一系列皮质otropin释放因子相关的共同和不同的结构特征
Christy Rani R Grace1, Marilyn H Perrin, Jeffrey P Cantle
1Structural Biology Laboratory, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 10010 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|December 7, 2007
概括
皮质自由素家族,包括皮质激素释放因子 (CRF) 和尿皮质激素,具有独特的结构和结合性质. 它们的螺旋结构和受体相互作用提供了关于它们多样化的生物作用的见解.
科学领域:
- 生物化学 生物化学
- 结构生物学 结构生物学
- 药理学 药理学是指药理学的学科.
背景情况:
- 皮质自由林家族包括皮质激素释放因子 (CRFs),沙瓦基因,尿素和尿素 (Ucn1, Ucn2, Ucn3).
- 这些与CRF受体 (CRF-R1和CRF-R2) 相互作用,其中一些具有选择性激动或对抗活性.
研究的目的:
- 为了阐明皮质自由林家族的结构-活性关系.
- 确定六个关键配体的NMR结构,包括天然和合成类似物.
- 提出解释受体选择性和激活的结合模型.
主要方法:
- 核磁共振 (NMR) 光谱法用于确定DMSO中的六个配体的3D结构.
- 进行了结构-活性关系研究和[Ala]替代类型的分析.
- 对共同和分歧的结构特征进行比较分析.
主要成果:
- 六个配体 (astressin B,astressin2-B,stressin1,Ucn1,Ucn2,Ucn3) 进行了结构特征,揭示了结合亲和力和受体选择性的差异.
- 所有的都采用了一种总体的α-螺旋脊柱,具有螺旋环-螺旋纹理.
- C端螺旋表现出两性质,与与CRF-R2结合的星相似,而N端螺旋则有所不同.
结论:
- 建议N端和C端螺旋在受体结合和选择性中发挥关键作用.
- C端螺旋可能通过其疏水面与CRF-R2的细胞外域1 (ECD1) 相互作用.
- N-终端螺旋可能参与受体激活,有助于这些连接体的多样化作用.
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