Download MendeleyStructural insights into the activation of somatostatin receptor 2 by cyclic SST analogues.
Bo, Q., Yang, F., Li, Y., Meng, X., Zhang, H., Zhou, Y., Ling, S., Sun, D., Lv, P., Liu, L., Shi, P., Tian, C.(2022) Cell Discov 8: 47-47
- PubMed: 35595746
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41421-022-00405-2
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
7XAT, 7XAU, 7XAV - PubMed Abstract:
The endogenous cyclic tetradecapeptide SST14 was reported to stimulate all five somatostatin receptors (SSTR1-5) for hormone release, neurotransmission, cell growth arrest and cancer suppression. Two SST14-derived short cyclic SST analogues (lanreotide or octreotide) with improved stability and longer lifetime were developed as drugs to preferentially activate SSTR2 and treat acromegalia and neuroendocrine tumors. Here, cryo-EM structures of the human SSTR2-Gi complex bound with SST14, octreotide or lanreotide were determined at resolutions of 2.85 Å, 2.97 Å, and 2.87 Å, respectively. Structural and functional analysis revealed that interactions between β-turn residues in SST analogues and transmembrane SSTR2 residues in the ligand-binding pocket are crucial for receptor binding and functional stimulation of the two SST14-derived cyclic octapeptides. Additionally, Q102 2.63 , N276 6.55 , and F294 7.35 could be responsible for the selectivity of lanreotide or octreotide for SSTR2 over SSTR1 or SSTR4. These results provide valuable insights into further rational development of SST analogue drugs targeting SSTR2.
Organizational Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry and the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, School of Life Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, Joint Center for Biological Analytical Chemistry, Anhui Engineering Laboratory of Peptide Drug, Anhui Laboratory of Advanced Photonic Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.
