On the Applicability of GPCR Homology Models to Computer-Aided Drug Discovery: A Comparison between In Silico and Crystal Structures of the b2-Adrenergic Receptor.

[摘要]：(b2-AR) proved that G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) share a structurally conserved rhodopsin-like 7TM core. Here, to probe to which extent realistic GPCR structures can be recreated through modeling, carazolol was docked at two rhodopsin-based homol. models of the human b2-AR. The first featured a rhodopsin-like second extracellular loop, which interfered with ligand docking and with the orientation of several residues in the binding pocket. The second featured a second extracellular loop built completely de novo, which afforded a more accurate model of the binding pocket and a better docking of the ligand. Furthermore, incorporating available biochem. and computational data to the model by correcting the conformation of a single residue lining the binding pocket -Phe290(6.52)-, resulted in significantly improved docking poses. These results support the applicability of GPCR modeling to the design of site-directed mutagenesis expts. and to drug discovery.

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