Journal: ACS chemical neuroscience
Article Title: Structure-Based Design of Novel Biphenyl Amide Antagonists of Human Transient Receptor Potential Cation Channel Subfamily M Member 8 Channels with Potential Implications in the Treatment of Sensory Neuropathies
doi: 10.1021/acschemneuro.9b00404
Figure Lengend Snippet: Binding pocket of 14 in TRPM8, TRPA1, and TRPV1 and their binding mode. (a) Position of the binding pocket of 14 in TRPM8, TRPA1, and TRPV1. (b) Binding mode of 14 in hTRPA1 (PDB 3J9P). (c) Binding mode of 14 in hTRPM8. Our hTRPM8 homology model was constructed using the cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structure of TRPM8FA (PDB 6BPQ) as a template. (d) Binding mode of 14 in hTRPV1 (PDB 3J5R).
Article Snippet: In light of these recent developments in the TRPM8 field, we hypothesize that reported small molecule TRPM8 antagonists with both structural similarities and conformational rigidity can reveal similar molecular determinants for ligand recognition, via their poses from molecular dynamics (MD) simulations in our human TRPM8 homology model based on the avian cryo-EM structure TRPM8 FA (PDB 6BPQ, ~4.1 Å).
Techniques: Binding Assay, Construct, Cryo-Electron Microscopy, Cryo-EM Sample Prep