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ReviewACS pharmacology & translational science2026

Kinetic Benefit(s) of Allosteric Receptor Blockade by Positive Allosteric Modulator Antagonists.

Georges Vauquellin, Terry Kenakin

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Review in ACS pharmacology & translational science, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Georges VauquellinMolecular and Biochemical Pharmacology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8613-1711
Terry KenakinDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7365, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1550-707X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper discusses how targeted pharmacologic experiments can elucidate the mechanism of allosteric receptor inhibitors (NAMs) to identify NAMs that may have exceptionally useful properties and target residence times in vivo. Specifically, experiments can be done to identify positive allosteric modulator (PAM) antagonists, NAMs that increase the affinity of the receptor for the agonist but decrease agonist efficacy. These molecules would be predicted to have long receptor offset times in vivo (in the presence of ambient concentrations of agonist) and favorable receptor residence times for therapy and also selectively target agonist prebound receptors. Flux analysis is used to demonstrate the salient properties of PAM antagonists and their favorable pharmacodynamic effects for blocking physiological signals.

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allosteric bindingbinding kineticsPAM antagonistsreceptor activationsimulationsthermodynamic cycle

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PMID42614837
PMCPMC13482882

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