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The antidepressant drug vilazodone is an allosteric inhibitor of the serotonin transporter.
Nature communications - 20 Aug 2021
Plenge Per, Yang Dongxue, Salomon Kristine, Laursen Louise, Kalenderoglou Iris E, Newman Amy H, Gouaux Eric, Coleman Jonathan A, Loland Claus J
Abstract excerpt
Depression is a common mental disorder. The standard medical treatment is the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). All characterized SSRIs are competitive inhibitors of the serotonin transporter (SERT). A non-competitive inhibitor may produce a more favorable therapeutic profile. Vilazodone is an antidepressant with limited information on its molecular interactions with SERT. Here we use molecular...
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