1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

Structure-based characterization of novel TRPV5 inhibitors

  1. Taylor ET Hughes
  2. John Smith Del Rosario
  3. Abhijeet Kapoor
  4. Aysenur Torun Yazici
  5. Yevgen Yudin
  6. Edwin C Fluck
  7. Marta Filizola  Is a corresponding author
  8. Tibor Rohacs  Is a corresponding author
  9. Vera Y Moiseenkova-Bell  Is a corresponding author
  1. University of Pennsylvania, United States
  2. New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, United States
  3. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, United States
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.49572
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  1. Taylor ET Hughes
  2. John Smith Del Rosario
  3. Abhijeet Kapoor
  4. Aysenur Torun Yazici
  5. Yevgen Yudin
  6. Edwin C Fluck
  7. Marta Filizola
  8. Tibor Rohacs
  9. Vera Y Moiseenkova-Bell
(2019)
Structure-based characterization of novel TRPV5 inhibitors
eLife 8:e49572.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.49572
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Abstract

Transient receptor potential vanilloid 5 (TRPV5) is a highly calcium selective ion channel that acts as the rate-limiting step of calcium reabsorption in the kidney. The lack of potent, specific modulators of TRPV5 has limited the ability to probe the contribution of TRPV5 in disease phenotypes such as hypercalcemia and nephrolithiasis. Here, we performed structure-based virtual screening (SBVS) at a previously identified TRPV5 inhibitor binding site coupled with electrophysiology screening and identified three novel inhibitors of TRPV5, one of which exhibits high affinity, and specificity for TRPV5 over other TRP channels, including its close homologue TRPV6. Cryo-electron microscopy of TRPV5 in the presence of the specific inhibitor and its parent compound revealed novel binding sites for this channel. Structural and functional analysis have allowed us to suggest a mechanism of action for the selective inhibition of TRPV5 and lay the groundwork for rational design of new classes of TRPV5 modulators.

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The cryo-EM density maps and atomic coordinates of all structures presented in the text will be deposited into the Electron Microscopy Data Bank and Protein Data Bank under the following access codes: ZINC9155420-bound TRPV5 (PDB: 6PBF, EMB-20292); ZINC17988990-bound TRPV5 (PDB: 6PBE, EMB-20291).

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  1. Taylor ET Hughes

    Department of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States
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  2. John Smith Del Rosario

    Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Neuroscience, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, Newark, United States
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  3. Abhijeet Kapoor

    Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, United States
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  4. Aysenur Torun Yazici

    Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Neuroscience, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, Newark, United States
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  5. Yevgen Yudin

    Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Neuroscience, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, Newark, United States
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  6. Edwin C Fluck

    Department of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States
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  7. Marta Filizola

    Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, United States
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    marta.filizola@mssm.edu
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    The authors declare that no competing interests exist.

  8. Tibor Rohacs

    Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Neuroscience, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, Newark, United States
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    rohacsti@njms.rutgers.edu
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  9. Vera Y Moiseenkova-Bell

    Department of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States
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    vmb@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
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Funding

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R01GM103899)

  • Vera Y Moiseenkova-Bell

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R01GM129357)

  • Vera Y Moiseenkova-Bell

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R01GM093290)

  • Tibor Rohacs

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R01GM131048)

  • Tibor Rohacs

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R01NSNS055159)

  • Tibor Rohacs

National Science Foundation (ACI-1053575)

  • Marta Filizola

National Science Foundation (MCB080077)

  • Marta Filizola

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

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© 2019, Hughes et al.

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  1. Taylor ET Hughes
  2. John Smith Del Rosario
  3. Abhijeet Kapoor
  4. Aysenur Torun Yazici
  5. Yevgen Yudin
  6. Edwin C Fluck
  7. Marta Filizola
  8. Tibor Rohacs
  9. Vera Y Moiseenkova-Bell
(2019)
Structure-based characterization of novel TRPV5 inhibitors
eLife 8:e49572.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.49572

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