PMID- 35034430 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220407 LR - 20220729 IS - 1860-7187 (Electronic) IS - 1860-7179 (Print) IS - 1860-7179 (Linking) VI - 17 IP - 7 DP - 2022 Apr 5 TI - Mapping the Binding Sites of UDP and Prostaglandin E2 Glyceryl Ester in the Nucleotide Receptor P2Y(6). PG - e202100683 LID - 10.1002/cmdc.202100683 [doi] LID - e202100683 AB - Cyclooxygenase-2 catalyzes the biosynthesis of prostaglandins from arachidonic acid and the biosynthesis of prostaglandin glycerol esters (PG-Gs) from 2-arachidonoylglycerol. PG-Gs are mediators of several biological actions such as macrophage activation, hyperalgesia, synaptic plasticity, and intraocular pressure. Recently, the human UDP receptor P2Y(6) was identified as a target for the prostaglandin E2 glycerol ester (PGE(2) -G). Here, we show that UDP and PGE(2) -G are evolutionary conserved endogenous agonists at vertebrate P2Y(6) orthologs. Using sequence comparison of P2Y(6) orthologs, homology modeling, and ligand docking studies, we proposed several receptor positions participating in agonist binding. Site-directed mutagenesis and functional analysis of these P2Y(6) mutants revealed that both UDP and PGE(2) -G share in parts one ligand-binding site. Thus, the convergent signaling of these two chemically very different agonists has already been manifested in the evolutionary design of the ligand-binding pocket. CI - (c) 2022 The Authors. ChemMedChem published by Wiley-VCH GmbH. FAU - Zimmermann, Anne AU - Zimmermann A AD - Rudolf Schonheimer Institute of Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, University of Leipzig, 04103, Leipzig, Germany. FAU - Vu, Oanh AU - Vu O AD - Department of Chemistry, Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt University, TN 37232-8725, Nashville, USA. FAU - Bruser, Antje AU - Bruser A AD - Rudolf Schonheimer Institute of Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, University of Leipzig, 04103, Leipzig, Germany. FAU - Sliwoski, Gregory AU - Sliwoski G AD - Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, TN 37232-8725, Nashville, USA. FAU - Marnett, Lawrence J AU - Marnett LJ AD - Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, TN 37232-0146, Nashville, USA. FAU - Meiler, Jens AU - Meiler J AD - Department of Chemistry, Center for Structural Biology, Vanderbilt University, TN 37232-8725, Nashville, USA. AD - Institute of Drug Discovery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leipzig, 04103, Leipzig, Germany. FAU - Schoneberg, Torsten AU - Schoneberg T AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5313-0237 AD - Rudolf Schonheimer Institute of Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, University of Leipzig, 04103, Leipzig, Germany. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20220128 PL - Germany TA - ChemMedChem JT - ChemMedChem JID - 101259013 RN - 0 (Nucleotides) RN - 0 (prostaglandin E2 glyceryl ester) RN - 58-98-0 (Uridine Diphosphate) RN - K7Q1JQR04M (Dinoprostone) SB - IM MH - Binding Sites MH - *Dinoprostone/analogs & derivatives MH - Humans MH - *Nucleotides MH - Uridine Diphosphate PMC - PMC9305961 OTO - NOTNLM OT - G protein-coupled receptors OT - PGE2-G OT - UDP OT - binding site OT - site-directed mutagenesis COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/01/17 06:00 MHDA- 2022/04/08 06:00 PMCR- 2022/07/22 CRDT- 2022/01/16 21:25 PHST- 2022/01/14 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/10/29 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/01/17 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/04/08 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/01/16 21:25 [entrez] PHST- 2022/07/22 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - CMDC202100683 [pii] AID - 10.1002/cmdc.202100683 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - ChemMedChem. 2022 Apr 5;17(7):e202100683. doi: 10.1002/cmdc.202100683. Epub 2022 Jan 28.