Journal
STRUCTURE
Volume 27, Issue 4, Pages 703-+Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2018.12.007
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Funding
- NIH grant, United States [R01-GM097261, R01-GM117923]
- Medical Research Council, United Kingdom [MC_U105197215]
- ERC Advanced Grant, European Union [EMPSI 339995]
- MRC [MC_U105197215] Funding Source: UKRI
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Agonist binding in the extracellular region of the G protein-coupled adenosine A2A receptor increases its affinity to the G proteins in the intracellular region, and vice versa. The structural basis for this effect is not evident from the crystal structures of A(2A)R in various conformational states since it stems from the receptor dynamics. Using atomistic molecular dynamics simulations on four different conformational states of the adenosine A(2A) receptor, we observed that the agonists show decreased ligand mobility, lower entropy of the extracellular loops in the active-intermediate state compared with the inactive state. In contrast, the entropy of the intracellular region increases to prime the receptor for coupling the G protein. Coupling of the G protein to A(2A)R shrinks the agonist binding site, making tighter receptor agonist contacts with an increase in the strength of allosteric communication compared with the active-intermediate state. These insights provide a strong basis for structure-based ligand design studies.
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