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- Title
Ligand-induced activation and G protein coupling of prostaglandin F<sub>2α</sub> receptor.
- Authors
Wu, Canrong; Xu, Youwei; He, Qian; Li, Dianrong; Duan, Jia; Li, Changyao; You, Chongzhao; Chen, Han; Fan, Weiliang; Jiang, Yi; Eric Xu, H.
- Abstract
Prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α), an endogenous arachidonic acid metabolite, regulates diverse physiological functions in many tissues and cell types through binding and activation of a G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR), the PGF2α receptor (FP), which also is the primary therapeutic target for glaucoma and several other diseases. Here, we report cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structures of the human FP bound to endogenous ligand PGF2α and anti-glaucoma drugs LTPA and TFPA at global resolutions of 2.67 Å, 2.78 Å, and 3.14 Å. These structures reveal distinct features of FP within the lipid receptor family in terms of ligand binding selectivity, its receptor activation, and G protein coupling mechanisms, including activation in the absence of canonical PIF and ERY motifs and Gq coupling through direct interactions with receptor transmembrane helix 1 and intracellular loop 1. Together with mutagenesis and functional studies, our structures reveal mechanisms of ligand recognition, receptor activation, and G protein coupling by FP, which could facilitate rational design of FP-targeting drugs. Prostaglandin F2α receptor (FP) is the primary therapeutic target for glaucoma and several other diseases. Here, the authors reveal structural mechanisms of ligand recognition, receptor activation, and G protein coupling by FP.
- Subjects
PROSTAGLANDIN receptors; G protein coupled receptors; G proteins; DRUG design; LIGAND binding (Biochemistry); ARACHIDONIC acid
- Publication
Nature Communications, 2023, Vol 14, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2041-1723
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41467-023-38411-x