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Structural insights into the lipid and ligand regulation of serotonin receptors

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  • Peiyu Xu

    (Zhejiang University School of Medicine
    Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Sijie Huang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
    ShanghaiTech University)

  • Huibing Zhang

    (Zhejiang University School of Medicine
    Zhejiang University Medical Center
    Zhejiang University School of Medicine
    Zheijang Provincial Key Laboratory of Immunity and Inflammatory Diseases)

  • Chunyou Mao

    (Zhejiang University School of Medicine
    Zhejiang University Medical Center
    Zhejiang University School of Medicine
    Zheijang Provincial Key Laboratory of Immunity and Inflammatory Diseases)

  • X. Edward Zhou

    (Van Andel Institute)

  • Xi Cheng

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Icaro A. Simon

    (University of Copenhagen
    SARomics Biostructures AB, Medicon Village)

  • Dan-Dan Shen

    (Zhejiang University School of Medicine
    Zhejiang University Medical Center
    Zhejiang University School of Medicine
    Zheijang Provincial Key Laboratory of Immunity and Inflammatory Diseases)

  • Hsin-Yung Yen

    (University of Oxford)

  • Carol V. Robinson

    (University of Oxford)

  • Kasper Harpsøe

    (University of Copenhagen)

  • Bo Svensson

    (SARomics Biostructures AB, Medicon Village)

  • Jia Guo

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Hualiang Jiang

    (University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
    ShanghaiTech University
    Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • David E. Gloriam

    (University of Copenhagen)

  • Karsten Melcher

    (Van Andel Institute)

  • Yi Jiang

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Yan Zhang

    (Zhejiang University School of Medicine
    Zhejiang University Medical Center
    Zhejiang University School of Medicine
    Zheijang Provincial Key Laboratory of Immunity and Inflammatory Diseases)

  • H. Eric Xu

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
    ShanghaiTech University)

Abstract

Serotonin, or 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), is an important neurotransmitter1,2 that activates the largest subtype family of G-protein-coupled receptors3. Drugs that target 5-HT1A, 5-HT1D, 5-HT1E and other 5-HT receptors are used to treat numerous disorders4. 5-HT receptors have high levels of basal activity and are subject to regulation by lipids, but the structural basis for the lipid regulation and basal activation of these receptors and the pan-agonism of 5-HT remains unclear. Here we report five structures of 5-HT receptor–G-protein complexes: 5-HT1A in the apo state, bound to 5-HT or bound to the antipsychotic drug aripiprazole; 5-HT1D bound to 5-HT; and 5-HT1E in complex with a 5-HT1E- and 5-HT1F-selective agonist, BRL-54443. Notably, the phospholipid phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate is present at the G-protein–5-HT1A interface, and is able to increase 5-HT1A-mediated G-protein activity. The receptor transmembrane domain is surrounded by cholesterol molecules—particularly in the case of 5-HT1A, in which cholesterol molecules are directly involved in shaping the ligand-binding pocket that determines the specificity for aripiprazol. Within the ligand-binding pocket of apo-5-HT1A are structured water molecules that mimic 5-HT to activate the receptor. Together, our results address a long-standing question of how lipids and water molecules regulate G-protein-coupled receptors, reveal how 5-HT acts as a pan-agonist, and identify the determinants of drug recognition in 5-HT receptors.

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  • Peiyu Xu & Sijie Huang & Huibing Zhang & Chunyou Mao & X. Edward Zhou & Xi Cheng & Icaro A. Simon & Dan-Dan Shen & Hsin-Yung Yen & Carol V. Robinson & Kasper Harpsøe & Bo Svensson & Jia Guo & Hualiang, 2021. "Structural insights into the lipid and ligand regulation of serotonin receptors," Nature, Nature, vol. 592(7854), pages 469-473, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:592:y:2021:i:7854:d:10.1038_s41586-021-03376-8
    DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-03376-8
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