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Title | Identification, structure, and agonist design of an androgen membrane receptor. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Cell, Vol. 188, Issue 6, Page 1589-1604.e24, Year 2025 |
Publish date | Mar 20, 2025 |
![]() | Zhao Yang / Yu-Qi Ping / Ming-Wei Wang / Chao Zhang / Shu-Hua Zhou / Yue-Tong Xi / Kong-Kai Zhu / Wei Ding / Qi-Yue Zhang / Zhi-Chen Song / Ru-Jia Zhao / Zi-Lu He / Meng-Xin Wang / Lei Qi / Christian Ullmann / Albert Ricken / Torsten Schöneberg / Zhen-Ji Gan / Xiao Yu / Peng Xiao / Fan Yi / Ines Liebscher / Jin-Peng Sun / ![]() ![]() |
PubMed Abstract | Androgens, such as 5α-dihydrotestosterone (5α-DHT), regulate numerous functions by binding to nuclear androgen receptors (ARs) and potential unknown membrane receptors. Here, we report that the ...Androgens, such as 5α-dihydrotestosterone (5α-DHT), regulate numerous functions by binding to nuclear androgen receptors (ARs) and potential unknown membrane receptors. Here, we report that the androgen 5α-DHT activates membrane receptor GPR133 in muscle cells, thereby increasing intracellular cyclic AMP (cAMP) levels and enhancing muscle strength. Further cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM) structural analysis of GPR133-Gs in complex with 5α-DHT or its derivative methenolone (MET) reveals the structural basis for androgen recognition. Notably, the presence of the "Φ(F/L)-F-W" and the "F××N/D" motifs, which recognize the hydrophobic steroid core and polar groups, respectively, are common in adhesion GPCRs (aGPCRs), suggesting that many aGPCRs may recognize different steroid hormones. Finally, we exploited in silico screening methods to identify a small molecule, AP503, which activates GPR133 and separates the beneficial muscle-strengthening effects from side effects mediated by AR. Thus, GPR133 represents an androgen membrane receptor that contributes to normal androgen physiology and has important therapeutic potentials. |
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Methods | EM (single particle) |
Resolution | 2.75 - 3.53 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-38183, PDB-8x9s: EMDB-38184, PDB-8x9t: EMDB-38185, PDB-8x9u: EMDB-60917, PDB-9iv1: EMDB-60918, PDB-9iv2: |
Chemicals | ![]() ChemComp-DHT: ![]()
ChemComp-YNH: ![]() PDB-1lu1: |
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![]() | MEMBRANE PROTEIN / Complex / agonist / GPCR / adhesion GPCR / GPR133 / GPCR-G protein complex |