TABLE 1

Summary of affinity and cooperativity estimates for class C GPCR allosteric modulators binding to mGlu5 in HEK293A-mGlu5-low cells and cortical neurons, determined from [3H]methoxy-PEPy inhibition binding assays

Data represent the mean ± S.E.M. from the indicated number (n) of independent experiments performed in duplicate. pKB is the negative logarithm of the allosteric modulator equilibrium dissociation constant; logα is the logarithm of the cooperativity factor for the interaction between indicated ligands and [3H]methoxy-PEPy.

Target SelectivityapKBbLogα
LigandTargetTarget pKBHEK293A-mGlu5-LownCortical NeuronsnHEK293A-mGlu5-LowCortical Neurons
VU0424465mGlu5 PAM-agonist8.27n.d.8.2727.54 ± 0.426n.a.−0.59 ± 0.14
CPCCOEtmGlu1 NAM5.31c2.24.90 ± 0.1065.03 ± 0.373−0.54 ± 0.06−0.64 ± 0.07
VU0483605mGlu1 PAM6.02 ± 0.14d0.356.48 ± 0.173n.d.−0.17 ± 0.06n.d.
BINAmGlu2 PAM6.48e304.69 ± 0.256n.d.n.a.n.d.
ML337mGlu3 NAM7.10e235.67 ± 0.2236.29 ± 0.163−0.23 ± 0.07−0.23 ± 0.01
PHCCCmGlu4 PAM5.59e0.855.63 ± 0.1166.23 ± 0.263−0.33 ± 0.03−0.46 ± 0.06
AZ12216052mGlu8 PAM5.43 ± 0.12d0.815.38 ± 0.1355.81 ± 0.093−0.38 ± 0.08−0.59 ± 0.09
CinacalcetCaSR PAM6.39 ± 0.05c814.35 ± 0.1065.12 ± 0.234n.a.n.a.
NPS2143CaSR NAM6.66 ± 0.04c375.08 ± 0.023n.d.−0.36 ± 0.09n.d.
GS39783GABAB PAM4.68e0.086.27 ± 0.336n.d.−0.18 ± 0.04n.d.
CGP7930GABAB PAM4.48e0.634.78 ± 0.1164.90 ± 0.293−0.34 ± 0.11−0.48 ± 0.08
  • n.a. denotes not applicable, as data were best fitted to a competitive model; n.d., not determined.

  • a Ratio of affinity for target relative to mGlu5, where a ratio <1 indicates greater affinity for mGlu5 than target receptor.

  • b Affinity values for cinacalcet, BINA, and VU0424465 (in HEK293A-mGlu5-low) are pKi.

  • c Literature-reported pKi estimate for CPCCOEt (Lavreysen et al., 2003) and pKB estimates for cinacalcet and NPS2143 (Leach et al., 2016).

  • d pKB estimates from analysis of iCa2+ mobilization curves in mGlu1 or mGlu8 expressing HEK293A cells (see Supplementary Fig. S2).

  • e pKB estimates generated from reanalysis of previously reported data (see Supplementary Fig. S2).