8E9W | pdb_00008e9w

CryoEM structure of miniGq-coupled hM3Dq in complex with DCZ


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 2.69 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 

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Literature

Molecular basis for selective activation of DREADD-based chemogenetics.

Zhang, S.Gumpper, R.H.Huang, X.P.Liu, Y.Krumm, B.E.Cao, C.Fay, J.F.Roth, B.L.

(2022) Nature 612: 354-362

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05489-0
  • Primary Citation Related Structures: 
    8E9W, 8E9X, 8E9Y, 8E9Z, 8EA0

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Designer receptors exclusively activated by designer drugs (DREADDs) represent a powerful chemogenetic technology for the remote control of neuronal activity and cellular signalling 1-4 . The muscarinic receptor-based DREADDs are the most widely used chemogenetic tools in neuroscience research. The G q -coupled DREADD (hM3Dq) is used to enhance neuronal activity, whereas the G i/o -coupled DREADD (hM4Di) is utilized to inhibit neuronal activity 5 . Here we report four DREADD-related cryogenic electron microscopy high-resolution structures: a hM3Dq-miniG q complex and a hM4Di-miniG o complex bound to deschloroclozapine; a hM3Dq-miniG q complex bound to clozapine-N-oxide; and a hM3R-miniG q complex bound to iperoxo. Complemented with mutagenesis, functional and computational simulation data, our structures reveal key details of the recognition of DREADD chemogenetic actuators and the molecular basis for activation. These findings should accelerate the structure-guided discovery of next-generation chemogenetic tools.


  • Organizational Affiliation
    • Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.

Macromolecule Content 

  • Total Structure Weight: 141.79 kDa 
  • Atom Count: 8,529 
  • Modeled Residue Count: 1,123 
  • Deposited Residue Count: 1,272 
  • Unique protein chains: 5

Macromolecules

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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains  Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M3365Homo sapiensMutation(s): 2 
Gene Names: CHRM3
Membrane Entity: Yes 
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PHAROS:  P20309
GTEx:  ENSG00000133019 
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UniProt GroupP20309
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Reference Sequence
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains  Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
miniGq246Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
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Entity ID: 3
MoleculeChains  Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(T) subunit beta-1339Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: GNB1
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PHAROS:  P62873
GTEx:  ENSG00000078369 
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Entity ID: 4
MoleculeChains  Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(O) subunit gamma-271Homo sapiensMutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: GNG2
Membrane Entity: Yes 
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PHAROS:  P59768
GTEx:  ENSG00000186469 
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Entity ID: 5
MoleculeChains  Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
scFv16251Mus musculusMutation(s): 0 

Small Molecules

Ligands 1 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
WEC
(Subject of Investigation/LOI)

Query on WEC



Download:Ideal Coordinates CCD File
F [auth A]11-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-5H-dibenzo[b,e][1,4]diazepine
C18 H20 N4
VQHITFFJBFOMBG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Binding Affinity Annotations 
IDSourceBinding Affinity
WEC BindingDB:  8E9W IC50: min: 31, max: 39 (nM) from 2 assay(s)

Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • Resolution: 2.69 Å
  • Aggregation State: PARTICLE 
  • Reconstruction Method: SINGLE PARTICLE 
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Entry History 

& Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIH/NIDDK)United StatesU24DK1169195
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Mental Health (NIH/NIMH)United StatesPsychoactive Drug Screening (PDSP)

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2022-11-30
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2022-12-14
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.2: 2022-12-21
    Changes: Database references
  • Version 1.3: 2024-11-13
    Changes: Data collection, Structure summary
  • Version 1.4: 2025-05-28
    Changes: Data collection