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Synthesis and evaluation of novel, selective, functionalized γ-butyrolactones as sigma-2 ligands

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The sigma-2 (σ2) receptor was discovered nearly 40 years ago and was recently identified as the Transmembrane Protein 97 (TMEM97, also known as MAC30 (Meningioma-associated protein)). Aberrant σ2 activity has been linked to diseases and conditions such as schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s disease, neuropathic pain, traumatic brain injury, and cancer. The utility of σ2 as a therapeutic target is currently under investigation in numerous laboratories. Herein, we report on the synthesis and evaluation of a series of novel, functionalized γ-butyrolactones that are potent σ2 receptor ligands.

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Ki determinations for compound binding to Sigma-1, and Sigma-2 were generously provided by the National Institute of Mental Health’s Psychoactive Drug Screening Program, Contract # HHSN-271-2013-00017-C (NIMH PDSP). The NIMH PDSP is directed by Bryan L. Roth at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Project Officer Jamie Driscoll at NIMH, Bethesda MD, USA. For experimental details please refer to the PDSP web site https://pdsp.unc.edu/ims/investigator/web/. The content of this manuscript is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. TPSA and cLogP values were generated using the Dotmatics software suite (Dotmatics LLC The Old Monastery, Windhill Bishops, Stortford Herts, CW23 2ND UK).

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    Kevin M. Blattner & Douglas A. Pippin

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Blass, B.E., Gao, R., Blattner, K.M. et al. Synthesis and evaluation of novel, selective, functionalized γ-butyrolactones as sigma-2 ligands. Med Chem Res 31, 337–349 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00044-021-02831-5

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