Structure-Activity Relationship, Pharmacological Characterization, and Molecular Modeling of Noncompetitive Inhibitors of the Betaine/γ-Aminobutyric Acid Transporter 1 (BGT1)

Lars Jørgensen, Anas Al-Khawaja, Stefanie Kickinger, Stine B Vogensen, Jonas Skovgaard-Petersen, Emil Rosenthal, Nrupa Borkar, Rebekka Löffler, Karsten K Madsen, Hans Bräuner-Osborne, Arne Schousboe, Gerhard F Ecker, Petrine Wellendorph, Rasmus P Clausen

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    Abstract

    N-(1-Benzyl-4-piperidinyl)-2,4-dichlorobenzamide 5 (BPDBA) is a noncompetitive inhibitor of the betaine/GABA transporter 1 (BGT1). We here report the synthesis and structure-activity relationship of 71 analogues. We identify 26m as a more soluble 2,4-Cl substituted 3-pyridine analogue with retained BGT1 activity and an improved off-target profile compared to 5. We performed radioligand-based uptake studies at chimeric constructs between BGT1 and GAT3, experiments with site-directed mutated transporters, and computational docking in a BGT1 homology model based on the newly determined X-ray crystal structure of the human serotonin transporter (hSERT). On the basis of these experiments, we propose a binding mode involving residues within TM10 in an allosteric site in BGT1 that corresponds to the allosteric binding pocket revealed by the hSERT crystal structure. Our study provides first insights into a proposed allosteric binding pocket in BGT1, which accommodates the binding site for a series of novel noncompetitive inhibitors.

    OriginalsprogEngelsk
    TidsskriftJournal of Medicinal Chemistry
    Vol/bind60
    Udgave nummer21
    Sider (fra-til)8834-8846
    ISSN0022-2623
    DOI
    StatusUdgivet - 9 nov. 2017

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