The molecular determinants of neurosteroid binding in the GABA(A) receptor.

Autor: Sugasawa Y; Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. Electronic address: sugasaway@wustl.edu., Bracamontes JR; Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. Electronic address: jbracamontes@wustl.edu., Krishnan K; Department of Developmental Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. Electronic address: krishnan@wustl.edu., Covey DF; Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Department of Developmental Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Taylor Family Institute for Innovative Psychiatric Research, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. Electronic address: dcovey@wustl.edu., Reichert DE; Department of Radiology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Taylor Family Institute for Innovative Psychiatric Research, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. Electronic address: reichertd@wustl.edu., Akk G; Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Taylor Family Institute for Innovative Psychiatric Research, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. Electronic address: akk@wustl.edu., Chen Q; Department of Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA. Electronic address: qic8@pitt.edu., Tang P; Department of Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA; Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA; Department of Computational and Systems Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA. Electronic address: ptang@pitt.edu., Evers AS; Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Department of Developmental Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Taylor Family Institute for Innovative Psychiatric Research, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. Electronic address: eversa@wustl.edu., Cheng WWL; Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. Electronic address: wayland.cheng@wustl.edu.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology [J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol] 2019 Sep; Vol. 192, pp. 105383. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 May 28.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2019.105383
Abstrakt: Neurosteroids positively modulate GABA-A receptor (GABA A R) channel activity by binding to a transmembrane domain intersubunit site. Understanding the interactions in this site that determine neurosteroid binding and its effect is essential for the design of neurosteroid-based therapeutics. Using photo-affinity labeling and an ELIC-α1GABA A R chimera, we investigated the impact of mutations (Q242L, Q242W and W246L) within the intersubunit site on neurosteroid binding. These mutations, which abolish the thermal stabilizing effect of allopregnanolone on the chimera, reduce neither photolabeling within the intersubunit site nor competitive prevention of labeling by allopregnanolone. Instead, these mutations change the orientation of neurosteroid photolabeling. Molecular docking of allopregnanolone in WT and Q242W receptors confirms that the mutation favors re-orientation of allopregnanolone within the binding pocket. Collectively, the data indicate that mutations at Gln242 or Trp246 that eliminate neurosteroid effects do not eliminate neurosteroid binding within the intersubunit site, but significantly alter the preferred orientation of the neurosteroid within the site. The interactions formed by Gln242 and Trp246 within this pocket play a vital role in determining the orientation of the neurosteroid that may be necessary for its functional effect.
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