Design and Synthesis of a Series of L-trans-4-Substituted Prolines as Selective Antagonists for the Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors Including Functional and X-ray Crystallographic Studies of New Subtype Selective Kainic Acid Receptor Subtype 1 (GluK1) Antagonist (2S,4R)-4-(2-Carboxyphenoxy)pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic Acid

Niels Krogsgaard-Larsen, Claudia Delgar, Karina Koch, Patricia M G E Brown, Charlotte Møller, Liwei Han, Tri Hien Viet Huynh, Stinne Wessel Hansen, Birgitte Nielsen, Derek Bowie, Darryl S Pickering, Jette Sandholm Jensen Kastrup, Karla Andrea Frydenvang, Lennart Bunch

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    Abstract

    Ionotropic glutamate receptor antagonists are valuable tool compounds for studies of neurological pathways in the central nervous system. On the basis of rational ligand design, a new class of selective antagonists, represented by (2S,4R)-4-(2-carboxyphenoxy)pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid (1b), for cloned homomeric kainic acid receptors subtype 1 (GluK1) was attained (Ki = 4 μM). In a functional assay, 1b displayed full antagonist activity with IC50 = 6 ± 2 μM. A crystal structure was obtained of 1b when bound in the ligand binding domain of GluK1. A domain opening of 13-14° was seen compared to the structure with glutamate, consistent with 1b being an antagonist. A structure-activity relationship study showed that the chemical nature of the tethering atom (C, O, or S) linking the pyrrolidine ring and the phenyl ring plays a key role in the receptor selectivity profile and that substituents on the phenyl ring are well accommodated by the GluK1 receptor.

    Original languageEnglish
    JournalJournal of Medicinal Chemistry
    Volume60
    Issue number1
    Pages (from-to)441-457
    Number of pages17
    ISSN0022-2623
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 12 Jan 2017

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