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Guanine-nucleotide binding regulatory proteins as targets for novel drugs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

N. J. Pyne
N. J. Pyne
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Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, University of Strathclyde, Royal College, 204 George Street, Glasgow Gl 1XW, U.K.
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Guanine-nucleotide regulatory binding proteins (G-proteins) serve to transduce information from agonist-bound receptor complexes to either effector enzymes or ion-channels. Drugs that perturb the function of G-proteins may do so by one of four mechanisms, (i) They may exert negative intrinsic activity toward the G-protein. For instance, we have shown that incubation of isolated plasma-membranes with the β-adrenoceptor blocking drug sotalol blocked both GTP-stimulated and isoprenaline-stimulated adenylyl cyclase. This suggests that the empty β-adrenoceptor is capable of tonically stimulating Gsα, and therefore adenylyl cyclase; that is, empty β-adrenoceptors promote GDP-GTP exchange, (ii) They may perturb the GDP-GTP exchange reaction. For instance, certain PDE inhibitors, including SKF 94836 and rolipram, stimulate a marked increase in the pertussis toxin-catalysed NAD+-dependent ADP-ribosylation of Giα. This effect is similar to that of GDP, which promotes stabilisation of the αβγ holomer of Gi. The effect of these PDE inhibitors is completely reversed by GppNHp, which triggers afly dissociation by binding to the guanine-nucleotide binding domain of the G-protein. PDE inhibitors may serve as a class of drugs which perturb GDP-GTP exchange, (iii) They may trigger uncoupling of receptor-G-protein complexes. For instance, the polycationic drug mastoparan binds to the C-terminal end of the G-protein and mimics the effect of receptor activation by promoting GTP-γ-S binding, a reduction in pertussis toxin-catalysed ADP-ribosylation, and inhibition of adenylyl cyclase activity. Other agents, such as polyanionic drugs, bind to the receptor to promote uncoupling of receptor-mediated activation of certain G-proteins. (iv) They may alter the cross-talk mechanisms that operate between different receptor signalling systems. For instance, protein kinase C promotes the phosphorylation and inactivation of Gi. This leads to an unopposed stimulation of adenylyl cyclase via Gs and, therefore, enhanced sensitivity to agents such as glucagon. Protein kinase C inhibitors may be usefully exploited to modulate these processes which appear to be abberant in certain disease states.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 99 , Issue 1-2: The Advancement of Drug Discovery , 1992 , pp. 27 - 36
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1992

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