Abstract
We have investigated allosteric interactions of four closely related strychnine-like substances: Wieland-Gumlich aldehyde (WGA), propargyl Wieland-Gumlich aldehyde, strychnine, and brucine with N-methylscopolamine (NMS) on M3 subtype of muscarinic receptor genetically modified in the second or the third extracellular loop to corresponding loops of M2 subtype (M3o2 and M3o3 chimera). The M3o2 chimeric receptor The exhibited no change in either affinity of strychnine, brucine, and WGA or in cooperativity of brucine or WGA, whereas both parameters for propargyl-WGA changed. In contrast, there was a change in affinity of all tested modulators (except for brucine) and in their cooperativity in the M3o3 chimera. Directions of affinity changes in both chimeras were always toward values of the donor M2 subtype, but changes in cooperativity were variable. Compared with the native M3 receptor, strychnine displayed a slight increase in positive cooperativity and propargyl-WGA a robust decrease in negative cooperativity at M3o2 chimera. Similar changes were found in the M3o3 chimera. Interestingly, cooperativity of brucine and WGA at the M3o3 chimera changed from negative to positive. This is the first evidence of constitution of positive cooperativity of WGA by switching sequences of two parental receptors, both exhibiting negative cooperativity. Gradual replacement of individual amino acids revealed that only three residues (NVT of the o3 loop of the M2 receptor) are involved in this effect. Data suggest that these amino acids are essential for propagation of a conformation change resulting in positive cooperativity induced by these modulators.
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This work was supported by research project AVOZ 50110509, Grant Agency of the Czech Republic Grants 309/02/1331 (to V.D.) and 305/02/D090 (to J.J.), and Grant Agency of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Grant A5011306 (to V.D.).
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doi:10.1124/jpet.104.080358.
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ABBREVIATIONS: NMS, N-methylscopolamine; WGA, Wieland-Gumlich aldehyde; o2, second extracellular loop of receptor; o3, third extracellular loop of receptor; M3o2, chimeric receptor composed of M3 receptor with the o2 loop of M2 receptor; M3o3, chimeric receptor composed of M3 receptor with the o3 loop of M2 receptor; wt, wild-type.
- Received November 8, 2004.
- Accepted January 11, 2005.
- The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
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