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Structural basis of subtype-selective competitive antagonism for GluN2C/2D-containing NMDA receptors.


ABSTRACT: N-Methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) play critical roles in the central nervous system. Their heterotetrameric composition generates subtypes with distinct functional properties and spatio-temporal distribution in the brain, raising the possibility for subtype-specific targeting by pharmacological means for treatment of neurological diseases. While specific compounds for GluN2A and GluN2B-containing NMDARs are well established, those that target GluN2C and GluN2D are currently underdeveloped with low potency and uncharacterized binding modes. Here, using electrophysiology and X-ray crystallography, we show that UBP791 ((2S*,3R*)-1-(7-(2-carboxyethyl)phenanthrene-2-carbonyl)piperazine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid) inhibits GluN2C/2D with 40-fold selectivity over GluN2A-containing receptors, and that a methionine and a lysine residue in the ligand binding pocket (GluN2D-Met763/Lys766, GluN2C-Met736/Lys739) are the critical molecular elements for the subtype-specific binding. These findings led to development of UBP1700 ((2S*,3R*)-1-(7-(2-carboxyvinyl)phenanthrene-2-carbonyl)piperazine-2,3-dicarboxylic acid) which shows over 50-fold GluN2C/2D-selectivity over GluN2A with potencies in the low nanomolar range. Our study shows that the L-glutamate binding site can be targeted for GluN2C/2D-specific inhibition.

SUBMITTER: Wang JX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6976569 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Structural basis of subtype-selective competitive antagonism for GluN2C/2D-containing NMDA receptors.

Wang Jue Xiang JX   Irvine Mark W MW   Burnell Erica S ES   Sapkota Kiran K   Thatcher Robert J RJ   Li Minjun M   Simorowski Noriko N   Volianskis Arturas A   Collingridge Graham L GL   Monaghan Daniel T DT   Jane David E DE   Furukawa Hiro H  

Nature communications 20200122 1


N-Methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) play critical roles in the central nervous system. Their heterotetrameric composition generates subtypes with distinct functional properties and spatio-temporal distribution in the brain, raising the possibility for subtype-specific targeting by pharmacological means for treatment of neurological diseases. While specific compounds for GluN2A and GluN2B-containing NMDARs are well established, those that target GluN2C and GluN2D are currently underdeveloped  ...[more]

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