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Br J Pharmacol
2019 Aug 01;17615:2750-2763. doi: 10.1111/bph.14698.
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Molecular dynamics simulations of dihydro-β-erythroidine bound to the human α4β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor.
Yu R
,
Tae HS
,
Xu Q
,
Craik DJ
,
Adams DJ
,
Jiang T
,
Kaas Q
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The heteromeric α4β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) is abundant in the human brain and is associated with a range of CNS disorders. This nAChR subtype has been recently crystallised in a conformation that was proposed to represent a desensitised state. Here, we investigated the conformational transition mechanism of this nAChR from a desensitised to a closed/resting state.
EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH: The competitive antagonist dihydro-β-erythroidine (DHβE) was modelled by replacement of the agonist nicotine in the α4β2 nAChR experimental structure. DHβE is used both in vitro and in vivo for its ability to block α4β2 nAChRs. This system was studied by three molecular dynamics simulations with a combined simulation time of 2.6 μs. Electrophysiological studies of mutated receptors were performed to validate the simulation results.
KEY RESULTS: The relative positions of the extracellular and transmembrane domains in the models are distinct from those of the desensitised state structure and are compatible with experimental structures of Cys-loop receptors captured in a closed/resting state.
CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Our model suggests that the side chains of α4 L257 (9') and α4 L264 (16') are the main constrictions in the transmembrane pore. The involvement of position 9' in channel gating is well established, but position 16' was only previously identified as a gate for the bacterial channels, ELIC and GLIC. L257 but not L264 was found to influence the slow component of desensitisation. The structure of the antagonist-bound state proposed here should be valuable for the development of therapeutic or insecticide compounds.
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