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Greater Trochanteric Syndrome (GTS, Hip Tendonitis)
Chapter by: Pumarejo Gomez, Laura; Childress, John M.
in: StatPearls by
Treasure Island, FL : StatPearls Publishing, 2020
pp. -
ISBN:
CID: 4581992
A virtual screen for diverse ligands: discovery of selective G protein-coupled receptor antagonists
Engel, Stanislav; Skoumbourdis, Amanda P; Childress, John; Neumann, Susanne; Deschamps, Jeffrey R; Thomas, Craig J; Colson, Anny-Odile; Costanzi, Stefano; Gershengorn, Marvin C
Virtual screening has become a major focus of bioactive small molecule lead identification, and reports of agonists and antagonists discovered via virtual methods are becoming more frequent. G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the one class of protein targets for which success with this approach has been limited. This is likely due to the paucity of detailed experimental information describing GPCR structure and the intrinsic function-associated structural flexibility of GPCRs which present major challenges in the application of receptor-based virtual screening. Here we describe an in silico methodology that diminishes the effects of structural uncertainty, allowing for more inclusive representation of a potential docking interaction with exogenous ligands. Using this approach, we screened one million compounds from a virtual database, and a diverse subgroup of 100 compounds was selected, leading to experimental identification of five structurally diverse antagonists of the thyrotropin-releasing hormone receptors (TRH-R1 and TRH-R2). The chirality of the most potent chemotype was demonstrated to be important in its binding affinity to TRH receptors; the most potent stereoisomer was noted to have a 13-fold selectivity for TRH-R1 over TRH-R2. A comprehensive mutational analysis of key amino acid residues that form the putative binding pocket of TRH receptors further verified the binding modality of these small molecule antagonists. The described virtual screening approach may prove applicable in the search for novel small molecule agonists and antagonists of other GPCRs.
PMID: 18357984
ISSN: 0002-7863
CID: 888042
Evaluation of small-molecule modulators of the luteinizing hormone/choriogonadotropin and thyroid stimulating hormone receptors: structure-activity relationships and selective binding patterns
Moore, Susanna; Jaeschke, Holger; Kleinau, Gunnar; Neumann, Susanne; Costanzi, Stefano; Jiang, Jian-kang; Childress, John; Raaka, Bruce M; Colson, Anny; Paschke, Ralf; Krause, Gerd; Thomas, Craig J; Gershengorn, Marvin C
The substituted thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine 3 (Org 41841), a partial agonist for the luteinizing hormone/choriogonadotropin receptor (LHCGR) and the closely related thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR), was fundamentally altered, and the resulting analogues were analyzed for their potencies, efficacies, and specificities at LHCGR and TSHR. Chemical modification of the parent compound combined with prior mutagenesis of TSHR provided compelling experimental evidence in support of computational models of 3 binding to TSHR and LHCGR within their transmembrane cores. Biochemical analysis of a specific modification to the chemical structure of 3 provides additional evidence of a H-bond between the ligand and a glutamate residue in transmembrane helix 3, which is conserved in both receptors. Several key interactions were surveyed to determine their respective biochemical roles in terms of both van der Waals dimensions and hydrogen bond capacity and the respective relationship to biological activity.
PMCID:2543117
PMID: 16789744
ISSN: 0022-2623
CID: 888522