ArticleCell reports2019
Peptide/Receptor Co-evolution Explains the Lipolytic Function of the Neuropeptide TLQP-21.
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- Molecular basis of diverse ligand recognition and species-specific pharmacology at the complement anaphylatoxin receptor C3aR.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Complement 3a Receptor mediates high fat diet induced hypothalamic accumulation of lipid associated microglia to regulate neuroinflammation and obesity.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- A Novel Class of Complement 3a Receptor Agonists and Antagonists Derived from the TLQP-21 Peptide.Journal of medicinal chemistry · 2025Article
- Complement C3aR signaling: Immune and metabolic modulation and its impact on Alzheimer's disease.European journal of immunology · 2024Review
- P2RY13 is a prognostic biomarker and associated with immune infiltrates in renal clear cell carcinoma: A comprehensive bioinformatic study.Health science reports · 2023Article
- TLQP-21 is a low potency partial C3aR activator on human primary macrophages.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Article
- Bioinformatics and Raman spectroscopy-based identification of key pathways and genes enabling differentiation between acute myeloid leukemia and T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Article
- Potentials of Neuropeptides as Therapeutic Agents for Neurological Diseases.Biomedicines · 2022Review
- The molecular identity of the TLQP-21 peptide receptor.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2021Review
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- Changes in VGF and C3aR1 gene expression in human adipose tissue in obesity.Molecular biology reports · 2021Article
- SOX9 promotes stress-responsive transcription of VGF nerve growth factor inducible gene in renal tubular epithelial cells.The Journal of biological chemistry · 2020Article
- Stress and Alzheimer's disease: A senescence link?Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2020Review
- VGF-derived peptide TLQP-21 modulates microglial function through C3aR1 signaling pathways and reduces neuropathology in 5xFAD mice.Molecular neurodegeneration · 2020Article
- TLQP-21, A VGF-Derived Peptide Endowed of Endocrine and Extraendocrine Properties: Focus on In Vitro Calcium Signaling.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019Review
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Abstract
Structural and functional diversity of peptides and GPCR result from long evolutionary processes. Even small changes in sequence can alter receptor activation, affecting therapeutic efficacy. We conducted a structure-function relationship study on the neuropeptide TLQP-21, a promising target for obesity, and its complement 3a receptor (C3aR1). After having characterized the TLQP-21/C3aR1 lipolytic mechanism, a homology modeling and molecular dynamics simulation identified the TLQP-21 binding motif and C3aR1 binding site for the human (h) and mouse (m) molecules. mTLQP-21 showed enhanced binding affinity and potency for hC3aR1 compared with hTLQP-21. Consistently, mTLQP-21, but not hTLQP-21, potentiates lipolysis in human adipocytes. These findings led us to uncover five mutations in the C3aR1 binding pocket of the rodent Murinae subfamily that are causal for enhanced calculated affinity and measured potency of TLQP-21. Identifying functionally relevant peptide/receptor co-evolution mechanisms can facilitate the development of innovative pharmacotherapies for obesity and other diseases implicating GPCRs.
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