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Title | Structures of active-state orexin receptor 2 rationalize peptide and small-molecule agonist recognition and receptor activation. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Nat Commun, Vol. 12, Issue 1, Page 815, Year 2021 |
Publish date | Feb 5, 2021 |
Authors | Chuan Hong / Noel J Byrne / Beata Zamlynny / Srivanya Tummala / Li Xiao / Jennifer M Shipman / Andrea T Partridge / Christina Minnick / Michael J Breslin / Michael T Rudd / Shawn J Stachel / Vanessa L Rada / Jeffrey C Kern / Kira A Armacost / Scott A Hollingsworth / Julie A O'Brien / Dawn L Hall / Terrence P McDonald / Corey Strickland / Alexei Brooun / Stephen M Soisson / Kaspar Hollenstein / |
PubMed Abstract | Narcolepsy type 1 (NT1) is a chronic neurological disorder that impairs the brain's ability to control sleep-wake cycles. Current therapies are limited to the management of symptoms with modest ...Narcolepsy type 1 (NT1) is a chronic neurological disorder that impairs the brain's ability to control sleep-wake cycles. Current therapies are limited to the management of symptoms with modest effectiveness and substantial adverse effects. Agonists of the orexin receptor 2 (OXR) have shown promise as novel therapeutics that directly target the pathophysiology of the disease. However, identification of drug-like OXR agonists has proven difficult. Here we report cryo-electron microscopy structures of active-state OXR bound to an endogenous peptide agonist and a small-molecule agonist. The extended carboxy-terminal segment of the peptide reaches into the core of OXR to stabilize an active conformation, while the small-molecule agonist binds deep inside the orthosteric pocket, making similar key interactions. Comparison with antagonist-bound OXR suggests a molecular mechanism that rationalizes both receptor activation and inhibition. Our results enable structure-based discovery of therapeutic orexin agonists for the treatment of NT1 and other hypersomnia disorders. |
External links | Nat Commun / PubMed:33547286 / PubMed Central |
Methods | EM (single particle) |
Resolution | 3.0 - 3.2 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-23118, PDB-7l1u: EMDB-23119, PDB-7l1v: |
Chemicals | ChemComp-XGD: |
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Keywords | MEMBRANE PROTEIN / Class A GPCR / Orexin receptor 2 / OX2R / Peptide agonist |