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6MXT

Crystal structure of human beta2 adrenergic receptor bound to salmeterol and Nb71

Replaces:  6CSY
Summary for 6MXT
Entry DOI10.2210/pdb6mxt/pdb
DescriptorEndolysin, Beta-2 adrenergic receptor chimera, nanobody Nb71, salmeterol, ... (10 entities in total)
Functional Keywordsg protein-coupled receptor, adrenergic receptor, asthma drug, active conformation, nanobody, signaling protein-hormone complex, membrane protein, signaling protein/hormone
Biological sourceEnterobacteria phage T4
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Total number of polymer chains2
Total formula weight68731.36
Authors
Primary citationMasureel, M.,Zou, Y.,Picard, L.P.,van der Westhuizen, E.,Mahoney, J.P.,Rodrigues, J.P.G.L.M.,Mildorf, T.J.,Dror, R.O.,Shaw, D.E.,Bouvier, M.,Pardon, E.,Steyaert, J.,Sunahara, R.K.,Weis, W.I.,Zhang, C.,Kobilka, B.K.
Structural insights into binding specificity, efficacy and bias of a beta2AR partial agonist.
Nat. Chem. Biol., 14:1059-1066, 2018
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PubMed Abstract: Salmeterol is a partial agonist for the β adrenergic receptor (βAR) and the first long-acting βAR agonist to be widely used clinically for the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Salmeterol's safety and mechanism of action have both been controversial. To understand its unusual pharmacological action and partial agonism, we obtained the crystal structure of salmeterol-bound βAR in complex with an active-state-stabilizing nanobody. The structure reveals the location of the salmeterol exosite, where sequence differences between βAR and βAR explain the high receptor-subtype selectivity. A structural comparison with the βAR bound to the full agonist epinephrine reveals differences in the hydrogen-bond network involving residues Ser204 and Asn293. Mutagenesis and biophysical studies suggested that these interactions lead to a distinct active-state conformation that is responsible for the partial efficacy of G-protein activation and the limited β-arrestin recruitment for salmeterol.
PubMed: 30327561
DOI: 10.1038/s41589-018-0145-x
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X-RAY DIFFRACTION (2.95934213525 Å)
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