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Homology model-assisted elucidation of binding sites in GPCRs

Anat Levit et al. Methods Mol Biol. 2012.

Abstract

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are important mediators of cell signaling and a major family of drug targets. Despite recent breakthroughs, experimental elucidation of GPCR structures remains a formidable challenge. Homology modeling of 3D structures of GPCRs provides a practical tool for elucidating the structural determinants governing the interactions of these important receptors with their ligands. The working model of the binding site can then be used for virtual screening of additional ligands that may fit this site, for determining and comparing specificity profiles of related receptors, and for structure-based design of agonists and antagonists. The current review presents the protocol and enumerates the steps for modeling and validating the residues involved in ligand binding. The main stages include (a) modeling the receptor structure using an automated fragment-based approach, (b) predicting potential binding pockets, (c) docking known binders, (d) analyzing predicted interactions and comparing with positions that have been shown to bind ligands in other receptors, (e) validating the structural model by mutagenesis.

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