Structural basis for positive allosteric modulation of AMPA and kainate receptors
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Structural basis for positive allosteric modulation of AMPA and kainate receptors. / Frydenvang, Karla; Pickering, Darryl S.; Kastrup, Jette Sandholm.
In: The Journal of Physiology, Vol. 600, No. 2, 2022, p. 181-200.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Structural basis for positive allosteric modulation of AMPA and kainate receptors
AU - Frydenvang, Karla
AU - Pickering, Darryl S.
AU - Kastrup, Jette Sandholm
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - This paper summarizes the present knowledge on how positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) interact with the ligand-binding domain (LBD) of AMPA and kainate receptors, based on structure determinations. AMPA and kainate receptors belong to the family of ionotropic glutamate receptors that are responsible for mediating the majority of fast excitatory neurotransmission. These receptors have been related to brain disorders, e.g. Alzheimer's disease and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. PAMs are small molecules that potentiate AMPA and kainate receptor currents by interfering with receptor desensitization. Therefore, PAMs are considered to be of interest for the development of pharmacological tools. Whereas PAMs for AMPA receptors have been known for several years, only recently have PAMs for kainate receptors been reported. Today, >80 structures are available for AMPA receptors with PAMs. These PAMs bind at the interface between two LBD subunits in the vicinity of residue 775, which is important for functional differences between flip and flop isoforms of AMPA receptors. PAMs can be divided into five classes based on their binding mode. The most potent PAM reported to date belongs to class 3, which comprises dimerized PAMs. Three structures of the kainate receptor GluK1 were determined with PAMs belonging to class 2. One PAM enhances kainate receptor currents 5- to 59-fold but shows 100-fold lower potency compared to AMPA receptors. Selective PAMs for kainate receptors will be of great use as pharmacological tools for functional investigations in vivo and might potentially prove useful as drugs in controlling the activity of neuronal networks.
AB - This paper summarizes the present knowledge on how positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) interact with the ligand-binding domain (LBD) of AMPA and kainate receptors, based on structure determinations. AMPA and kainate receptors belong to the family of ionotropic glutamate receptors that are responsible for mediating the majority of fast excitatory neurotransmission. These receptors have been related to brain disorders, e.g. Alzheimer's disease and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. PAMs are small molecules that potentiate AMPA and kainate receptor currents by interfering with receptor desensitization. Therefore, PAMs are considered to be of interest for the development of pharmacological tools. Whereas PAMs for AMPA receptors have been known for several years, only recently have PAMs for kainate receptors been reported. Today, >80 structures are available for AMPA receptors with PAMs. These PAMs bind at the interface between two LBD subunits in the vicinity of residue 775, which is important for functional differences between flip and flop isoforms of AMPA receptors. PAMs can be divided into five classes based on their binding mode. The most potent PAM reported to date belongs to class 3, which comprises dimerized PAMs. Three structures of the kainate receptor GluK1 were determined with PAMs belonging to class 2. One PAM enhances kainate receptor currents 5- to 59-fold but shows 100-fold lower potency compared to AMPA receptors. Selective PAMs for kainate receptors will be of great use as pharmacological tools for functional investigations in vivo and might potentially prove useful as drugs in controlling the activity of neuronal networks.
KW - GluA2
KW - GluA3
KW - GluK1
KW - ionotropic glutamate receptors
KW - positive allosteric modulators
U2 - 10.1113/JP280873
DO - 10.1113/JP280873
M3 - Review
C2 - 33938001
VL - 600
SP - 181
EP - 200
JO - The Journal of Physiology
JF - The Journal of Physiology
SN - 0022-3751
IS - 2
ER -
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