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ArticleNature communications2018

Impaired β-arrestin recruitment and reduced desensitization by non-catechol agonists of the D1 dopamine receptor.

David L Gray, John A Allen, Scot Mente, Rebecca E O'Connor, George J DeMarco, Ivan Efremov, Patrick Tierney, Dmitri Volfson, Jennifer Davoren, Edward Guilmette and 3 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 60 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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60citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

60 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 95 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

David L GrayMedicine Design, Pfizer Worldwide Research & Development, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA. david.l.gray@pfizer.com.
John A AllenInternal Medicine, Pfizer Worldwide Research & Development, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Scot MenteMedicine Design, Pfizer Worldwide Research & Development, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Rebecca E O'ConnorMedicine Design, Pfizer Worldwide Research & Development, Groton, CT, 06340, USA.
George J DeMarcoComparative Medicine, Pfizer Worldwide Research & Development, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Ivan EfremovMedicine Design, Pfizer Worldwide Research & Development, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Patrick TierneyInternal Medicine, Pfizer Worldwide Research & Development, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Dmitri VolfsonInternal Medicine, Pfizer Worldwide Research & Development, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5167-7834
Jennifer DavorenMedicine Design, Pfizer Worldwide Research & Development, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Edward GuilmetteInternal Medicine, Pfizer Worldwide Research & Development, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Michelle SalafiaMedicine Design, Pfizer Worldwide Research & Development, Groton, CT, 06340, USA.
Rouba KozakInternal Medicine, Pfizer Worldwide Research & Development, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
Michael D EhlersInternal Medicine, Pfizer Worldwide Research & Development, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA. michael.ehlers@biogen.com.
Pfizer (United States) · USBiogen (United States) · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Selective activation of dopamine D1 receptors (D1Rs) has been pursued for 40 years as a therapeutic strategy for neurologic and psychiatric diseases due to the fundamental role of D1Rs in motor function, reward processing, and cognition. All known D1R-selective agonists are catechols, which are rapidly metabolized and desensitize the D1R after prolonged exposure, reducing agonist response. As such, drug-like selective D1R agonists have remained elusive. Here we report a novel series of selective, potent non-catechol D1R agonists with promising in vivo pharmacokinetic properties. These ligands stimulate adenylyl cyclase signaling and are efficacious in a rodent model of Parkinson's disease after oral administration. They exhibit distinct binding to the D1R orthosteric site and a novel functional profile including minimal receptor desensitization, reduced recruitment of β-arrestin, and sustained in vivo efficacy. These results reveal a novel class of D1 agonists with favorable drug-like properties, and define the molecular basis for catechol-specific recruitment of β-arrestin to D1Rs.

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Animalsbeta-ArrestinsCell LineCell Line, TumorCell MembraneCHO CellsCricetinaeCricetulusDopamine AgonistsHEK293 CellsHumansMicroscopy, FluorescenceMolecular StructureMutationRadioligand AssayReceptors, Dopamine D1beta-ArrestinsDopamine AgonistsReceptors, Dopamine D1

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PMID29445200
PMCPMC5813016
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