UNC9994 is a β-arrestin-biased dopamine D₂ receptor agonist (β-arrestin EC50 = 50 nM; Emax = 97%) with robust in vivo antipsychotic drug-like activities.
Bilaid C is a tetrapeptide μ-opioid receptor agonist (Ki= 210 nM in HEK293 cell membranes expressing the human receptor) that has been found inPenicillium.1It inhibits forskolin-induced cAMP accumulation by 77% in HEK293 cells expressing the human μ-opioid receptor when used at a concentration of 10 μM. Bilaid C induces inward rectifying potassium channel (Kir) currents in rat locus coeruleus slices that endogenously express high levels of the μ-opioid receptor (EC50= 4.2 μM).
1.Dekan, Z., Sianati, S., Yousuf, A., et al.A tetrapeptide class of biased analgesics from an Australian fungus targets the μ-opioid receptorProc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA116(44)22353-22358(2019)
Potent and selective GPR84 biased agonist (EC50 = 33 nM). Exhibits no significant activity in a panel of 168 other GPCRs. Exhibits bias for G protein signaling pathways. Induces morphological changes in primary murine bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) in a cellular impedance assay, and promotes phagocytosis by M1 polarized U937 cells. Induces migration of primary human monocytes, but has no effect on macrophage chemotaxis.
TRV120055, a Gq-biased agonist, demonstrates a 10-fold higher molecular efficacy when tested against the AT1R-Gq fusion protein in comparison to the AT1R-βarr2 fusion protein.
TRV055 is a Gq-biased ligand of the angiotensin II receptor type 1 (AT1R). TRV055 is efficacious in stimulating cellular Gq-mediated signaling. TRV055 can be used to develop the Gq-biased AT1R agonists.
TRV120056 is a Gq-biased agonist that demonstrates a molecular efficacy ten times greater at the AT1R-Gq fusion protein than at the AT1R-βarr2 fusion protein.