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Discovery of the First Druggable GPR52 Antagonist to Treat Huntington's Disease.
Journal of medicinal chemistry - 28 Jan 2021
Komatsu Hidetoshi
Abstract excerpt
GPR52 is an orphan G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) highly expressed in the brain, especially in the striatum, and represents an emerging therapeutic target for Huntington's disease (HD), an incurable monogenic neurodegenerative disorder caused by the mutation of the huntingtin (mHTT) gene. This Viewpoint discusses the discovery, published in this journal, that a highly potent and specific GPR52 antagonist was...
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