Reverse intrinsic activity of antagonists on G protein-coupled receptors.
Reverse intrinsic activity of antagonists on G protein-coupled receptors.
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DOI:
10.1016/0165-6147(92)90116-n
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发表时间:
1992
影响因子:
13.8
通讯作者:
W. Schütz;M. Freissmuth
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作者:
W. Schütz;M. Freissmuth
Biological effects observed with an antagonist are usually interpreted as the result of its ability to block receptor activation produced by an endogenous agonist. In this Principles article, Wolfgang Schiitz and Michael Freissmuth show how considerable evidence has now been accumulated for G proteincoupled receptors that antagonists not only bind to the receptor, but also induce a confonnational change that favours uncoupling of the receptor from its G protein. The spontaneous activity of the unliganded receptor (ie the receptor not occupied by any ligand) is a well-established phenomenon in reconstituted systems with purified components. However, its physioiogical relevance needs to be verified in a more physiological environment before biological effect of antagonists can be primarily ascribed to negative intrinsic activity.According to classical models for drug-receptor interactions, competitive antagonists share with agonists their ability to bind to a common site on the receptor molecule. They differ from agonists in that they cannot trigger the stimulus that leads to biological responses, ie they lack intrinsic activity. A challenging concept would be that an antagonist may