A photoswitchable GABA receptor channel blocker.
Journal
British journal of pharmacology
ISSN: 1476-5381
Titre abrégé: Br J Pharmacol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 7502536
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 2019
08 2019
Historique:
received:
24
12
2018
revised:
03
03
2019
accepted:
03
04
2019
pubmed:
14
4
2019
medline:
12
9
2020
entrez:
14
4
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Anion-selective Cys-loop receptors (GABA and glycine receptors) provide the main inhibitory drive in the CNS. Both types of receptor operate via chloride-selective ion channels, though with different kinetics, pharmacological profiles, and localization. Disequilibrium in their function leads to a variety of disorders, which are often treated with allosteric modulators. The few available GABA and glycine receptor channel blockers effectively suppress inhibitory currents in neurons, but their systemic administration is highly toxic. With the aim of developing an efficient light-controllable modulator of GABA receptors, we constructed azobenzene-nitrazepam (Azo-NZ1), which is composed of a nitrazepam moiety merged to an azobenzene photoisomerizable group. The experiments were carried out on cultured cells expressing Cys-loop receptors of known subunit composition and in brain slices using patch-clamp. Site-directed mutagenesis and molecular modelling approaches were applied to evaluate the mechanism of action of Azo-NZ1. At visible light, being in trans-configuration, Azo-NZ1 blocked heteromeric α1/β2/γ2 GABA Azo-NZ1 is a soluble light-driven Cl-channel blocker, which allows photo-modulation of the activity induced by anion-selective Cys-loop receptors. Azo-NZ1 is able to control GABAergic postsynaptic currents and provides new opportunities to study inhibitory neurotransmission using patterned illumination.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Anion-selective Cys-loop receptors (GABA and glycine receptors) provide the main inhibitory drive in the CNS. Both types of receptor operate via chloride-selective ion channels, though with different kinetics, pharmacological profiles, and localization. Disequilibrium in their function leads to a variety of disorders, which are often treated with allosteric modulators. The few available GABA and glycine receptor channel blockers effectively suppress inhibitory currents in neurons, but their systemic administration is highly toxic. With the aim of developing an efficient light-controllable modulator of GABA receptors, we constructed azobenzene-nitrazepam (Azo-NZ1), which is composed of a nitrazepam moiety merged to an azobenzene photoisomerizable group.
EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH
The experiments were carried out on cultured cells expressing Cys-loop receptors of known subunit composition and in brain slices using patch-clamp. Site-directed mutagenesis and molecular modelling approaches were applied to evaluate the mechanism of action of Azo-NZ1.
KEY RESULTS
At visible light, being in trans-configuration, Azo-NZ1 blocked heteromeric α1/β2/γ2 GABA
CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS
Azo-NZ1 is a soluble light-driven Cl-channel blocker, which allows photo-modulation of the activity induced by anion-selective Cys-loop receptors. Azo-NZ1 is able to control GABAergic postsynaptic currents and provides new opportunities to study inhibitory neurotransmission using patterned illumination.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30981211
doi: 10.1111/bph.14689
pmc: PMC6609548
doi:
Substances chimiques
Chloride Channels
0
GABA-A Receptor Antagonists
0
Receptors, GABA-A
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
2661-2677Informations de copyright
© 2019 Institut de Neurosciences des Systémes. British Journal of Pharmacology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Pharmacological Society.
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