyone who has ever faced tragedy head on, will benefit from Kathryn's journey. Above all, Yin, Yang, Yogini is a memoir about reinvention, with yoga as the backdrop for change—a blueprint for evolving in midlife and in midstride, learning to let go of the past, and living with trust in the present moment.
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- 2014
13. Discovery, Synthesis, and Molecular Pharmacology of Selective Positive Allosteric Modulators of the δ-Opioid Receptor
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Jonathan O’Connell, Molly R. Ryan, Marta Filizola, Tom S. Wehrman, Daniel Bassoni, Neil T. Burford, Martyn Banks, Yi Shang, Andrew Alt, Samuel Gerritz, Kathryn E. Livingston, Lauren Budenholzer, John R. Traynor, John J. Herbst, Litao Zhang, Arthur Christopoulos, Ying Han, and Meritxell Canals
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medicine.drug_class ,Arrestins ,Allosteric regulation ,Drug Evaluation, Preclinical ,CHO Cells ,Chemistry Techniques, Synthetic ,Binding, Competitive ,Article ,Piperazines ,Structure-Activity Relationship ,Cricetulus ,Opioid receptor ,Receptors, Opioid, delta ,Drug Discovery ,medicine ,Animals ,Molecular Targeted Therapy ,Receptor ,Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases ,beta-Arrestins ,G protein-coupled receptor ,Molecular Structure ,Beta-Arrestins ,Drug discovery ,Chemistry ,Cell Membrane ,Molecular Pharmacology ,Cell biology ,Enzyme Activation ,Biochemistry ,Benzamides ,Quinolines ,Molecular Medicine ,Signal transduction ,Enkephalin, Leucine ,Protein Binding - Abstract
Allosteric modulators of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) have a number of potential advantages compared to agonists or antagonists that bind to the orthosteric site of the receptor. These include the potential for receptor selectivity, maintenance of the temporal and spatial fidelity of signaling in vivo, the ceiling effect of the allosteric cooperativity which may prevent overdose issues, and engendering bias by differentially modulating distinct signaling pathways. Here we describe the discovery, synthesis, and molecular pharmacology of δ-opioid receptor-selective positive allosteric modulators (δ PAMs). These δ PAMs increase the affinity and/or efficacy of the orthosteric agonists leu-enkephalin, SNC80 and TAN67, as measured by receptor binding, G protein activation, β-arrestin recruitment, adenylyl cyclase inhibition, and extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK) activation. As such, these compounds are useful pharmacological tools to probe the molecular pharmacology of the δ receptor and to explore the therapeutic potential of δ PAMs in diseases such as chronic pain and depression.
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- 2015
14. Allosteric Modulation of the Mu‐Opioid Receptor: Probe Dependence and Role of Na + Ions
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John R. Traynor and Kathryn E. Livingston
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Chemistry ,Allosteric regulation ,Genetics ,Biophysics ,μ-opioid receptor ,Molecular Biology ,Biochemistry ,Biotechnology - Published
- 2015
15. Structural insights into µ-opioid receptor activation
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Ron O. Dror, Brian K. Kobilka, Peter Gmeiner, John R. Traynor, Weijiao Huang, William I. Weis, Kathryn E. Livingston, Hideaki E. Kato, Adrian L. Sanborn, Sébastien Granier, Aashish Manglik, AJ Venkatakrishnan, Jan Steyaert, Ralf C. Kling, Thor S. Thorsen, Evan N. Feinberg, Stephen M. Husbands, Toon Laeremans, Stanford School of Medicine [Stanford], Stanford Medicine, Stanford University-Stanford University, University of Michigan [Ann Arbor], University of Michigan System, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle (IGF), Université de Montpellier (UM)-Université Montpellier 1 (UM1)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université Montpellier 2 - Sciences et Techniques (UM2)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), University of Bath [Bath], Structural Biology Brussels (SBB), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Structural Biology Brussels, and Department of Bio-engineering Sciences
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Models, Molecular ,Morphinan ,[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] ,Receptors, Opioid, mu ,Crystallography, X-Ray ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Mice ,0302 clinical medicine ,Protein structure ,Models ,Receptors ,Receptor ,0303 health sciences ,Crystallography ,Multidisciplinary ,Protein Stability ,Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins ,3. Good health ,Morphinans ,Adrenergic ,Biotechnology ,Agonist ,Protein Structure ,General Science & Technology ,G protein ,Stereochemistry ,medicine.drug_class ,Allosteric regulation ,beta-2 ,Opioid ,Molecular Dynamics Simulation ,Article ,03 medical and health sciences ,Structure-Activity Relationship ,Allosteric Regulation ,medicine ,Animals ,Pyrroles ,G protein-coupled receptor ,Binding site ,x-ray crystallography ,030304 developmental biology ,Receptor, Muscarinic M2 ,Binding Sites ,Neurosciences ,Molecular ,Protein Structure, Tertiary ,Muscarinic M2 ,chemistry ,mu ,X-Ray ,Biophysics ,Generic health relevance ,Receptors, Adrenergic, beta-2 ,Tertiary ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Single-Chain Antibodies - Abstract
International audience; Activation of the μ-opioid receptor (μOR) is responsible for the efficacy of the most effective analgesics. To shed light on the structural basis for μOR activation, here we report a 2.1 Å X-ray crystal structure of the murine μOR bound to the morphinan agonist BU72 and a G protein mimetic camelid antibody fragment. The BU72-stabilized changes in the μOR binding pocket are subtle and differ from those observed for agonist-bound structures of the β2-adrenergic receptor (β2AR) and the M2 muscarinic receptor. Comparison with active β2AR reveals a common rearrangement in the packing of three conserved amino acids in the core of the μOR, and molecular dynamics simulations illustrate how the ligand-binding pocket is conformationally linked to this conserved triad. Additionally, an extensive polar network between the ligand-binding pocket and the cytoplasmic domains appears to play a similar role in signal propagation for all three G-protein-coupled receptors.
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- 2015
16. Wirkung ohne Nebenwirkungen: selektive Morphinwirkung rückt näher
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William I. Weis, Stephen M. Husbands, Jan Steyaert, Evan N. Feinberg, Toon Laeremans, Adrian L. Sanborn, Ron O. Dror, W.J. Huang, Thor S. Thorsen, Kathryn E. Livingston, Peter Gmeiner, AJ Venkatakrishnan, Aashish Manglik, Ralf C. Kling, Sébastien Granier, H.E. Kato, Brian K. Kobilka, and John R. Traynor
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Der μ-Opioidrezeptor (μOR) ist einer der altesten pharmakologischen Angriffspunkte fur Analgesie und Sedierung. Seine Aktivierung ubertragt Informationen auf intrazellulare Effektorsysteme, die Schmerzen reduzieren, aber auch zu Toleranzentwicklung, Atemsuppression und Obstipation fuhren. Ein internationales Forscherteam um den Nobelpreistrager B. K. Kobilka stellte die Kristallstruktur des μ-OR und strukturelle Aktivierungsmechanismen dar.
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- 2015
17. Discovery, Synthesis, and Molecular Pharmacology of Selective Positive Allosteric Modulators of the δ-Opioid Receptor.
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Neil T. Burford, Kathryn E. Livingston, Meritxell Canals, Molly R. Ryan, Lauren M. L. Budenholzer, Ying Han, Yi Shang, John J. Herbst, Jonathan O’Connell, Martyn Banks, Litao Zhang, Marta Filizola, Daniel L. Bassoni, Tom S. Wehrman, Arthur Christopoulos, John R. Traynor, Samuel W. Gerritz, and Andrew Alt
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MOLECULAR pharmacology , *ALLOSTERIC regulation , *OPIOID receptors , *CHEMICAL synthesis , *G protein coupled receptors , *DRUG overdose - Abstract
Allosteric modulators of G protein-coupledreceptors (GPCRs) have a number of potential advantages compared toagonists or antagonists that bind to the orthosteric site of the receptor.These include the potential for receptor selectivity, maintenanceof the temporal and spatial fidelity of signaling in vivo, the ceiling effect of the allostericcooperativity which may prevent overdose issues, and engendering biasby differentially modulating distinct signaling pathways. Here wedescribe the discovery, synthesis, and molecular pharmacology of δ-opioidreceptor-selective positive allosteric modulators (δ PAMs).These δ PAMs increase the affinity and/or efficacy of the orthostericagonists leu-enkephalin, SNC80 and TAN67, as measured by receptorbinding, G protein activation, β-arrestin recruitment, adenylylcyclase inhibition, and extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK)activation. As such, these compounds are useful pharmacological toolsto probe the molecular pharmacology of the δ receptor and toexplore the therapeutic potential of δ PAMs in diseases suchas chronic pain and depression. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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18. Binding Pockets and Poses of Allosteric Modulators of Opioid Receptors Identified by Metadynamics
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Meritxell Canals, Yi Shang, Holly R. Yeatman, Neil T. Burford, Paola Bisignano, Andrew Alt, Marta Filizola, Arthur Christopoulos, Kathryn E. Livingston, and John R. Traynor
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Agonist ,biology ,Drug discovery ,Chemistry ,Stereochemistry ,medicine.drug_class ,Allosteric regulation ,Metadynamics ,Biophysics ,Ligand (biochemistry) ,Allosteric enzyme ,biology.protein ,medicine ,Binding site ,Endogenous agonist - Abstract
As key targets for chronic pain, opioid receptors (ORs) are still at the forefront of drug discovery efforts. In the hunt for opioid analgesics that are free from adverse effects, recent high-throughput screening campaigns have focused on identifying allosteric modulators, that is molecules that bind non-conserved (allosteric) binding sites on the receptor, and modulate the potency and/or efficacy of ligands at the same (orthosteric) site as the endogenous agonist. Both positive and negative allosteric modulators (PAMs and NAMs) of μ-OR and δ-OR subtypes have recently been identified. While the recent crystal structures of ORs have revealed important details of ligand-receptor binding at the orthosteric site, both the location of allosteric sites on these receptors and the binding mode of opioid allosteric ligands are unknown. Here, we applied all-atom metadynamics to efficiently study the binding of a PAM and a NAM to the δ-OR in the presence of the orthosteric agonist SNC-80 and an explicit lipid-water environment. The dynamics of the allosteric ligands was enhanced by biasing the potential acting on the ligand-receptor distance, and a contact map reflecting the ligand-receptor interaction. The resulting energy landscapes show two deep energy minima for both the simulated PAM and NAM, which correspond to the ligands acquiring specific binding poses within two different nearby receptor pockets defined by transmembrane helices TM1, TM2, and TM7. Notably, the ligand binding poses in the putative allosteric pocket that is closest to the orthosteric ligand overlap with the allosteric site predicted by the fragment-based mapping algorithm FTMAP. In spite of most ligand-receptor interactions being the same for the simulated PAM and NAM within this pocket, there are important differences that are being tested experimentally through mutagenesis to assess their functional role.
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