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ArticleNature chemical biology2022

Molecular mechanism of allosteric modulation for the cannabinoid receptor CB1.

Xin Yang, Xuehui Wang, Zheng Xu, Chao Wu, Yangli Zhou, Yifei Wang, Guifeng Lin, Kan Li, Ming Wu, Anjie Xia and 6 more

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Article in Nature chemical biology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers.

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54 citing papers in PubMed, 95 citations in OpenAlex.

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16 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xin Yang *State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Xuehui Wang *State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Zheng Xu *State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Chao Wu *State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Yangli ZhouState Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Yifei WangState Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8873-613X
Guifeng LinState Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Kan LiState Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Ming WuState Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Anjie XiaState Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2695-3024
Jingming LiuState Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Lin ChengState Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Jun ZouState Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Wei YanState Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9825-0689
Zhenhua ShaoState Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. zhenhuashao@scu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7204-801X
Shengyong YangState Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. yangsy@scu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5147-3746
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Given the promising clinical value of allosteric modulators of G protein-coupled-receptors (GPCRs), mechanistic understanding of how these modulators alter GPCR function is of significance. Here, we report the crystallographic and cryo-electron microscopy structures of the cannabinoid receptor CB1 bound to the positive allosteric modulator (PAM) ZCZ011. These structures show that ZCZ011 binds to an extrahelical site in the transmembrane 2 (TM2)-TM3-TM4 surface. Through (un)biased molecular dynamics simulations and mutagenesis experiments, we show that TM2 rearrangement is critical for the propagation of allosteric signals. ZCZ011 exerts a PAM effect by promoting TM2 rearrangement in favor of receptor activation and increasing the population of receptors that adopt an active conformation. In contrast, ORG27569, a negative allosteric modulator (NAM) of CB1, also binds to the TM2-TM3-TM4 surface and exerts a NAM effect by impeding the TM2 rearrangement. Our findings fill a gap in the understanding of CB1 allosteric regulation and could guide the rational design of CB1 allosteric modulators.

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Molecular Dynamics SimulationReceptor, Cannabinoid, CB1Allosteric RegulationAllosteric SiteCryoelectron MicroscopyReceptor, Cannabinoid, CB1

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