Functional Characterization of Tet-AMPA [Tetrazolyl-2-amino-3-(3-hydroxy-5-methyl- 4-isoxazolyl)propionic Acid] Analogues at Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors GluR1−GluR4. The Molecular Basis for the Functional Selectivity Profile of 2-Bn-Tet-AMPA
2007; American Chemical Society; Volume: 50; Issue: 17 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1021/jm070532r
ISSN1520-4804
AutoresAnders A. Jensen, Thomas Christesen, Ulrik Bølcho, Jeremy R. Greenwood, G Postorino, Stine B. Vogensen, Tommy N. Johansen, Jan Egebjerg, Hans Bräuner‐Osborne, Rasmus P. Clausen,
Tópico(s)Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry
ResumoFour 2-substituted Tet-AMPA [Tet = tetrazolyl, AMPA = 2-amino-3-(3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolyl)propionic acid] analogues were characterized functionally at the homomeric AMPA receptors GluR1i, GluR2Qi, GluR3i, and GluR4i in a Fluo-4/Ca2+ assay. Whereas 2-Et-Tet-AMPA, 2-Pr-Tet-AMPA, and 2-iPr-Tet-AMPA were nonselective GluR agonists, 2-Bn-Tet-AMPA exhibited a 40-fold higher potency at GluR4i than at GluR1i. Examination of homology models of the S1−S2 domains of GluR1 and GluR4 containing 2-Bn-Tet-AMPA suggested four nonconserved residues in a region adjacent to the orthosteric site as possible determinants of the GluR4i/GluR1i selectivity. In a mutagenesis study, doubly mutating M686V/I687A in GluR1i in combination with either D399S or E683A increased both the potency and the maximal response of 2-Bn-Tet-AMPA at this receptor to levels similar to those elicited by the agonist at GluR4i. The dependence of the novel selectivity profile of 2-Bn-Tet-AMPA upon residues located outside of the orthosteric site underlines the potential for developing GluR subtype selective ligands by designing compounds with substituents that protrude beyond the (S)-Glu binding pocket.
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