Issue 83, 2024

Photoswitchable TCB-2 for control of the 5-HT2A receptor and analysis of biased agonism

Abstract

Therapies that target the serotonin 2A receptor (5-HT2AR) are promising. However, probes are needed to better understand the role of 5-HT2AR. Here, we design and synthesize a photoswitch and photoswitchable 5-HT2AR ligand based on highly potent agonist TCB-2 and arylazopyrazole, which also boasts photoswitchable G protein vs. β-arrestin pathway bias.

Graphical abstract: Photoswitchable TCB-2 for control of the 5-HT2A receptor and analysis of biased agonism

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
01 Agu 2024
Accepted
24 Seb 2024
First published
25 Seb 2024
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Chem. Commun., 2024,60, 11956-11959

Photoswitchable TCB-2 for control of the 5-HT2A receptor and analysis of biased agonism

A. J. Esmaeili, P. Montazeri, J. C. Gomez, D. J. Dumervil, F. S. Nezhad and R. C. Steinhardt, Chem. Commun., 2024, 60, 11956 DOI: 10.1039/D4CC03892D

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