Structural insights into the orthosteric inhibition of P2X receptors by non-ATP analog antagonists

  1. Danqi Sheng
  2. Chen-Xi Yue
  3. Fei Jin
  4. Yao Wang
  5. Muneyoshi Ichikawa
  6. Ye Yu
  7. Chang-Run Guo  Is a corresponding author
  8. Motoyuki Hattori  Is a corresponding author
  1. State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Bioactive Small Molecules, Collaborative Innovation Center of Genetics and Development, Department of Physiology and Neurobiology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, China
  2. School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, China
  3. State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, China
7 figures, 1 table and 1 additional file

Figures

Figure 1 with 6 supplements
Cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structures of pyridoxal-5'-phosphate-6-(2'-naphthylazo-6'-nitro-4',8'-disulfonate) (PPNDS)-bound and pyridoxal phosphate-6-azophenyl-2′,5′-disulfonic acid (PPADS)-bound panda P2X7 (pdP2X7).

The trimeric structures of PPNDS-bound (A) and PPADS-bound (B) pdP2X7, viewed parallel to the membrane. The PPNDS and PPADS molecules are shown as spheres. Each subunit of the trimers is colored …

Figure 1—figure supplement 1
Effects of pyridoxal-5'-phosphate-6-(2'-naphthylazo-6'-nitro-4',8'-disulfonate) (PPNDS) and pyridoxal phosphate-6-azophenyl-2′,5′-disulfonic acid (PPADS) on panda P2X7 (pdP2X7) by patch-clamp recording.

(A–B) Representative current traces from patch-clamp recordings of pdP2X7. Effects of 10 µM PPNDS (blue) on the 1 mM ATP-evoked (orange) current of pdP2X7 (A). Effects of 100 µM PPADS (blue) on the …

Figure 1—figure supplement 2
Cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) analysis of pyridoxal-5'-phosphate-6-(2'-naphthylazo-6'-nitro-4',8'-disulfonate) (PPNDS)-bound panda P2X7 (pdP2X7).

(A) The gold-standard Fourier shell correlation curves for the PPNDS-bound data. (B) Angular particle distribution. The heat map of particle projections in each viewing angle. (C) The side view, a …

Figure 1—figure supplement 3
Cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) data process for pyridoxal-5'-phosphate-6-(2'-naphthylazo-6'-nitro-4',8'-disulfonate) (PPNDS)-bound panda P2X7 (pdP2X7).

Before applying C3 symmetry, all steps including 3D classification were performed in Relion 3.1. With C3 symmetry, further refinement using cryoSPARC v4.2.1 by non-uniform refinement of this final …

Figure 1—figure supplement 4
Cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) analysis of pyridoxal phosphate-6-azophenyl-2′,5′-disulfonic acid (PPADS)-bound panda P2X7 (pdP2X7).

(A) The gold-standard Fourier shell correlation curves for the PPADS-bound data. (B) Angular particle distribution. The heat map of particle projections in each viewing angle. (C) The side view, a …

Figure 1—figure supplement 5
Cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) data process for pyridoxal phosphate-6-azophenyl-2′,5′-disulfonic acid (PPADS)-bound panda P2X7 (pdP2X7).

Before applying C3 symmetry, all steps including 3D classification were performed in Relion 3.1. With C3 symmetry, further refinement using cryoSPARC v4.2.1 by non-uniform refinement of this final …

Figure 1—figure supplement 6
Dolphin model.

(A) The P2X7 protomer in cartoon representation. Each structural feature is colored according to the dolphin model. (B, C) Superposition of the …

Figure 2 with 2 supplements
Binding site for pyridoxal-5'-phosphate-6-(2'-naphthylazo-6'-nitro-4',8'-disulfonate) (PPNDS).

(A, B) Overall structure (A) and close-up view of the PPNDS binding site (B) in the PPNDS-bound panda P2X7 (pdP2X7) structure. PPNDS molecules are shown by stick models. Water molecules are depicted …

Figure 2—figure supplement 1
EM density maps for the pyridoxal-5'-phosphate-6-(2'-naphthylazo-6'-nitro-4',8'-disulfonate) (PPNDS) and pyridoxal phosphate-6-azophenyl-2′,5′-disulfonic acid (PPADS) binding sites.

(A, B) Close-up views of the PPNDS (A) and PPADS (B) binding sites. Dotted lines represent hydrogen bonds. The EM density maps for the residues involved in the PPNDS and PPADS interactions are shown …

Figure 2—figure supplement 2
Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of the pyridoxal-5'-phosphate-6-(2'-naphthylazo-6'-nitro-4',8'-disulfonate) (PPNDS)-bound panda P2X7 (pdP2X7) structure.

(A, B) The plots of the root mean square deviations (RMSD) of Cα atoms (A) and the RMSD values of atoms in PPNDS (B).

Binding site for pyridoxal phosphate-6-azophenyl-2′,5′-disulfonic acid (PPADS).

(A, B) Overall structure (A) and close-up view of the PPADS binding site (B) in the PPADS-bound panda P2X7 (pdP2X7) structure. PPADS molecules are shown by stick models. Water molecules are depicted …

ATP-binding site and sequence comparison.

(A) Overall structure and close-up view of the ATP-bound rat P2X7 structure (PDB ID: 6U9W). The cytoplasmic domain is not shown. Dotted black lines indicate hydrogen bonding. (B) Sequence alignment …

Structural comparison and inhibition mechanism.

(A) Superposition of the ATP-bound rP2X7 structure (red, PDB ID: 6U9W) and the pyridoxal-5'-phosphate-6-(2'-naphthylazo-6'-nitro-4',8'-disulfonate) (PPNDS)-bound panda P2X7 (pdP2X7) structure …

Figure 6 with 1 supplement
Structure-based mutational analysis.

(A) Superimposition of the pyridoxal-5'-phosphate-6-(2'-naphthylazo-6'-nitro-4',8'-disulfonate) (PPNDS)-bound and pyridoxal phosphate-6-azophenyl-2′,5′-disulfonic acid (PPADS)-bound structures in …

Figure 6—figure supplement 1
Effects of pyridoxal-5'-phosphate-6-(2'-naphthylazo-6'-nitro-4',8'-disulfonate) (PPNDS) on P2X receptors by patch-clamp recording.

(A–C) Representative current traces from patch-clamp recordings of P2X receptors. Effects of 10 µM PPNDS (blue) on the 1 mM ATP-evoked (orange) current of panda P2X7 (pdP2X7) mutants (A). Effects of …

Author response image 1
Representative current traces of pdP2X7, hP2X3, and hP2X1 after repeated applications of ATP.

The pdP2X7 currents were recorded using the whole-cell configuration, and the hP2X1 and hP2X3 currents were recorded using perforated patches.

Tables

Table 1
Cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) data collection, refinement, and validation statistics.
PdP2X7 w. PPNDS (EMD-36671) (PDB: 8JV8)PdP2X7 w. PPADS (EMD-36670) (PDB: 8JV7)
Data collection and processing
Magnification×29,000×29,000
Voltage (kV)300300
Electron exposure (e–/Å2)5050
Defocus range (μm)–1.3 to –2.0–1.3 to –2.0
Pixel size (Å)0.830.83
Symmetry imposedC3C3
Initial particle images (no.)663,674236,753
Final particle images (no.)121,008161,188
 Map resolution (Å)3.343.60
 FSC threshold0.1430.143
Map resolution range (Å)1.9–40.42.2–10.2
Refinement
Initial model used (PDB code)This studyThis study
Model resolution (Å)3.343.60
 FSC threshold0.1430.143
Model resolution range (Å)1.9–40.42.2–10.2
Map sharpening B factor (Å2)–50–150
Model composition
 Non-hydrogen atoms72457245
 Protein residues963960
 LigandsNAG:6, PPNDS:3NAG:6, PPADS:3
B factors (Å2)
 Protein148.30117.36
 Ligand189.65146.40
R.m.s. deviations
 Bond lengths (Å)0.0140.003
 Bond angles (°)1.2570.561
Validation
 MolProbity score2.511.70
 Clashscore13.869.04
 Poor rotamers (%)3.701.22
Ramachandran plot
 Favored (%)93.5097.17
 Allowed (%)6.392.83
 Disallowed (%)0.10

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