TABLE 3

Effects of arginine swap mutations on ligand pharmacology at rat GPR35

Data are rat GPR35 pEC50 values and ΔpEC50 compared with wild type. All studies employed the BRET-based GPR35–β-arrestin 2 interaction assay. Potency estimates of <4 reflect lack of adequate data fit.

LigandWild-TypeSer161ArgArg4.60MetArg4.62LeuGln6.58ArgSer7.32ArgGlu6.58Arg, Ser7.32Arg
pEC50ΔpEC50pEC50ΔpEC50pEC50ΔpEC50pEC50ΔpEC50pEC50ΔpEC50pEC50ΔpEC50
Zaprinast7.01 ± 0.026.07 ± 0.02***−0.945.03 ± 0.08***−1.985.96 ± 0.04***−1.056.97 ± 0.08−0.047.03 ± 0.06+0.026.77 ± 0.2−0.24
Lodoxamide7.90 ± 0.027.47 ± 0.002**−0.435.18 ± 0.13***−2.726.24 ± 0.07***−1.668.09 ± 0.08+0.198.25 ± 0.08**+0.358.15 ± 0.2*+0.25
Bufrolin8.00 ± 0.028.08 ± 0.007+0.087.25 ± 0.26*−0.757.11 ± 0.06**−0.898.16 ± 0.1+0.168.1 ± 0.1+0.17.88 ± 0.28−0.12
Cromolyn5.42 ± 0.034.32 ± 0.12***−1.1<4<−1.42<4<−1.425.33 ± 0.06−0.095.57 ± 0.10+0.155.48 ± 0.34+0.06
Amlexanox7.63 ± 0.075.86 ± 0.05***−1.775.66 ± 0.27***−1.976.93 ± 0.06**−0.77.50 ± 0.12−0.137.59 ± 0.15−0.047.23 ± 0.18−0.4
Doxantrazole6.51 ± 0.025.35 ± 0.09***−1.165.28 ± 0.25***−1.234.98 ± 0.16***−1.536.37 ± 0.12−0.147.15 ± 0.13**+0.646.70 ± 0.47+0.19
Pemirolast7.02 ± 0.035.78 ± 0.08***−1.245.05 ± 0.46***−1.975.97 ± 0.04***−1.056.86 ± 0.09−0.167.49 ± 0.12**+0.476.64 ± 0.29*−0.38
  • N/A, not applicable, as pemirolast lacked potency at wild-type human GPR35a.

  • * P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001: pEC50 significantly different from corresponding wild type.