Mechanistic Insights into Specific G Protein Interactions with Adenosine Receptors
Jinan Wang,Yinglong Miao +1 more
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Detailed analysis of the atomic simulations showed that the specific AR-G protein coupling resulted from remarkably complementary residue interactions at the protein interface, involving mainly the receptor transmembrane 6 helix and the Gα α5 helixand α4-β6 loop.Abstract:
Coupling between G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and the G proteins is a key step in cellular signaling. Despite extensive experimental and computational studies, the mechanism of specific GPCR-G protein coupling remains poorly understood. This has greatly hindered effective drug design of GPCRs that are primary targets of ∼1/3 of currently marketed drugs. Here, we have employed all-atom simulations using a robust Gaussian accelerated molecular dynamics (GaMD) method to decipher the mechanism of the GPCR-G protein interactions. Adenosine receptors (ARs) were used as model systems based on very recently determined cryo-EM structures of the A1AR and A2AAR coupled with the Gi and Gs proteins, respectively. Changing the Gi protein to the Gs led to increased fluctuations in the A1AR and agonist adenosine (ADO), while agonist 5'-N-ethylcarboxamidoadenosine (NECA) binding in the A2AAR could be still stabilized upon changing the Gs protein to the Gi. Free energy calculations identified one stable low-energy conformation for each of the A1AR-Gi and A2AAR-Gs complexes as in the cryo-EM structures, similarly for the A2AAR-Gi complex. In contrast, the ADO agonist and Gs protein sampled multiple conformations in the A1AR-Gs system. GaMD simulations thus indicated that the A1AR preferred to couple with the Gi protein to the Gs, while the A2AAR could couple with both the Gs and Gi proteins, being highly consistent with experimental findings of the ARs. More importantly, detailed analysis of the atomic simulations showed that the specific AR-G protein coupling resulted from remarkably complementary residue interactions at the protein interface, involving mainly the receptor transmembrane 6 helix and the Gα α5 helix and α4-β6 loop. In summary, the GaMD simulations have provided unprecedented insights into the dynamic mechanism of specific GPCR-G protein interactions at an atomistic level.read more
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