Synonyms: compound 8 [PMID: 33033186] | NMDAR/TRPM4 inhibitor 8
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Brophenexin is a prototype small molecule that acts to disrupt the interaction between NMDA glutamate receptors (NMDAR) and transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M member 4 (TRPM4) [2]. In extrasynaptic neurons the NMDAR subunits GluN2A and GluN2B interact with the TwinF domain of TRPM4, to form a NMDAR/TRPM4 death signaling complex that mediates NMDA-triggered toxicity and neurodegeneration. This new class of agents have been named collectively as TwinF interface (TI) inhibitors and they are being explored for anti-neurodegenerative/neuroprotective effects [1]. Brophenexin does not alter NMDA-induced calcium signals or NMDAR-mediated inward currents, calcium-activated TRPM4 channel activity, or expression of either protein [2]. Experimental evidence indicates that it acts only as a protein-protein interaction inhibitor.
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