Molecular mechanism of the wake-promoting agent TAK-925

Abstract The OX2 orexin receptor (OX2R) is a highly expressed G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) in the brain that regulates wakefulness and circadian rhythms in humans. Antagonism of OX2R is a proven therapeutic strategy for insomnia drugs, and agonism of OX2R is a potentially powerful approach for...

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Main Authors: Jie Yin, Yanyong Kang, Aaron P. McGrath, Karen Chapman, Megan Sjodt, Eiji Kimura, Atsutoshi Okabe, Tatsuki Koike, Yuhei Miyanohana, Yuji Shimizu, Rameshu Rallabandi, Peng Lian, Xiaochen Bai, Mack Flinspach, Jef K. De Brabander, Daniel M. Rosenbaum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30601-3