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


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.

SUBMITTER: Wold EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6556150 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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

Wold Eric A EA   Chen Jianping J   Cunningham Kathryn A KA   Zhou Jia J  

Journal of medicinal chemistry 20180828 1


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 e  ...[more]

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