Optopharmacological control of endogenous g protein-coupled receptors: An allosteric modulator to control endogenous g protein-coupled receptors with light

P. Gorostiza, C. Goudet, C. Zussy, S. Pittollo, X. Gomez-Santacana, K. Eckelt, X. Rovira, J. Dalton, J. -P. Pin, A. Llobet, J. Giraldo, A. Llebaria

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Abstract

Controlling drug activity with light offers the possibility ofenhancing pharmacological selectivity with spatial and temporalregulation, thus enabling highly localized.Therapeutic effects and precise dosing patterns. We havedeveloped and characterized thefirst photoswitchable allostericmodulator of a G protein–coupled receptor. Alloswitch-1 is selectivefor the metabotropic glutamate receptor mGlu5 and enables theoptical control of endogenous mGlu receptors.
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Neurochemistry
Volume134
Issue numberS1
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2015

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