Discovery of Nanomolar Ligands for 7-Transmembrane G-Protein-Coupled Receptors from a Diverse N-(Substituted)glycine Peptoid Library

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Abstract

Screening a diverse, combinatorial library of ca. 5000 synthetic dimer and trimer N-(substituted)glycine "peptides" yielded novel, high-affinity ligands for 7-transmembrane G-protein-coupled receptors. The peptoid library was efficiently assembled using readily available chemical building blocks. The choice of side chains was biased to resemble known ligands to 7-transmembrane G-protein-coupled receptors. All peptides were screened in solution-phase, competitive radioligand-binding assays. Peptoid trimer CHIR 2279 binds to the alpha 1-adrenergic receptor with a Ki of 5 nM, and trimer CHIR 4531 binds to the mu-opiate receptor with a Ki of 6 nM. This represents the first example of the discovery of high-affinity receptor ligands from a combinatorial library of non-natural chemical entities.

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