Activation and Signaling Mechanism Revealed by Cannabinoid Receptor-Gi Complex Structures
作者:Tian Hua、Xiaoting Li、Lijie Wu、Christos Iliopoulos-Tsoutsouvas、Yuxia Wang、Meng Wu、Ling Shen、Christina A. Brust、Spyros P. Nikas、Feng Song、Xiyong Song、Shuguang Yuan、Qianqian Sun、Yiran Wu、Shan Jiang、Travis W. Grim、Othman Benchama、Edward L. Stahl、Nikolai Zvonok、Suwen Zhao、Laura M. Bohn、Alexandros Makriyannis、Zhi-Jie Liu
DOI:10.1016/j.cell.2020.01.008
日期:2020.2
Human endocannabinoid systems modulate multiple physiological processes mainly through the activation of cannabinoid receptors CB1 and CB2. Their high sequence similarity, low agonist selectivity, and lack of activation and G protein-coupling knowledge have hindered the development of therapeutic applications. Importantly, missing structural information has significantly held back the development of promising CB2-selective agonist drugs for treating inflammatory and neuropathic pain without the psychoactivity of CB1. Here, we report the cryoelectron microscopy structures of synthetic cannabinoid-bound CB2 and CB1 in complex with G(i), as well as agonist-bound CB2 crystal structure. Of important scientific and therapeutic benefit, our results reveal a diverse activation and signaling mechanism, the structural basis of CB2-selective agonists design, and the unexpected interaction of cholesterol with CB1, suggestive of its endogenous allosteric modulating role.