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ReviewDrug discovery today2021

Design of bivalent ligands targeting putative GPCR dimers.

Boshi Huang, Celsey M St Onge, Hongguang Ma, Yan Zhang

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Review in Drug discovery today, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. The World of GPCR dimers - Mapping dopamine receptor DComputational and structural biotechnology journal · 2023
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  20. HomodimerMedical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Boshi HuangDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, 800 E. Leigh Street, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
Celsey M St OngeDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, 800 E. Leigh Street, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
Hongguang MaDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, 800 E. Leigh Street, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
Yan ZhangDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, 800 E. Leigh Street, Richmond, VA 23298, USA. Electronic address: yzhang2@vcu.edu.
Virginia Commonwealth University · US

Funding

Mu Opioid Receptor Modulator Development to Treat Opioid Use DisorderUH3DA050311 · NIDA · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI ZHANG, YAN · 2023 to 2025
$4.3M
Non-peptide Mu Opioid Receptor Selective AntagonistsR01DA024022 · NIDA · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI ZHANG, YAN · 2009 to 2019
$3.5M
Bivalent Ligands as Chemical Probes to Study Opioid Abuse-enhanced HIV InfectionR01DA044855 · NIDA · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI HAUSER, KURT F, ZHANG, YAN · 2017 to 2021
$2.7M
Novel fentanyl derivatives as counteracting agents against fentanylUG3DA050311 · NIDA · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI ZHANG, YAN · 2019 to 2020
$2.2M
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA024022NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA044855NIDA NIH HHS UG3 DA050311NIDA NIH HHS UH3 DA050311
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) have been exploited as primary targets for drug discovery, and GPCR dimerization offers opportunities for drug design and disease treatment. An important strategy for targeting putative GPCR dimers is the use of bivalent ligands, which are single molecules that contain two pharmacophores connected through a spacer. Here, we discuss the selection of pharmacophores, the optimal length and chemical composition of the spacer, and the choice of spacer attachment points to the pharmacophores. Furthermore, we review the most recent advances (from 2018 to the present) in the design, discovery and development of bivalent ligands. We aim to reveal the state-of-the-art design strategy for bivalent ligands and provide insights into future opportunities in this promising field of drug discovery.

Indexed as

Drug DesignDrug DiscoveryHumansLigandsProtein MultimerizationReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledTechnology, PharmaceuticalLigandsReceptors, G-Protein-Coupled

Identifiers

PMID33075471
PMCPMC7856001
OpenAlexW3092958825

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