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Xing, Changrui; Zhuang, Youwen; Xu, Ting-Hai; Feng, Zhiwei; Zhou, X. Edward; Chen, Maozi; Wang, Lei; Meng, Xing; Xue, Ying; Wang, Junmei; Liu, Heng; McGuire, Terence Francis; Zhao, Gongpu; Melcher, Karsten; Zhang, Cheng; Xu, H. Eric; Xie, Xiang-Qun
Cell, 02/2020, Volume: 180, Issue: 4Journal Article
Drugs selectively targeting CB2 hold promise for treating neurodegenerative disorders, inflammation, and pain while avoiding psychotropic side effects mediated by CB1. The mechanisms underlying CB2 activation and signaling are poorly understood but critical for drug design. Here we report the cryo-EM structure of the human CB2-Gi signaling complex bound to the agonist WIN 55,212-2. The 3D structure reveals the binding mode of WIN 55,212-2 and structural determinants for distinguishing CB2 agonists from antagonists, which are supported by a pair of rationally designed agonist and antagonist. Further structural analyses with computational docking results uncover the differences between CB2 and CB1 in receptor activation, ligand recognition, and Gi coupling. These findings are expected to facilitate rational structure-based discovery of drugs targeting the cannabinoid system. Display omitted •3.2-Å cryo-EM structure of the CB2-Gi complex bound to potent agonist WIN 55,212-2•Algorithm developed for quantitative characterization of binding residues•Structural determinants for distinguishing CB2 agonists from antagonists•CB2-Gi binding features and different activation mechanisms of CB2 and CB1 The 3D structure of the agonist-bound CB2-Gi signaling complex provides insight into the key residues involved in ligand recognition and the distinction of agonists and antagonists critical for facilitating rational design of drugs targeting the cannabinoid system.
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