New probes of the agonist binding site of metabotropic glutamate receptors

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2001 Jun 18;11(12):1569-72. doi: 10.1016/s0960-894x(01)00158-5.

Abstract

The (2S,4R)- and (2S,4S)-4-hydroxyglutamates activate cloned mGlu(1a), mGlu(2), and mGlu(8a) receptors with different potencies. Best results were obtained with the (2S,4S) isomer being almost as potent as glutamate on mGlu(1a)R and mGlu(8a)R. Data are interpreted on the basis of the binding site model and X-ray structure.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Binding Sites
  • Cell Line
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists / pharmacology*
  • Glutamates / pharmacology
  • Humans
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Probes
  • Protein Binding
  • Protein Isoforms / chemistry
  • Protein Isoforms / metabolism
  • Rats
  • Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate / chemistry*
  • Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate / metabolism*
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Transfection

Substances

  • Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists
  • Glutamates
  • Molecular Probes
  • Protein Isoforms
  • Receptors, Metabotropic Glutamate
  • metabotropic glutamate receptor 2
  • metabotropic glutamate receptor 8
  • metabotropic glutamate receptor type 1
  • hydroxyglutamic acid