Structural highlights
Function
[GRIK1_RAT] Ionotropic glutamate receptor. L-glutamate acts as an excitatory neurotransmitter at many synapses in the central nervous system. Binding of the excitatory neurotransmitter L-glutamate induces a conformation change, leading to the opening of the cation channel, and thereby converts the chemical signal to an electrical impulse. The receptor then desensitizes rapidly and enters a transient inactive state, characterized by the presence of bound agonist. May be involved in the transmission of light information from the retina to the hypothalamus.[1]
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Herein we describe the first structure-activity relationship study of the broad-range iGluR antagonist (2S,3R)-3-(3-carboxyphenyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid (1) by exploring the pharmacological effect of substituents in the 4, 4', or 5' positions and the bioisosteric substitution of the distal carboxylic acid for a phosphonic acid moiety. Of particular interest is a hydroxyl group in the 4' position 2a which induced a preference in binding affinity for homomeric GluK3 over GluK1 (Ki = 0.87 and 4.8 muM, respectively). Two X-ray structures of ligand binding domains were obtained: 2e in GluA2-LBD and 2f in GluK1-LBD, both at 1.9 A resolution. Compound 2e induces a D1-D2 domain opening in GluA2-LBD of 17.3-18.8 degrees and 2f a domain opening in GluK1-LBD of 17.0-17.5 degrees relative to the structures with glutamate. The pyrrolidine-2-carboxylate moiety of 2e and 2f shows a similar binding mode as kainate. The 3-carboxyphenyl ring of 2e and 2f forms contacts comparable to those of the distal carboxylate in kainate.
Structure-Activity Relationship Study of Ionotropic Glutamate Receptor Antagonist (2S,3R)-3-(3-Carboxyphenyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic Acid.,Krogsgaard-Larsen N, Storgaard M, Moller C, Demmer CS, Hansen J, Han L, Monrad RN, Nielsen B, Tapken D, Pickering DS, Kastrup JS, Frydenvang K, Bunch L J Med Chem. 2015 Jul 22. PMID:26200741[2]
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References
- ↑ Mayer ML, Ghosal A, Dolman NP, Jane DE. Crystal structures of the kainate receptor GluR5 ligand binding core dimer with novel GluR5-selective antagonists. J Neurosci. 2006 Mar 15;26(11):2852-61. PMID:16540562 doi:26/11/2852
- ↑ Krogsgaard-Larsen N, Storgaard M, Moller C, Demmer CS, Hansen J, Han L, Monrad RN, Nielsen B, Tapken D, Pickering DS, Kastrup JS, Frydenvang K, Bunch L. Structure-Activity Relationship Study of Ionotropic Glutamate Receptor Antagonist (2S,3R)-3-(3-Carboxyphenyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic Acid. J Med Chem. 2015 Jul 22. PMID:26200741 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b00750
