Distinct Dopamine D-2 Receptor Antagonists Differentially Impact D-2 Receptor Oligomerization
Dopamine D-2 receptors (D2R) are known to form transient homodimer complexes, of which the increased formation has already been associated with development of schizophrenia. Pharmacological targeting and modulation of the equilibrium of these receptor homodimers might lead to a better understanding...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2019 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Institut d'Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí (I3PT) |
| Repositorio: | r-I3PT. Repositorio Institucional Producción Científica del Institut d'Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:i3pt.fundanetsuite.com:p3024 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://i3pt.portalinvestigacion.com/publicaciones/3024 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) dimerization oligomerization protein complementation assay NanoLuc binary technology (NanoBiT) dopamine D-2 receptor |
| Sumario: | Dopamine D-2 receptors (D2R) are known to form transient homodimer complexes, of which the increased formation has already been associated with development of schizophrenia. Pharmacological targeting and modulation of the equilibrium of these receptor homodimers might lead to a better understanding of the critical role played by these complexes in physiological and pathological conditions. Whereas agonist addition has shown to prolong the D2R dimer lifetime and increase the level of dimer formation, the possible influence of D2R antagonists on dimerization has remained rather unexplored. Here, using a live-cell reporter assay based on the functional complementation of a split Nanoluciferase, a panel of six D2R antagonists were screened for their ability to modulate the level of D2LR dimer formation. Incubation with the D2R antagonist spiperone decreased the level of D2LR dimer formation significantly by 40-60% in real-time and after long-term (>= 16 h) incubations. The fact that dimer formation of the well-studied A(2a)-D2LR dimer was not altered following incubation with spiperone supports the specificity of this observation. Other D2R antagonists, such as clozapine, risperidone, and droperidol did not significantly evoke this dissociation event. Furthermore, molecular modeling reveals that spiperone presents specific Tyr199(5.48) and Phe390(6.52) conformations, compared to clozapine, which may determine D2R homodimerization. |
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