Table 1 Cryo-EM structures of small (<100 kDa) apo/inactive-state GPCRs

From: Strategic advances for cryo-EM structural studies of small (<100 kDa) GPCRs

S. no.

Membrane protein (GPCRs)

Antagonist/ inverse agonist

Fusion protein

Organism

M.W. (GPCR) KDa

Resolution (Å)

PDB ID

References

1.

ADGRE5 (Adhesion receptor)

Apo

BRIL

Escherichia coli

92

3.2

8IKJ

134

2.

Β2AR (Adrenoreceptor)

CHEMBL1160734 (Antagonist)

BRIL

Escherichia coli

46

3.4

8JJO

83

3.

A2AR (Adenosine receptor)

ZM-241385 (Antagonist)

BRIL

Escherichia coli

45

3.4

7T32

81

4.

GPRC5D (Orphan receptor)

Apo

BRIL

Escherichia coli

39

3.4

8YZK

135

5.

OR52E4 (Odorant receptor)

Apo

BRIL

Escherichia coli

35

3.6

8W77

133

6.

HRH1 (Histamine receptor)

Astemizole (Antagonist)

BRIL

Escherichia coli

56

3.0

8X5Y

85

7.

ETA (Endothelin receptor)

Zibotentan (Antagonist)

BRIL, Anti-BRIL Fab

Escherichia coli, Homo sapiens

49

3.2

8XVL

136

8.

CCR6 (Chemokine receptor)

OXM2 (Antagonist)

BRIL, Anti-BRIL Fab

Escherichia coli, Homo sapiens

43

3.0

9D3E

93

9.

AT1 (Angiotensin receptor)

AT118-H Nanobody (Antagonist)

BRIL, Anti-BRIL Fab

Escherichia coli, Synthetic construct

41

3.0

8TH3

132

10.

MCHR1 (Melanin-concentrating hormone receptor)

CHEMBL242004 (Antagonist)

BRIL, Antibody Fab chain

Escherichia coli, Synthetic construct

39

3.4

8YNT

137

11.

FZD5 (Frizzled receptor)

Apo

BRIL, Anti-BRIL Fab, Anti-Fab nanobody

Escherichia coli, Homo sapiens, Synthetic construct

65

3.7

6WW2

84

12.

CXCR3 (Chemokine receptor)

AMG487 (Antagonist)

BRIL, Nanobody-6

Escherichia coli, Lama glama

41

3.0

8K2W

94

13.

SMO (Frizzled receptor)

Apo*

PGS

Pyrococcus abyssi GE5

87

3.7

8CXO

81

14.

CNR1 (Cannabinoid receptor)

MRI-1891 (Inverse agonist)

PGS

Pyrococcus abyssi GE5

53

3.1

9BA0

86

15.

ETB (Endothelin receptor)

Apo

Calcineurin

Homo sapiens

50

3.3

9KDG

88

16.

β2AR (Adrenoreceptor)

Carazolol (Inverse agonist)

Calcineurin

Homo sapiens

46

3.5

9CHX

87

17.

ADA1A (Adrenoreceptor)

Tamsulosin (Antagonist)

Nanobody-6

Lama glama

51

3.4

7YMJ

99

18.

CXCR3 (Chemokine receptor)

CHEMBL1921858 (Antagonist)

Nanobody-6

Lama glama

41

3.6

8HNN

100

19.

OPRM (μ Opioid receptor)

Naloxone (Antagonist)

Nanobody-6

Lama glama

44

3.2

9BJK

138

20.

NTR1 (Neurotensin receptor)

SR-48692 (Inverse Agonist)

Nanobody-6

Lama glama

46

2.4

7UL2

82

21.

SSR (Somatostatin receptor)

Apo

Nanobody-6

Lama glama

41

3.1

7UL5

82

22.

HRH2 (Histamine receptor)

CHEMBL902 (Antagonist)

Nanobody-6M, NabFab

Synthetic construct

40

3.0

7UL3

82

23.

OPRM (μ Opioid receptor)

Alvimopan (Antagonist)

Megabody-6

Synthetic construct

44

2.8

7UL4

82

24.

OPRM (μ opioid receptor)

Apo*

NabFab, Anti-Fab Nb

Synthetic construct, Lama glama

44

3.2

8QOT

102

25.

CCR8 (Chemokine receptor)

mAb1 (Antagonist)

Fab

Oryctolagus cuniculus

41

2.9

8TLM

139

  1. The examples depict apo/inactive-state GPCRs with molecular weights below 100 kDa, solved by cryo-EM. This highlights the importance of employing fusion proteins to stabilize and resolve small molecular weight GPCRs in the absence of transducers.
  2. Molecular weight of GPCR are shown here as full length protein. The reported values may differ in PDB entries due to truncations or modifications introduced to obtain structural data.
  3. Apo* No physiological ligand was used.