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ReviewNature reviews. Drug discovery2014

Opportunities and challenges in the discovery of allosteric modulators of GPCRs for treating CNS disorders.

P Jeffrey Conn, Craig W Lindsley, Jens Meiler, Colleen M Niswender

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Review in Nature reviews. Drug discovery, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 124 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

124 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Structural Perspectives on Biased Allostery of GPCR Signaling.Handbook of experimental pharmacology · 2026
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  7. Resistance to Allosteric Inhibitors.Journal of molecular biology · 2025
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  10. G proteins of the GScience advances · 2025
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  14. Novel-Type GABAACS medicinal chemistry letters · 2024
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  18. The Lateral Metalation of Isoxazolo[3,4-Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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  20. The pyridazine heterocycle in molecular recognition and drug discovery.Medicinal chemistry research : an international journal for rapid communications on design and mechanisms of action of biologically active agents · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

P Jeffrey ConnDepartment of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 1215D LH, USA.
Craig W LindsleyDepartment of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 1215D LH, USA.
Jens MeilerDepartment of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA.
Colleen M NiswenderDepartment of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 1215D LH, USA.

Funding

The Vanderbilt Specialized Chemistry Center for Accelerated Probe DevelopmentU54MH084659 · NIMH · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI LINDSLEY, CRAIG · 2008 to 2013
$24.1M
REGULATION OF SIGNALING BY MGLUR5R01MH062646 · NIMH · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI P Jeffrey Conn, COLLEEN M NISWENDER · 2001 to 2026
$10.9M
Muscarinic receptor activators as novel antipsychotic agentsR01MH073676 · NIMH · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI Jerri Michelle Rook · 2006 to 2026
$9.3M
Udall Parkinson's Disease Center at Emory University: Circuitry to TherapyP50NS071669 · NINDS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI WICHMANN, THOMAS · 2010 to 2015
$6.8M
FUNCTIONS OF METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR SUBTYPESR01NS031373 · NINDS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI CONN, P JEFFREY · 1993 to 2025
$6.2M
Lead Optimization & Development of Back-Up mGlu5 NAM Candidates for Treatment ofU19MH097056 · NIMH · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI CONN, P JEFFREY · 2013 to 2015
$3.8M
Selective M1 mAChR allosteric modulators for the treatment of schizophreniaR01MH082867 · NIMH · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI LINDSLEY, CRAIG · 2008 to 2017
$3.7M
Functions of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor SubtypesR37NS031373 · NINDS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI CONN, P JEFFREY · 2014 to 2020
$3.5M
Membrane Protein Structure Elucidation from sparse NMR data (KAMP)R01GM080403 · NIGMS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI MEILER, JENS · 2007 to 2019
$3.0M
Partial Antagonists of mGluR5 for Treatment of Cocaine AddictionR01DA023947 · NIDA · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI LINDSLEY, CRAIG · 2008 to 2012
$2.1M
Cheminformatics of Allosteric mGluR Modulation promotes Therapeutic DevelopmentR01MH090192 · NIMH · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI MEILER, JENS · 2010 to 2013
$1.5M
Computational Design of Protein-Ligand Interfaces - a Therapeutic StrategyR01GM099842 · NIGMS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI MEILER, JENS · 2012 to 2015
$1.3M
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA023947NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK097376NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM080403NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM099842NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH062646NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH073676NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH082867NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH090192NIMH NIH HHS U01 MH087956NIMH NIH HHS U19 MH097056NIMH NIH HHS U54 MH084659NINDS NIH HHS P50 NS071669NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS031373NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS078262NINDS NIH HHS R37 NS031373
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Novel allosteric modulators of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are providing fundamental advances in the development of GPCR ligands with high subtype selectivity and novel modes of efficacy that have not been possible with traditional approaches. As new allosteric modulators are advancing as drug candidates, we are developing an increased understanding of the major advantages and broad range of activities that can be achieved with these agents through selective modulation of specific signalling pathways, differential effects on GPCR homodimers versus heterodimers, and other properties. This understanding creates exciting opportunities, as well as unique challenges, in the optimization of novel therapeutic agents for disorders of the central nervous system.

Indexed as

Allosteric RegulationAnimalsCentral Nervous System AgentsCentral Nervous System DiseasesDrug DiscoveryHumansReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledTreatment OutcomeCentral Nervous System AgentsReceptors, G-Protein-Coupled

Identifiers

PMID25176435
PMCPMC4208620

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