New small molecule fluorescent probes for G protein-coupled receptors : valuable tools for drug discovery

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are essential signaling proteins and tractable therapeutic targets. To develop new drug candidates, GPCR drug discovery programs require versatile, sensitive pharmacological tools for ligand binding and compound screening. With the availability of new imaging modalities and proximity-based ligand binding technologies, fluorescent ligands offer many advantages and are increasingly being used, yet labeling small molecules remains considerably more challenging relative to peptides. Focusing on recent fluorescent small molecule studies for family A GPCRs, this review addresses some of the key challenges, synthesis approaches and structure-activity relationship considerations, and discusses advantages of using high-resolution GPCR structures to inform conjugation strategies. While no single approach guarantees successful labeling without loss of affinity or selectivity, the choice of fluorophore, linker type and site of attachment have proved to be critical factors that can significantly affect their utility in drug discovery programs, and as discussed, can sometimes lead to very unexpected results.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Future medicinal chemistry - 13(2021), 1 vom: 23. Jan., Seite 63-90

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Conner, Joshua W [VerfasserIn]
Poole, Daniel P [VerfasserIn]
Jörg, Manuela [VerfasserIn]
Veldhuis, Nicholas A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

40D3SCR4GZ
50-56-6
76I7G6D29C
Buprenorphine
Drug discovery
Fatty Acids
Fluorescent Dyes
Fluorophore
G protein-coupled receptors
Journal Article
Ligand binding
Ligands
Morphine
Oxytocin
Pharmacology
Receptor trafficking
Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 16.08.2021

Date Revised 16.08.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.4155/fmc-2019-0327

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM318847841