5'-Substituted Amiloride Derivatives as Allosteric Modulators Binding in the Sodium Ion Pocket of the Adenosine A2A Receptor

J Med Chem. 2016 May 26;59(10):4769-77. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b00142. Epub 2016 May 10.

Abstract

The sodium ion site is an allosteric site conserved among many G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). Amiloride 1 and 5-(N,N-hexamethylene)amiloride 2 (HMA) supposedly bind in this sodium ion site and can influence orthosteric ligand binding. The availability of a high-resolution X-ray crystal structure of the human adenosine A2A receptor (hA2AAR), in which the allosteric sodium ion site was elucidated, makes it an appropriate model receptor for investigating the allosteric site. In this study, we report the synthesis and evaluation of novel 5'-substituted amiloride derivatives as hA2AAR allosteric antagonists. The potency of the amiloride derivatives was assessed by their ability to displace orthosteric radioligand [(3)H]4-(2-((7-amino-2-(furan-2-yl)-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]-[1,3,5]triazin-5-yl)amino)ethyl)phenol ([(3)H]ZM-241,385) from both the wild-type and sodium ion site W246A mutant hA2AAR. 4-Ethoxyphenethyl-substituted amiloride 12l was found to be more potent than both amiloride and HMA, and the shift in potency between the wild-type and mutated receptor confirmed its likely binding to the sodium ion site.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adenosine A2 Receptor Antagonists / chemical synthesis
  • Adenosine A2 Receptor Antagonists / chemistry
  • Adenosine A2 Receptor Antagonists / metabolism*
  • Adenosine A2 Receptor Antagonists / pharmacology*
  • Allosteric Regulation / drug effects*
  • Allosteric Site / drug effects
  • Amiloride / chemical synthesis
  • Amiloride / chemistry
  • Amiloride / metabolism*
  • Amiloride / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Molecular Docking Simulation
  • Molecular Structure
  • Receptor, Adenosine A2A / metabolism*
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Adenosine A2 Receptor Antagonists
  • Receptor, Adenosine A2A
  • Amiloride