Structural highlights
Function
[AA2AR_HUMAN] Receptor for adenosine. The activity of this receptor is mediated by G proteins which activate adenylyl cyclase.
Publication Abstract from PubMed
Here we report an efficient method to generate multiple co-structures of the A2A G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) with small-molecules from a single preparation of a thermostabilised receptor crystallised in Lipidic Cubic Phase (LCP). Receptor crystallisation is achieved following purification using a low affinity "carrier" ligand (theophylline) and crystals are then soaked in solutions containing the desired (higher affinity) compounds. Complete datasets to high resolution can then be collected from single crystals and seven structures are reported here of which three are novel. The method significantly improves structural throughput for ligand screening using stabilised GPCRs, thereby actively driving Structure-Based Drug Discovery (SBDD).
Towards high throughput GPCR crystallography: In Meso soaking of Adenosine A2A Receptor crystals.,Rucktooa P, Cheng RKY, Segala E, Geng T, Errey JC, Brown GA, Cooke RM, Marshall FH, Dore AS Sci Rep. 2018 Jan 8;8(1):41. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-18570-w. PMID:29311713[1]
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References
- ↑ Rucktooa P, Cheng RKY, Segala E, Geng T, Errey JC, Brown GA, Cooke RM, Marshall FH, Dore AS. Towards high throughput GPCR crystallography: In Meso soaking of Adenosine A2A Receptor crystals. Sci Rep. 2018 Jan 8;8(1):41. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-18570-w. PMID:29311713 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-18570-w
