GPR30 is a transmembrane G protein-
coupled receptor (GPCR) localized to endoplasmic reticulum (ER) that binds estradiol with high affinity, activating multiple intracellular signaling pathways.
1 G-
1 is a nonsteroidal, high-
affinity, selective agonist of GPR30 that binds with a K
i value of 11 nM. Competitive binding studies in estrogen receptor α-
(ERα-
) and ERβ-
expressing cells yielded K
i values for estradiol of 0.30 and 0.38 nM, respectively, with no substantial binding of G-
1 at 1 μM.
2 The discovery of G-
1, a compound that does not bind classical ERs, should facilitate further physiological experiments to define the role of GPR30
in vivo.