title: Topographical requirements for delta opioid ligands: common structural features of dermenkephalin and deltorphin.
abstract: We propose a common topographical model for the bioactive conformation of deltorphin and dermenkephalin at the delta opioid receptor. In this model a hydrophilic surface from the N- to C-termini is surrounded by lipophilic residues ("hot dog" structure). The important element that orients the N-terminal tyramine is the interaction of the N-terminal amino group, with the carboxyl group of Asp4 in deltorphin I and with Asp7 through His4 (as a triad) in dermenkephalin. The biological properties of synthetic analogues designed to test this model demonstrate that the hydrophilic amino acid residues of these peptides are interchangeable. In addition, incorporation of Aib residues that change the lipophilic topography of these molecule, strongly reduces affinity for the delta opioid receptor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson 85721.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Misicka
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Lipkowski
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Horvath
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Kramer
authors.forename: H I
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Yamamura
authors.forename: V J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Hruby
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001224:Aspartic Acid; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D011487:Protein Conformation; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011957:Receptors, Opioid / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D017465:Receptors, Opioid, delta
chemical_list: D009842:Oligopeptides; D011957:Receptors, Opioid; D017465:Receptors, Opioid, delta; C059567:deltorphin; C060208:deltorphin I, Ala(2)-; C060209:deltorphin II, Ala(2)-; D001224:Aspartic Acid