Structural determinants of agonist-specific kinetics at the ionotropic glutamate receptor 2
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Structural determinants of agonist-specific kinetics at the ionotropic glutamate receptor 2. / Holm, Mai Marie; Lunn, Marie-Louise; Traynelis, Stephen F; Kastrup, Jette Sandholm Jensen; Egebjerg, Jan.
In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 102, No. 34, 23.08.2005, p. 12053-8.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Structural determinants of agonist-specific kinetics at the ionotropic glutamate receptor 2
AU - Holm, Mai Marie
AU - Lunn, Marie-Louise
AU - Traynelis, Stephen F
AU - Kastrup, Jette Sandholm Jensen
AU - Egebjerg, Jan
PY - 2005/8/23
Y1 - 2005/8/23
N2 - Glutamate receptors (GluRs) are the most abundant mediators of the fast excitatory neurotransmission in the human brain. Agonists will, after activation of the receptors, induce different degrees of desensitization. The efficacy of agonists strongly correlates with the agonist-induced closure of the ligand-binding domain. However, the differences in desensitization properties are less well understood. By using high-resolution x-ray structure of the GluR2 flop (GluR2o) ligand-binding core protein in complex with the partial glutamate receptor agonist (S)-2-amino-3-(3-hydroxy-5-tert-butyl-4-isothiazolyl)propionic acid [(S)-thio-ATPA], we show that (S)-thio-ATPA induces an 18 degrees closure of the binding core similar to another partial agonist, (S)-2-amino-3-(4-bromo-3-hydroxy-5-isoxazolyl)propionic acid [(S)-Br-HIBO]. Despite the similar closure of the ligand-binding domain, we find in electrophysiological studies that (S)-thio-ATPA induced a 6.4-fold larger steady-state current than (RS)-Br-HIBO, and rapid agonist applications show that (S)-thio-ATPA induces a 3.6-fold higher steady-state/peak ratio and a 2.2-fold slower desensitization time constant than (RS)-Br-HIBO. Structural comparisons reveal that (S)-Br-HIBO, but not (S)-thio-ATPA, induces a twist of the ligand-binding core compared with the apostructure, and the agonist-specific conformation of Leu-650 correlates with the different kinetic profiles pointing at a key role in defining the desensitization kinetics. We conclude that, especially for intermediate efficacious agonists, the desensitization properties are influenced by additional ligand-induced factors beyond domain closure.
AB - Glutamate receptors (GluRs) are the most abundant mediators of the fast excitatory neurotransmission in the human brain. Agonists will, after activation of the receptors, induce different degrees of desensitization. The efficacy of agonists strongly correlates with the agonist-induced closure of the ligand-binding domain. However, the differences in desensitization properties are less well understood. By using high-resolution x-ray structure of the GluR2 flop (GluR2o) ligand-binding core protein in complex with the partial glutamate receptor agonist (S)-2-amino-3-(3-hydroxy-5-tert-butyl-4-isothiazolyl)propionic acid [(S)-thio-ATPA], we show that (S)-thio-ATPA induces an 18 degrees closure of the binding core similar to another partial agonist, (S)-2-amino-3-(4-bromo-3-hydroxy-5-isoxazolyl)propionic acid [(S)-Br-HIBO]. Despite the similar closure of the ligand-binding domain, we find in electrophysiological studies that (S)-thio-ATPA induced a 6.4-fold larger steady-state current than (RS)-Br-HIBO, and rapid agonist applications show that (S)-thio-ATPA induces a 3.6-fold higher steady-state/peak ratio and a 2.2-fold slower desensitization time constant than (RS)-Br-HIBO. Structural comparisons reveal that (S)-Br-HIBO, but not (S)-thio-ATPA, induces a twist of the ligand-binding core compared with the apostructure, and the agonist-specific conformation of Leu-650 correlates with the different kinetic profiles pointing at a key role in defining the desensitization kinetics. We conclude that, especially for intermediate efficacious agonists, the desensitization properties are influenced by additional ligand-induced factors beyond domain closure.
KW - Alanine
KW - Alternative Splicing
KW - Animals
KW - Brain
KW - Crystallization
KW - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
KW - Ibotenic Acid
KW - Kinetics
KW - Models, Molecular
KW - Mutagenesis
KW - Oocytes
KW - Patch-Clamp Techniques
KW - Protein Binding
KW - Protein Structure, Tertiary
KW - Receptors, AMPA
KW - Synaptic Transmission
KW - Thiazoles
KW - Xenopus laevis
U2 - 10.1073/pnas.0505522102
DO - 10.1073/pnas.0505522102
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 16099829
VL - 102
SP - 12053
EP - 12058
JO - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
JF - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
SN - 0027-8424
IS - 34
ER -
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