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. 2018 Jul;16(6):786–848. doi: 10.2174/1570159X16666180308161642

Table 4.

Residues involved in the interaction of ligands with potential GPCR-derived therapeutic targets of PD for which structural data information is available on PDB.

          Receptor           Main Ligand(s)/
Binding Partners
          Localization of the Interacting Residues on GPCR Structure
          Dopamine D3 Receptor (D3R)
          3PBL [294]           Eticlopride (antagonist)           Extracellular ATD: -
          TM1: -           TM2: -           ECL1: -           TM3: Asp110 (HB and SB); Val111 (HP)           TM4: -           ECL2: Ile183 (HP)           TM5: -           TM6: Phe345 (AR); Phe346 (HP); His349 (HB)           ECL3: -           TM7: -
          Adenosine A2A receptor (A2AAR)
          2YDO
          [240]
          Adeonosine (agonist)           Extracellular ATD: -
          TM1: -           TM2: -           ECL1: -           TM3: -           TM4: -           ECL2: Phe168 (AR); Glu169 (HB)           TM5: -           TM6: Trp246 (HP); Leu249 (HP); Asn253 (HB)           ECL3: -           TM7: Ser277 (HB); H278 (2HB)
          2YDV
          [240]
          5′-(N-Ethylcarboxamido)adenosine (agonist)           Extracellular ATD: -
          TM1: -           TM2: -           ECL1: -           TM3: Val84 (HP); Val85 (HP); Thr88 (HB);           TM4: -           ECL2: Phe168 (AR); Glu169 (HB)           TM5: -           TM6: Trp246 (HP); Leu249 (HP); His250 (HB); Asn253 (2HB)           ECL3: -           TM7: Ser277 (HB); His278 (HB)
3EML [44] ZM241385 (antagonist)           Extracellular ATD: -
          TM1: -           TM2: -           ECL1: -           TM3: Leu85 (AR)           TM4: -           ECL2: -           TM5: Met177 (HP)           TM6: Trp246 (HP); Leu249 (HP); His250 (AR); Asn253 (HB)           ECL3: His264 (AR)           TM7: Lys267 (HP); Met270 (HP)
3PWH [241] ZM241385 (antagonist)           Extracellular ATD: -
          TM1: -           TM2: -           ECL1: -           TM3: -           TM4: -           ECL2: Phe168 (AR)           TM5: Met177 (HP)           TM6: Leu249 (HP); His250 (AR); Asn253 (HB)           ECL3: -           TM7: Tyr271 (HP); Ile274 (HP)
3QAK [43] UK-432097 (agonist)           Extracellular ATD: -
          TM1: -           TM2: -           ECL1: -           TM3: Val84 (HP); Leu85 (HP)           TM4: -           ECL2: Phe168 (AR); Glu169 (2HB)           TM5: -           TM6: Trp246 (HP); Leu249 (HP); His250 (HB); Asn253 (HB)           ECL3: -           TM7: Met270 (HP); Tyr271 (HB and AR); Ile274 (HP); Ser277 (HB); His278 (2HB)
          3REY [241]           Xanthine amine congener (antagonist)           Extracellular ATD: -
          TM1: -           TM2: -           ECL1: -           TM3: -           TM4: -           ECL2: Phe168 (HP)           TM5: Met177 (HP)           TM6: Asn253 (HB)           ECL3: -           TM7: Met270 (HP); Ile274 (HP)
          3RFM [241]           Caffeine (antagonist)           Extracellular ATD: -
          TM1: -           TM2: -           ECL1: -           TM3: -           TM4: -           ECL2: Phe168 (HP)           TM5: -           TM6: -           ECL3: -           TM7: Ile274 (HP)
          Receptor           Main Ligand(s)/
Binding Partners
          Localization of the Interacting Residues on GPCR Structure
          Adenosine A2A Receptor (A2AAR)
          3UZA [243]           6-(2,6-Dimethylpyridin-4-yl)-5-phenyl-1,2,4-triazin-3-amine (antagonist)           Extracellular ATD: -
          TM1: -           TM2: -           ECL1: -           TM3: -           TM4: -           ECL2: Phe168 (HP)           TM5: Met177 (HP)           TM6: Leu249 (HP); His250 (AR); Asn253 (2HB)           ECL3: -           TM7: Ile274 (HP)
          3UZC
          [243]
          4-(3-Amino-5-phenyl-1,2,4-triazin-6-yl)-2-chlorophenol (antagonist)           Extracellular ATD: -
          TM1: -           TM2: -           ECL1: -           TM3: Val84 (HP); Leu85 (HP)           TM4: -           ECL2: Phe168 (AR)           TM5: Met177 (HP)           TM6: Trp246 (HP); Leu249 (HP); His250 (AR); Asn253 (2HB)           ECL3: -           TM7: Ile274 (HP); His278 (HB)
          3VG9
          [242]
          ZM241385 (antagonist)           Extracellular ATD: -
          TM1: -           TM2: -           ECL1: -           TM3: Leu85 (HP)           TM4: -           ECL2: Phe168 (HP)           TM5: -           TM6: Trp246 (HP); Leu249 (HP); His250 (AR); Asn253 (HB)           ECL3: -           TM7: Met270 (HP); Tyr271 (HP)
          3VGA [242]           ZM241385 (antagonist)           Extracellular ATD: -
          TM1: -           TM2: -           ECL1: -           TM3: Leu85 (HP)           TM4: -           ECL2: Phe168 (AR)           TM5: Met177 (HP)           TM6: Leu249 (HP); His250 (AR)           ECL3: -           TM7: Met270 (HP)
          4EIY [244]           ZM241385 (antagonist)           Extracellular ATD: -
          TM1: -           TM2: -           ECL1:-           TM3: -           TM4: -           ECL2: Phe168 (AR); Glu169 (HB)           TM5: Met177 (HP)           TM6: Trp246 (HP); Leu249 (HP); His250 (AR); Asn253 (3HB)           ECL3: His264 (AR)           TM7: Leu267 (HP); Met270 (HP)
          4UG2 [245]           CGS21680 (agonist)           Extracellular ATD: -
          TM1: -           TM2: Ser67 (HB)           ECL1: -           TM3: Val84 (HP); Leu85 (HP); Thr88 (HB)           TM4: -           ECL2: Phe168 (AR); Glu169 (HB)           TM5: -           TM6: Trp246 (HP); Leu249 (HP); His250 (HB); Asn253 (2HB)           ECL3: -           TM7: Met270 (HP); Ile274 (HP); Ser277 (HB); His278 (2HB)
          4UHR [245]           CGS21680 (agonist)           Extracellular ATD: -
          TM1: -           TM2: -           ECL1: -           TM3: Val84 (HP); Leu85 (HP); Thr88 (HB)           TM4: -           ECL2: Phe168 (AR)           TM5: -           TM6: Trp246 (HP); Leu249 (HP); His250 (HB); Asn253 (HB)           ECL3: -           TM7: Ile274 (HP); Ser277 (HB); His278 (2HB)
          5G53 [246]           5′-(N-Ethylcarboxamido)adenosine (agonist)           Extracellular ATD: -
          TM1: -           TM2: -           ECL1: -           TM3: Val84 (HP); Leu85 (HP); Thr88 (HB)           TM4: -           ECL2: Phe168 (AR); Glu169 (HB)           TM5: -           TM6: Trp246 (HP); Leu249 (HP); His250 (HB); Asn253 (2HB)           ECL3: -           TM7: Ser277 (HB); His278 (2HB)
          5IU4 [247]           ZM241385 (antagonist)           Extracellular ATD: -
          TM1: -           TM2: -           ECL1: -           TM3: Leu85 (HP)           TM4: -           ECL2: Phe168 (AR); Glu169 (HB)           TM5: Met177 (HP)           TM6: Trp246 (HP); Leu249 (HP); His250 (AR); Asn253 (3HB)           ECL3: His264 (AR)           TM7: Met270 (HP)
          Receptor           Main Ligand(s)/
Binding Partners
          Localization of the Interacting Residues on GPCR Structure
          Adenosine A2A Receptor (A2AAR)
          5IU7 [247]           2-(Furan-2-yl)-N5-(2-(4-phenylpiperidin-1-yl)ethyl)-1,2-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a][1,3,5]triazine-5,7-diamine (antagonist)           Extracellular ATD: -
          TM1: -           TM2: -           ECL1: -           TM3: Leu85 (HP)           TM4: -           ECL2: Phe168 (AR); Glu169 (HB)           TM5: Met177 (HP)           TM6: Trp246 (HP); Leu249 (HP); His250 (AR); Asn253 (3HB)           ECL3: His264 (AR)           TM7: Met270 (HP)
          5IU8 [247]           2-(Furan-2-yl)-N5-(2-(4-phenylpiperidin-1-yl)ethyl)-1,2-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a][1,3,5]triazine-5,7-diamine (antagonist)           Extracellular ATD: -
          TM1: -           TM2: -           ECL1: -           TM3: Leu85 (HP)           TM4: -           ECL2: Phe168 (AR); Glu169 (HB)           TM5: Met177 (HP)           TM6: Trp246 (HP); Leu249 (HP); His250 (AR); Asn253 (2HB)           ECL3: -           TM7: Met270 (HP)
          5IUA [247]           2-(Furan-2-yl)-N5-(3-(4-phenylpiperazin-1-yl)propyl)-1,2-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a][1,3,5]triazine-5,7-diamine (antagonist)           Extracellular ATD: -
          TM1: -           TM2: -           ECL1: -           TM3: Leu85 (HP)           TM4: -           ECL2: Phe168 (AR); Glu169 (HB)           TM5: Met177 (HP)           TM6: Trp246 (HP); Leu249 (HP); His250 (AR); Asn253 (HB)           ECL3: -           TM7: Leu267 (HP); Met270 (HP)
          5IUB [247]           N5-(2-(4-(2,4-Difluorophenyl)piperazin-1-yl)ethyl)-2-(furan-2-yl)-1,2-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a][1,3,5]triazine-5,7-diamine (antagonist)           Extracellular ATD: -
          TM1: -           TM2: -           ECL1: -           TM3: Leu85 (HP)           TM4: -           ECL2: Phe168 (AR); Glu169 (HB)           TM5: Met177 (HP)           TM6: Trp246 (HP); Leu249 (HP); His250 (AR); Asn253 (3HB)           ECL3: His264 (AR); Ala265           TM7: Leu267 (HB); Met270 (HP); Ile274 (HP)
          5K2A [249]           ZM241385 (antagonist)           Extracellular ATD: -
          TM1: -           TM2: -           ECL1: -           TM3: -           TM4: -           ECL2: Phe168 (AR); Glu169 (HB)           TM5: Met177 (HP)           TM6: Trp246 (HP); Leu249 (HP); His250 (AR); Asn253 (3HB)           ECL3: His264 (AR); Ala265           TM7: Leu267 (HP); Met270 (HP)
          5K2B [249]           ZM241385 (antagonist)           Extracellular ATD: -
          TM1: -           TM2: -           ECL1: -           TM3: -           TM4: -           ECL2: Phe168 (AR); Glu169 (HB)           TM5: -           TM6: Trp246 (HP); Leu249 (HP); His250 (AR); Asn253 (3HB)           ECL3: -           TM7: Leu267 (HP); Met270 (HP)
          5K2C [249]           ZM241385 (antagonist)           Extracellular ATD: -
          TM1: -           TM2: -           ECL1: -           TM3: -           TM4: -           ECL2: Phe168 (AR); Glu169 (HB)           TM5: Met177 (HP)           TM6: Leu249 (HP); His250 (AR); Asn253 (3HB)           ECL3: His264 (AR)           TM7: Met270 (HP)
          5K2D [249]           ZM241385 (antagonist)           Extracellular ATD: -
          TM1: -           TM2: -           ECL1: -           TM3: -           TM4: -           ECL2: Phe168 (AR); Glu169 (HB)           TM5: Met177 (HP)           TM6: Leu249 (HP); His250 (AR); Asn253 (3HB)           ECL3: His264 (AR)           TM7: Met270 (HP)
          5UIG [252]           5-Amino-N-[(2-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-2-(3-methylphenyl)-2H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboximidamide (antagonist)           Extracellular ATD: -
          TM1: -           TM2: -           ECL1: -           TM3: Leu85 (HP)           TM4: -           ECL2: Phe168 (AR)           TM5: Met177 (HP)           TM6: Trp246 (HP); Leu249 (HP); His250 (AR)           ECL3: -           TM7: Tyr271 (HP); Ile274 (HP)
          Receptor           Main Ligand(s)/
Binding Partners
          Localization of the Interacting Residues on GPCR Structure
          Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 2 (MGluR2)
          5CNI
[379]
          Glutamate (agonist)           Extracellular ATD: Arg57 (VdW); Arg61 (HB); Tyr144 (VdW); Ser145 (HB); Ala166 (HB); Ser167 (VdW); Thr168 (HB); Tyr216 (VdW); Asp295 (HB); Lys377 (VdW)
          TM1: -           TM2: -           ECL1: -           TM3: -           TM4: -           ECL2: -           TM5: -           TM6: -           ECL3: -           TM7: -
          5CNJ [379]           LY2812223 (agonist)           Extracellular ATD: Arg57 (VdW); Arg61 (HB); Ser143 (VdW); Tyr144 (SB); Ser145 (HB); Ala166 (HB); Ser167 (VdW); Thr168 (HB); Tyr216 (VdW); Arg271 (VdW); Ser272 (VdW); Glu273 (VdW); Asp295 (HB); Gly296 (VdW); Lys377 (VdW) – chain A
Arg57 (VdW); Arg61 (HB); Ser143 (VdW); Tyr144 (VdW); Ser145 (HB); Ala166 (VdW); Ser167 (VdW); Thr168 (HB); Tyr216 (VdW); Arg271 (VdW); Ser272 (VdW); Glu273 (VdW); Asp295 (HB); Gly296 (VdW); Lys377 (VdW) – chain B
          TM1: -           TM2: -           ECL1: -           TM3: -           TM4: -           ECL2: -           TM5: -           TM6: -           ECL3: -           TM7: -
          Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 3 (MGluR3)
          2E4U [380]           Glutamate (agonist)           Extracellular ATD: Arg64 (VdW); Arg68 (HB); Ser149 (VdW); Tyr150 (VdW); Ser151 (HB); Ala172 (VdW); Ser173 (VdW); Thr174 (HB); Tyr222 (VdW); Asp301 (HB); Lys389 (VdW)
          TM1: -           TM2: -           ECL1: -           TM3: -           TM4: -           ECL2: -           TM5: -           TM6: -           ECL3: -           TM7: -
          2E4V [380]           DCG-IV (agonist)           Extracellular ATD: Arg64 (VdW); Arg68 (HB); Ser149 (VdW); Tyr150 (VdW); Ser151 (HB); Ala172 (VdW); Ser173 (VdW); Thr174 (HB); Tyr222 (VdW); Arg277 (VdW); Ser278 (HB); Asp301 (HB); Gly302 (VdW); Lys389 (VdW)
          TM1: -           TM2: -           ECL1: -           TM3: -           TM4: -           ECL2: -           TM5: -           TM6: -           ECL3: -           TM7: -
          2E4W [380]           1S,3S-ACPD (agonist)           Extracellular ATD: Arg64 (VdW); Arg68 (HB); Ser149 (VdW); Tyr150 (VdW); Ser151 (HB); Ala172 (HB); Ser173 (VdW); Thr174 (HB); Tyr222 (VdW); Asp301 (HB); Gly302 (VdW); Lys389 (VdW)
          TM1: -           TM2: -           ECL1: -           TM3: -           TM4: -           ECL2: -           TM5: -           TM6: -           ECL3: -           TM7: -
          2E4X [380]           1S,3R-ACPD (agonist)           Extracellular ATD: Arg64 (VdW); Arg68 (HB); Ser149 (VdW); Tyr150 (VdW); Ser151 (HB); Ala172 (HB); Ser173 (VdW); Thr174 (HB); Tyr222 (VdW); Asp301 (HB); Gly302 (VdW); Lys389 (VdW)
          TM1: -           TM2: -           ECL1: -           TM3: -           TM4: -           ECL2: -           TM5: -           TM6: -           ECL3: -           TM7: -
          2E4Y [380]           2R,4R-APDC (agonist)           Extracellular ATD: Arg64 (SB); Arg68 (HB); Ser149 (HB); Tyr150 (VdW); Ser151 (HB); Ala172 (HB); Ser173 (VdW); Thr174 (VdW); Tyr222 (VdW); Asp301 (HB) – chain A
Arg64 (HB); Arg68 (HB); Tyr150 (VdW); Ser151 (HB); Ala172 (VdW); Ser173 (VdW); Thr174 (HB); Tyr222 (SB); Asp301 (HB); Gly302 (VdW); Lys389 (VdW) – chain B
          TM1: -           TM2: -           ECL1: -           TM3: -           TM4: -           ECL2: -           TM5: -           TM6: -           ECL3: -           TM7: -
          5CNK [379]           Glutamate (agonist)           Extracellular ATD: Arg64 (VdW); Arg68 (HB); Ser149 (VdW); Tyr150 (VdW); Ser151 (HB); Ala172 (HB); Thr174 (VdW); Tyr222 (VdW); Asp301 (HB); Lys389 (HB) – chain A
Arg64 (VdW); Arg68 (HB); Ser149 (VdW); Tyr150 (VdW); Ser151 (HB); Ala172 (HB); Thr174 (VdW); Tyr222 (VdW); Asp301 (HB); Lys389 (HB) – chain B
          TM1: -           TM2: -           ECL1: -           TM3: -           TM4: -           ECL2: -           TM5: -           TM6: -           ECL3: -           TM7: -
          5CNM [379]           LY2812223 (agonist)           Extracellular ATD: Arg64 (VdW); Arg68 (HB); Tyr150 (VdW); Ser151 (HB); Ala172 (HB); Ser173 (VdW); Thr174 (VdW); Lys389 (HB)
          TM1: -           TM2: -           ECL1: -           TM3: -           TM4: -           ECL2: -           TM5: -           TM6: -           ECL3: -           TM7: -
          Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 (MGluR5)
          4OO9 [381]           Mavoglurant (NAM)           Extracellular ATD: -
          TM1: -           TM2: Ile625 (HP)           ECL1: -           TM3: Ile651
(HP); Pro655 (HP); Tyr659 (HP)
          TM4: Leu744 (HP); Asn747 (HB)           ECL2: -           TM5: -           TM6: -           ECL3: -           TM7: Ser805 (2HB); Val806 (HP); Ser809 (HB); Ala810 (HP)
          5CGC [382]           3-Chloro-4-fluoro-5-[6-(1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyrimidin-4-yl]benzonitrile (NAM)           Extracellular ATD: -
          TM1: -           TM2: -           ECL1: -           TM3: Ile651 (HP); Pro655 (HP)           TM4: -           ECL2: -           TM5: Leu744 (HP)           TM6: Trp785 (AR); Phe788 (HP)           ECL3: -           TM7: Val806 (HP); Ser809 (HB); Ala810 (HP)
          Receptor           Main Ligand(s)/
Binding Partners
          Localization of the Interacting Residues on GPCR Structure
          Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 (MGluR5)
          5CGD [382]           HTL14242 (NAM)           Extracellular ATD: -
          TM1: -           TM2: Ile625 (HP)           ECL1: -           TM3: Ile651 (HP); Pro655 (HP)           TM4: -           ECL2: -           TM5: Leu744 (HP)           TM6: Trp785 (HP); Phe788 (AR)           ECL3: -           TM7: Val806 (HP); Ser809 (HB)

Among all the aforementioned GPCR-derived therapeutic targets of PD, the X-ray structure of five GPCRs (D3R, A2AAR, mGluR2, mGluR3, and mGluR5) has been determined in complex with small-molecule modulators. Relevant interactions were retrieved from the GPCRdb [575] and are divided into Hydrogen Bonds (HB), Salt Bridges (SB), HydroPhobic (HP), and ARomatic interactions (AR). For mGluR2 and mGluR3, the information related to ligand interaction was gathered using PDBeMOTIF [576], an online tool designed to analyse protein-ligand interaction by detecting Hydrogen Bonds (HB) and Van der Waals (VdW) interactions.