AbstractDopamine D1‐like receptors are the most abundant type of dopamine receptors in the central nervous system and, even after decades of discovery, still highly interesting for the study of neurological diseases. We herein describe the synthesis of a new set of fluorescent ligands, structurally derived from D1R antagonist SCH‐23390 and labeled with two different fluorescent dyes, as tool compounds for the visualization of D1‐like receptors. Pharmacological characterization in radioligand binding studies identified UR‐NR435 (25) as a high‐affinity ligand for D1‐like receptors (pKi (D1R)=8.34, pKi (D5R)=7.62) with excellent selectivity towards D2‐like receptors. Compound 25 proved to be a neutral antagonist at the D1R and D5R in a Gs heterotrimer dissociation assay, an important feature to avoid receptor internalization and degradation when working with whole cells. The neutral antagonist 25 displayed rapid association and complete dissociation to the D1R in kinetic binding studies using confocal microscopy verifying its applicability for fluorescence microscopy. Moreover, molecular brightness studies determined a single‐digit nanomolar binding affinity of the ligand, which was in good agreement with radioligand binding data. For this reason, this fluorescent ligand is a useful tool for a sophisticated characterization of native D1 receptors in a variety of experimental setups.
摘要多巴胺 D1 样受体是中枢神经系统中最丰富的多巴胺受体类型,即使在发现了几十年之后,仍然对神经系统疾病的研究具有极大的兴趣。我们在本文中描述了一组新的荧光配体的合成,这些配体在结构上源自 D1R 拮抗剂 SCH-23390,并用两种不同的荧光染料标记,是 D1 样受体可视化的工具化合物。在放射性配体结合研究中进行的药理学表征发现,UR-NR435 (25) 是 D1 类受体的高亲和性配体(pKi (D1R)=8.34, pKi (D5R)=7.62 ),对 D2 类受体具有极佳的选择性。在 Gs 异源三聚体解离试验中,化合物 25 被证明是 D1R 和 D5R 的中性拮抗剂,这是在使用全细胞时避免受体内化和降解的一个重要特征。在使用共聚焦显微镜进行的动力学结合研究中,中性拮抗剂 25 显示出与 D1R 的快速结合和完全解离,这验证了它在荧光显微镜下的适用性。此外,分子亮度研究确定了该配体个位数纳摩尔的结合亲和力,这与放射性配体的结合数据非常吻合。因此,这种荧光配体是在各种实验装置中对原生 D1 受体进行精密表征的有用工具。