Chemical Diversity in the G Protein-Coupled Receptor Superfamily

Márton Vass, Albert J. Kooistra, Dehua Yang, Raymond C. Stevens*, Ming Wei Wang, Chris de Graaf

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Abstract

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest family of cell signaling transmembrane proteins that can be modulated by a plethora of chemical compounds. Systematic cheminformatics analysis of structurally and pharmacologically characterized GPCR ligands shows that cocrystallized GPCR ligands cover a significant part of chemical ligand space, despite their limited number. Many GPCR ligands and substructures interact with multiple receptors, providing a basis for polypharmacological ligand design. Experimentally determined GPCR structures represent a variety of binding sites and receptor–ligand interactions that can be translated to chemically similar ligands for which structural data are lacking. This integration of structural, pharmacological, and chemical information on GPCR–ligand interactions enables the extension of the structural GPCR–ligand interactome and the structure-based design of novel modulators of GPCR function.

Original languageEnglish
JournalTrends in Pharmacological Sciences
Volume39
Issue number5
Pages (from-to)494-512
Number of pages19
ISSN0165-6147
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR)
  • structural cheminformatics

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