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ArticleBioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters2016

Lead optimization of the VU0486321 series of mGlu(1) PAMs. Part 2: SAR of alternative 3-methyl heterocycles and progress towards an in vivo tool.

Pedro M Garcia-Barrantes, Hyekyung P Cho, Adam M Metts, Anna L Blobaum, Colleen M Niswender, P Jeffrey Conn, Craig W Lindsley

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Article in Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Further Optimization of the mGluACS chemical neuroscience · 2025
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  2. Discovery of VU6024578/BI02982816: An mGluJournal of medicinal chemistry · 2024
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  3. mGluNeuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2022
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  4. Review
  5. mGluCell reports · 2021
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  6. Activation of the mGluMolecular psychiatry · 2020
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  7. Design and Synthesis ofMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019
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  8. Review
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Pedro M Garcia-BarrantesVanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Hyekyung P ChoVanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Adam M MettsDepartment of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Anna L BlobaumVanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Colleen M NiswenderVanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
P Jeffrey ConnVanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Craig W LindsleyVanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA. Electronic address: craig.lindsley@vanderbilt.edu.
Vanderbilt University · USVanderbilt University Medical Center · US

Funding

The Vanderbilt Specialized Chemistry Center for Accelerated Probe DevelopmentU54MH084659 · NIMH · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI MEILER, JENS · 2008 to 2013
$24.1M
Muscarinic receptor activators as novel antipsychotic agentsR01MH073676 · NIMH · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI Jerri Michelle Rook · 2006 to 2026
$9.3M
Research Project: Sensory and Multisensory Contributions to AutismU54HD083211 · NICHD · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI NEUL, JEFFREY L · 2015 to 2019
$7.1M
Functions of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor SubtypesR37NS031373 · NINDS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI CONN, P JEFFREY · 2014 to 2020
$3.5M
NICHD NIH HHS U54 HD083211NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH073676NIMH NIH HHS U54 MH084659NIMH NIH HHS U54MH084659NINDS NIH HHS R37 NS031373
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This Letter describes the further lead optimization of the VU0486321 series of mGlu1 positive allosteric modulators (PAMs), driven by recent genetic data linking loss of function GRM1 to schizophrenia. Steep and caveat-laden SAR plagues the series, but ultimately potent mGlu1 PAMs (EC50s ∼5 nM) have resulted with good DMPK properties (low intrinsic clearance, clean CYP profile, modest Fu) and CNS penetration (Kps 0.25-0.97), along with up to >450-fold selectivity versus mGlu4 and mGlu5.

Indexed as

Allosteric RegulationAnimalsAntipsychotic AgentsCoumarinsFuransHalf-LifeHeterocyclic CompoundsHumansProtein BindingRatsReceptors, Metabotropic GlutamateSchizophreniaStructure-Activity RelationshipAntipsychotic AgentsCoumarinsFuransHeterocyclic CompoundsReceptors, Metabotropic GlutamateVU0486321Metabotropic glutamate receptormGlu(1)Positive allosteric modulator (PAM)SchizophreniaStructure–Activity Relationship (SAR)

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PMID26778256
PMCPMC4794757
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