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  2. Development of a novel, CNS-penetrant, metabotropic glutamate receptor 3 (mGlu3) NAM probe (ML289) derived from a closely related mGlu5 PAM

Development of a novel, CNS-penetrant, metabotropic glutamate receptor 3 (mGlu3) NAM probe (ML289) derived from a closely related mGlu5 PAM

  • Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2012 Jun 15;22(12):3921-5. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2012.04.112.
Douglas J Sheffler 1 Cody J Wenthur Joshua A Bruner Sheridan J S Carrington Paige N Vinson Kiran K Gogi Anna L Blobaum Ryan D Morrison Mitchell Vamos Nicholas D P Cosford Shaun R Stauffer J Scott Daniels Colleen M Niswender P Jeffrey Conn Craig W Lindsley
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  • 1 Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Abstract

Herein we report the discovery and SAR of a novel metabotropic glutamate receptor 3 (mGlu(3)) NAM probe (ML289) with 15-fold selectivity versus mGlu(2). The mGlu(3) NAM was discovered via a 'molecular switch' from a closely related, potent mGlu(5) positive allosteric modulator (PAM), VU0092273. This NAM (VU0463597, ML289) displays an IC(50) value of 0.66 μM and is inactive against mGlu(5).

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