Structural basis of the activation of the CC chemokine receptor 5 by a chemokine agonist.
Sci Adv
; 7(25)2021 06.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1276874
ABSTRACT
The human CC chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) is a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) that plays a major role in inflammation and is involved in cancer, HIV, and COVID-19. Despite its importance as a drug target, the molecular activation mechanism of CCR5, i.e., how chemokine agonists transduce the activation signal through the receptor, is yet unknown. Here, we report the cryo-EM structure of wild-type CCR5 in an active conformation bound to the chemokine super-agonist [6P4]CCL5 and the heterotrimeric Gi protein. The structure provides the rationale for the sequence-activity relation of agonist and antagonist chemokines. The N terminus of agonist chemokines pushes onto specific structural motifs at the bottom of the orthosteric pocket that activate the canonical GPCR microswitch network. This activation mechanism differs substantially from other CC chemokine receptors that bind chemokines with shorter N termini in a shallow binding mode involving unique sequence signatures and a specialized activation mechanism.
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Main subject:
Receptors, CCR5
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Sciadv.abg8685
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