title: Testing the bipartite model of the sulfonylurea receptor binding site: binding of A-, B-, and A + B-site ligands.
abstract: ATP-sensitive K(+) (K(ATP)) channels are composed of pore-forming subunits (Kir6.x) and of regulatory subunits, the sulfonylurea receptors (SURx). Subtypes of K(ATP) channels are expressed in different organs. The sulfonylureas and glinides (insulinotropes) close the K(ATP) channel in pancreatic beta-cells and stimulate insulin secretion. The insulinotrope binding site of the pancreatic channel (Kir6.2/SUR1) consists of two overlapping (sub)-sites, site A, located on SUR1 and containing Ser1237 (which in SUR2 is replaced by Tyr1206), and site B, formed by SUR1 and Kir6.2. Insulinotropes bind to the A-, B-, or A + B-site(s) and are grouped accordingly. A-ligands are highly selective in closing the pancreatic channel, whereas B-ligands are nonselective and insensitive to the mutation S1237Y. We have examined the binding of insulinotropes representative of the three groups in [(3)H]glibenclamide competition experiments to determine the contribution of Kir6.x to binding affinity, the effect of the mutation Y1206S in site A of SUR2, and the subtype selectivity of the compounds. The results show that the bipartite nature of the SUR1 binding site applies also to SUR2. Kir6.2 as part of the B-site may interact directly or allosterically with structural elements common to all insulinotropes, i.e., the negative charge and/or the adjacent phenyl ring. The B-site confers a moderate subtype selectivity on B-ligands. The affinity of B-ligands is altered by the mutation SUR2(Y1206S), suggesting that the mutation affects the binding chamber of SUR2 as a whole or subsite A, including the region where the subsites overlap.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical Faculty, University of Tübingen, Wilhelmstrasse 56, D-72074 Tübingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Marcus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Winkler
authors.forename: Damian
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stephan
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bieger
authors.forename: Petra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kühner
authors.forename: Felix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wolff
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Quast
mesh_terms: D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D019943:Amino Acid Substitution; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D001667:Binding, Competitive / Q000187:drug effects; D002219:Carbamates / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D002460:Cell Line; D003510:Cyclohexanes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005905:Glyburide / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D054086:KATP Channels; D008024:Ligands; D051379:Mice; D015394:Molecular Structure; D000077715:Nateglinide; D010649:Phenylalanine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D010880:Piperidines / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D015221:Potassium Channels / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D024661:Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding; D011869:Radioligand Assay; D051381:Rats; D011955:Receptors, Drug / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D013453:Sulfonylurea Compounds / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D064233:Sulfonylurea Receptors; D014162:Transfection; D000099161:Kcnj11 Channel
chemical_list: D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters; D002219:Carbamates; D003510:Cyclohexanes; D005905:Glyburide; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D054086:KATP Channels; D008024:Ligands; D000077715:Nateglinide; D010649:Phenylalanine; D010880:Piperidines; D015221:Potassium Channels; D024661:Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying; D011955:Receptors, Drug; D013453:Sulfonylurea Compounds; D064233:Sulfonylurea Receptors; D000099161:Kcnj11 Channel; C577508:Abcc8 protein, mouse; C577509:Abcc8 protein, rat; C577512:Abcc9 protein, rat; C092520:uK-ATP-1 potassium channel; C072379:repaglinide