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Bases estructurales de los modos de unión del ligando en el receptor del neuropéptido Y

Zhenlin Yang^1,2, Shuo Han^1,3, Max Keller⁴

¹Chinese Academy of Sciences Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.

|April 20, 2018

Resumen

Los investigadores determinaron las estructuras cristalinas del Neuropéptido Y (NPY) receptor Y1 unido a los antagonistas. Esto revela cómo se unen los antagonistas y agonistas de los receptores NPY, ayudando al descubrimiento de fármacos para la obesidad y el cáncer.

Área de la Ciencia:

Biología estructural
Farmacología
La neurociencia

Sus antecedentes:

Los receptores de neuropéptido Y (NPY) son cruciales en la regulación de la ingesta de alimentos, la ansiedad y el cáncer.
El receptor Y1 (Y1R) es un objetivo clave para el tratamiento de la obesidad, los tumores y la pérdida ósea.
Los antagonistas Y1R existentes se enfrentan a desafíos como baja potencia y mala biodisponibilidad.

Objetivo del estudio:

Para aclarar la base estructural de la unión de antagonista y agonista Y1R.
Proporcionar información para el desarrollo de terapias mejoradas dirigidas a Y1R.

Principales métodos:

Cristalografía de rayos X de Y1R humano unido a los antagonistas UR-MK299 y BMS-193885.
Estudios de mutagenesis para identificar los determinantes de la unión al ligando.
El acoplamiento molecular, la RMN, el fotoenlace y los ensayos funcionales para la unión del agonista.

Principales resultados:

Se determinaron las estructuras cristalinas de Y1R con dos antagonistas selectivos a alta resolución.
Se han revelado modos de unión de diversos antagonistas y factores que influyen en la selectividad de los ligandos.
Proporcionó información sobre la unión endógena al agonista NPY, incluidas las interacciones N-terminales.

Conclusiones:

Los datos estructurales y funcionales aclaran las interacciones Y1R-ligando.
Estos hallazgos facilitan el diseño de fármacos basados en la estructura para los moduladores de los receptores NPY.
Permite el desarrollo de tratamientos más efectivos para las afecciones relacionadas con los receptores NPY.

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