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ReviewJournal of medicinal chemistry2019

Allosteric Modulation of Class A GPCRs: Targets, Agents, and Emerging Concepts.

Eric A Wold, Jianping Chen, Kathryn A Cunningham, Jia Zhou

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Review in Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 75 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

75 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Jianping Chen
Kathryn A CunninghamORCID 0000-0002-4257-1739

Funding

5-HT2 Receptor Allosterism in Cocaine Use DisorderR01DA038446 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · PI Kathryn A. Cunningham, Jia Zhou · 2015 to 2026
$5.3M
Translational Explorations in Substance Use DisordersT32DA007287 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BR GALVESTON · PI Kathryn A. Cunningham, Jonathan Dean Hommel · 1994 to 2026
$4.7M
Core Center for Translational Addiction SciencesP30DA028821 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · PI CUNNINGHAM, KATHRYN A. · 2009 to 2010
$1.5M
Addiction and the Neuropharmacology of PsychostimulantsK05DA020087 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BR GALVESTON · PI CUNNINGHAM, KATHRYN A. · 2005 to 2015
$1.3M
Optimization of Allosteric Modulators of 5-HT2C ReceptorR21MH093844 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · PI CUNNINGHAM, KATHRYN A., ZHOU, JIA · 2012 to 2013
$450k
5-HT2C Receptor PAMs as Neurotherapeutics for Cocaine Use DisorderF31DA045511 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · PI WOLD, ERIC A. · 2018 to 2020
$99k
NIDA NIH HHS F31 DA045511NIDA NIH HHS K05 DA020087NIDA NIH HHS P30 DA028821NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA038446NIDA NIH HHS T32 DA007287NIMH NIH HHS R21 MH093844
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) have been tractable drug targets for decades with over one-third of currently marketed drugs targeting GPCRs. Of these, the class A GPCR superfamily is highly represented, and continued drug discovery for this family of receptors may provide novel therapeutics for a vast range of diseases. GPCR allosteric modulation is an innovative targeting approach that broadens the available small molecule toolbox and is proving to be a viable drug discovery strategy, as evidenced by recent FDA approvals and clinical trials. Numerous class A GPCR allosteric modulators have been discovered recently, and emerging trends such as the availability of GPCR crystal structures, diverse functional assays, and structure-based computational approaches are improving optimization and development. This Perspective provides an update on allosterically targeted class A GPCRs and their disease indications and the medicinal chemistry approaches toward novel allosteric modulators and highlights emerging trends and opportunities in the field.

Indexed as

Allosteric RegulationAllosteric SiteDrug DiscoveryHumansLigandsMolecular Docking SimulationPharmaceutical PreparationsReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledStructure-Activity RelationshipLigandsPharmaceutical PreparationsReceptors, G-Protein-Coupled

Identifiers

PMID30106578
PMCPMC6556150

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