Publications

Peer-reviewed publications – Prof. Dr. Peter J. Flor

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Novel Inhibitory Site Revealed by XAP044 Mode of Action on the Metabotropic Glutamate 7 Receptor Venus Flytrap Domain.

Cristiano N, Cabayé A, Brabet I, Glatthar R, Tora A, Goudet C, Bertrand HO, Goupil-Lamy A, Flor PJ, Pin JP, McCort-Tranchepain I, Acher FC. J Med Chem. 2024 May 1. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c01924. Online ahead of print. PMID: 38691510

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Blocking Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Subtype 7 via the Venus Flytrap Domain Promotes a Chronic Stress-Resilient Phenotype in Mice.

Estrela KAR, Senninger L, Arndt J, Kabas M, Schmid F, Dillmann L, Auer S, Stepfer T, Flor PJ, Uschold-Schmidt N. Cells. 2022 Jun 2;11(11):1817. doi: 10.3390/cells11111817. PMID: 35681512 Free PMC article.

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Metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 7 controls maternal care, maternal motivation and maternal aggression in mice.

Gryksa K, Mittmann L, Bauer A, Peterlik D, Flor PJ, Uschold-Schmidt N, Bosch OJ. Genes Brain Behav. 2020 Jan;19(1):e12627. doi: 10.1111/gbb.12627. Epub 2019 Dec 14. PMID: 31793148 Free article.

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Pharmacological modulation of metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 and 7 impairs extinction of social fear in a time-point-dependent manner.

Slattery DA, Neumann ID, Flor PJ, Zoicas I. Behav Brain Res. 2017 Jun 15;328:57-61. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2017.04.010. Epub 2017 Apr 7. PMID: 28392321

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Individual differences in stress vulnerability: The role of gut pathobionts in stress-induced colitis.

Langgartner D, Peterlik D, Foertsch S, Füchsl AM, Brokmann P, Flor PJ, Shen Z, Fox JG, Uschold-Schmidt N, Lowry CA, Reber SO. Brain Behav Immun. 2017 Aug;64:23-32. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2016.12.019. Epub 2016 Dec 21. PMID: 28012830

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Type-7 metabotropic glutamate receptors negatively regulate α₁-adrenergic receptor signalling.

Iacovelli L, Di Menna L, Peterlik D, Stangl C, Orlando R, Molinaro G, De Blasi A, Bruno V, Battaglia G, Flor PJ, Uschold-Schmidt N, Nicoletti F. Neuropharmacology. 2017 Feb;113(Pt A):343-353. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2016.10.018. Epub 2016 Oct 18. PMID: 27769854

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Blocking metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 relieves maladaptive chronic stress consequences.

Peterlik D, Stangl C, Bauer A, Bludau A, Keller J, Grabski D, Killian T, Schmidt D, Zajicek F, Jaeschke G, Lindemann L, Reber SO, Flor PJ, Uschold-Schmidt N. Brain Behav Immun. 2017 Jan;59:79-92. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2016.08.007. Epub 2016 Aug 11. PMID: 27524668

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The Emerging Role of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors in the Pathophysiology of Chronic Stress-Related Disorders.

Peterlik D, Flor PJ, Uschold-Schmidt N. Curr Neuropharmacol. 2016;14(5):514-39. doi: 10.2174/1570159x13666150515234920. PMID: 27296643 Free PMC article. Review.

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Relief from detrimental consequences of chronic psychosocial stress in mice deficient for the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 7.

Peterlik D, Stangl C, Bludau A, Grabski D, Strasser R, Schmidt D, Flor PJ, Uschold-Schmidt N. Neuropharmacology. 2017 Mar 15;115:139-148. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2016.04.036. Epub 2016 May 14. PMID: 27188844

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Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Subtype 7 in the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis is Essential for Intermale Aggression.

Masugi-Tokita M, Flor PJ, Kawata M. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2016 Feb;41(3):726-35. doi: 10.1038/npp.2015.198. Epub 2015 Jul 7. PMID: 26149357 Free PMC article.

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AFQ056/mavoglurant, a novel clinically effective mGluR5 antagonist: identification, SAR and pharmacological characterization.

Vranesic I, Ofner S, Flor PJ, Bilbe G, Bouhelal R, Enz A, Desrayaud S, McAllister K, Kuhn R, Gasparini F. Bioorg Med Chem. 2014 Nov 1;22(21):5790-803. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2014.09.033. Epub 2014 Sep 20. PMID: 25316499

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Blocking metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 7 (mGlu7) via the Venus flytrap domain (VFTD) inhibits amygdala plasticity, stress, and anxiety-related behavior.

Gee CE, Peterlik D, Neuhäuser C, Bouhelal R, Kaupmann K, Laue G, Uschold-Schmidt N, Feuerbach D, Zimmermann K, Ofner S, Cryan JF, van der Putten H, Fendt M, Vranesic I, Glatthar R, Flor PJ. J Biol Chem. 2014 Apr 18;289(16):10975-10987. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M113.542654. Epub 2014 Mar 4. PMID: 24596089 Free PMC article.

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Differential roles of mGlu(7) and mGlu(8) in amygdala-dependent behavior and physiology.

Fendt M, Imobersteg S, Peterlik D, Chaperon F, Mattes C, Wittmann C, Olpe HR, Mosbacher J, Vranesic I, van der Putten H, McAllister KH, Flor PJ, Gee CE. Neuropharmacology. 2013 Sep;72:215-23. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2013.04.052. Epub 2013 May 7. PMID: 23664812

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Adult siRNA-induced knockdown of mGlu7 receptors reduces anxiety in the mouse.

O'Connor RM, Thakker DR, Schmutz M, van der Putten H, Hoyer D, Flor PJ, Cryan JF. Neuropharmacology. 2013 Sep;72:66-73. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2013.03.028. Epub 2013 Apr 17. PMID: 23603202

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Differential effects of baclofen and oxytocin on the increased ethanol consumption following chronic psychosocial stress in mice.

Peters S, Slattery DA, Flor PJ, Neumann ID, Reber SO. Addict Biol. 2013 Jan;18(1):66-77. doi: 10.1111/adb.12001. Epub 2012 Nov 6. PMID: 23126471

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Functional monoclonal antibody acts as a biased agonist by inducing internalization of metabotropic glutamate receptor 7.

Ullmer C, Zoffmann S, Bohrmann B, Matile H, Lindemann L, Flor P, Malherbe P. Br J Pharmacol. 2012 Dec;167(7):1448-66. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2012.02090.x. PMID: 22747985 Free PMC article.

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Orthosteric versus allosteric GPCR activation: the great challenge of group-III mGluRs.

Flor PJ, Acher FC. Biochem Pharmacol. 2012 Aug 15;84(4):414-24. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2012.04.013. Epub 2012 Apr 24. PMID: 22554564 Review.

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Pharmacological interference with metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 7 but not subtype 5 differentially affects within- and between-session extinction of Pavlovian conditioned fear.

Toth I, Dietz M, Peterlik D, Huber SE, Fendt M, Neumann ID, Flor PJ, Slattery DA. Neuropharmacology. 2012 Mar;62(4):1619-26. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2011.10.021. Epub 2011 Nov 10. PMID: 22079159

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Pharmacological modulation of mGluR7 with AMN082 and MMPIP exerts specific influences on alcohol consumption and preference in rats.

Bahi A, Fizia K, Dietz M, Gasparini F, Flor PJ. Addict Biol. 2012 Mar;17(2):235-47. doi: 10.1111/j.1369-1600.2010.00310.x. Epub 2011 Mar 11. PMID: 21392179

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Exciting times beyond the brain: metabotropic glutamate receptors in peripheral and non-neural tissues.

Julio-Pieper M, Flor PJ, Dinan TG, Cryan JF. Pharmacol Rev. 2011 Mar;63(1):35-58. doi: 10.1124/pr.110.004036. Epub 2011 Jan 12. PMID: 21228260 Review.

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Metabotropic glutamate receptor 7: at the interface of cognition and emotion.

O'Connor RM, Finger BC, Flor PJ, Cryan JF. Eur J Pharmacol. 2010 Aug 10;639(1-3):123-31. doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2010.02.059. Epub 2010 Apr 2. PMID: 20371242 Review.

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Metabotropic glutamate 7 receptor subtype modulates motor symptoms in rodent models of Parkinson's disease.

Greco B, Lopez S, van der Putten H, Flor PJ, Amalric M. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2010 Mar;332(3):1064-71. doi: 10.1124/jpet.109.162115. Epub 2009 Nov 25. PMID: 19940105

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Selective activation of metabotropic G-protein-coupled glutamate 7 receptor elicits anxiolytic-like effects in mice by modulating GABAergic neurotransmission.

Stachowicz K, Brañski P, Kłak K, van der Putten H, Cryan JF, Flor PJ, Andrzej P. Behav Pharmacol. 2008 Sep;19(5-6):597-603. doi: 10.1097/FBP.0b013e32830cd839. PMID: 18690114

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Amygdaloid metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 7 is involved in the acquisition of conditioned fear.

Siegl S, Flor PJ, Fendt M. Neuroreport. 2008 Jul 16;19(11):1147-50. doi: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e328307f295. PMID: 18596617

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mGluR7 facilitates extinction of aversive memories and controls amygdala plasticity.

Fendt M, Schmid S, Thakker DR, Jacobson LH, Yamamoto R, Mitsukawa K, Maier R, Natt F, Hüsken D, Kelly PH, McAllister KH, Hoyer D, van der Putten H, Cryan JF, Flor PJ. Mol Psychiatry. 2008 Oct;13(10):970-9. doi: 10.1038/sj.mp.4002073. Epub 2007 Aug 21. PMID: 17712315

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Activation of the mGlu7 receptor elicits antidepressant-like effects in mice.

Palucha A, Klak K, Branski P, van der Putten H, Flor PJ, Pilc A. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2007 Nov;194(4):555-62. doi: 10.1007/s00213-007-0856-2. Epub 2007 Jul 12. PMID: 17622518

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Functional role of mGluR1 and mGluR4 in pilocarpine-induced temporal lobe epilepsy.

Pitsch J, Schoch S, Gueler N, Flor PJ, van der Putten H, Becker AJ. Neurobiol Dis. 2007 Jun;26(3):623-33. doi: 10.1016/j.nbd.2007.03.003. Epub 2007 Mar 16. PMID: 17446080

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Night blindness-associated mutations in the ligand-binding, cysteine-rich, and intracellular domains of the metabotropic glutamate receptor 6 abolish protein trafficking.

Zeitz C, Forster U, Neidhardt J, Feil S, Kälin S, Leifert D, Flor PJ, Berger W. Hum Mutat. 2007 Aug;28(8):771-80. doi: 10.1002/humu.20499. PMID: 17405131

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Synthesis and preliminary pharmacological evaluation of the four stereoisomers of (2S)-2-(2'-phosphono-3'-phenylcyclopropyl)glycine, the first class of 3'-substituted trans C1'-2'-2-(2'-phosphonocyclopropyl)glycines.

Marinozzi M, Serpi M, Amori L, Gavilan Diaz M, Costantino G, Meyer U, Flor PJ, Gasparini F, Heckendorn R, Kuhn R, Giorgi G, Hermit MB, Thomsen C, Pellicciari R. Bioorg Med Chem. 2007 May 1;15(9):3161-70. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2007.02.040. Epub 2007 Feb 22. PMID: 17350267

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A selective metabotropic glutamate receptor 7 agonist: activation of receptor signaling via an allosteric site modulates stress parameters in vivo.

Mitsukawa K, Yamamoto R, Ofner S, Nozulak J, Pescott O, Lukic S, Stoehr N, Mombereau C, Kuhn R, McAllister KH, van der Putten H, Cryan JF, Flor PJ. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005 Dec 20;102(51):18712-7. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0508063102. Epub 2005 Dec 9. PMID: 16339898 Free PMC article.

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Metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 7 ablation causes dysregulation of the HPA axis and increases hippocampal BDNF protein levels: implications for stress-related psychiatric disorders.

Mitsukawa K, Mombereau C, Lötscher E, Uzunov DP, van der Putten H, Flor PJ, Cryan JF. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2006 Jun;31(6):1112-22. doi: 10.1038/sj.npp.1300926. PMID: 16237391

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(-)-PHCCC, a positive allosteric modulator of mGluR4: characterization, mechanism of action, and neuroprotection.

Maj M, Bruno V, Dragic Z, Yamamoto R, Battaglia G, Inderbitzin W, Stoehr N, Stein T, Gasparini F, Vranesic I, Kuhn R, Nicoletti F, Flor PJ. Neuropharmacology. 2003 Dec;45(7):895-906. doi: 10.1016/s0028-3908(03)00271-5. PMID: 14573382

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Antidepressant and anxiolytic-like effects in mice lacking the group III metabotropic glutamate receptor mGluR7.

Cryan JF, Kelly PH, Neijt HC, Sansig G, Flor PJ, van Der Putten H. Eur J Neurosci. 2003 Jun;17(11):2409-17. doi: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2003.02667.x. PMID: 12814372

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Neuroprotective activity of metabotropic glutamate receptor ligands.

Flor PJ, Battaglia G, Nicoletti F, Gasparini F, Bruno V. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2002;513:197-223. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4615-0123-7_7. PMID: 12575822 Review.

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In vitro and in vivo characterization of MPEP, an allosteric modulator of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5: review article.

Kuhn R, Pagano A, Stoehr N, Vranesic I, Flor PJ, Lingenhöhl K, Spooren W, Gentsch C, Vassout A, Pilc A, Gasparini F. Amino Acids. 2002;23(1-3):207-11. doi: 10.1007/s00726-001-0130-6. PMID: 12373539 Review.

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[(3)H]-M-MPEP, a potent, subtype-selective radioligand for the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5.

Gasparini F, Andres H, Flor PJ, Heinrich M, Inderbitzin W, Lingenhöhl K, Müller H, Munk VC, Omilusik K, Stierlin C, Stoehr N, Vranesic I, Kuhn R. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2002 Feb 11;12(3):407-9. doi: 10.1016/s0960-894x(01)00767-3. PMID: 11814808

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Increased seizure susceptibility in mice lacking metabotropic glutamate receptor 7.

Sansig G, Bushell TJ, Clarke VR, Rozov A, Burnashev N, Portet C, Gasparini F, Schmutz M, Klebs K, Shigemoto R, Flor PJ, Kuhn R, Knoepfel T, Schroeder M, Hampson DR, Collett VJ, Zhang C, Duvoisin RM, Collingridge GL, van Der Putten H. J Neurosci. 2001 Nov 15;21(22):8734-45. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.21-22-08734.2001. PMID: 11698585 Free PMC article.

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Metabotropic glutamate receptor subtypes as targets for neuroprotective drugs.

Bruno V, Battaglia G, Copani A, D'Onofrio M, Di Iorio P, De Blasi A, Melchiorri D, Flor PJ, Nicoletti F. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2001 Sep;21(9):1013-33. doi: 10.1097/00004647-200109000-00001. PMID: 11524608 Review.

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Discovery and characterization of non-competitive antagonists of group I metabotropic glutamate receptors.

Gasparini F, Floersheim P, Flor PJ, Heinrich M, Inderbitzin W, Ott D, Pagano A, Stierlin C, Stoehr N, Vranesic I, Kuhn R. Farmaco. 2001 Jan-Feb;56(1-2):95-9. doi: 10.1016/s0014-827x(01)01008-4. PMID: 11347975 Review.

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An activity-dependent switch from facilitation to inhibition in the control of excitotoxicity by group I metabotropic glutamate receptors.

Bruno V, Battaglia G, Copani A, Cespédes VM, Galindo MF, Ceña V, Sánchez-Prieto J, Gasparini F, Kuhn R, Flor PJ, Nicoletti F. Eur J Neurosci. 2001 Apr;13(8):1469-78. doi: 10.1046/j.0953-816x.2001.01541.x. PMID: 11328342

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Chiral resolution, pharmacological characterization, and receptor docking of the noncompetitive mGlu1 receptor antagonist (+/-)-2-hydroxyimino- 1a, 2-dihydro-1H-7-oxacyclopropa[b]naphthalene-7a-carboxylic acid ethyl ester.

Ott D, Floersheim P, Inderbitzin W, Stoehr N, Francotte E, Lecis G, Richert P, Rihs G, Flor PJ, Kuhn R, Gasparini F. J Med Chem. 2000 Nov 16;43(23):4428-36. doi: 10.1021/jm0009944. PMID: 11087567

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Metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGlu5) and nociceptive function. I. Selective blockade of mGlu5 receptors in models of acute, persistent and chronic pain.

Walker K, Bowes M, Panesar M, Davis A, Gentry C, Kesingland A, Gasparini F, Spooren W, Stoehr N, Pagano A, Flor PJ, Vranesic I, Lingenhoehl K, Johnson EC, Varney M, Urban L, Kuhn R. Neuropharmacology. 2001;40(1):1-9. doi: 10.1016/s0028-3908(00)00113-1. PMID: 11077065

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Selective blockade of metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 is neuroprotective.

Bruno V, Ksiazek I, Battaglia G, Lukic S, Leonhardt T, Sauer D, Gasparini F, Kuhn R, Nicoletti F, Flor PJ. Neuropharmacology. 2000 Sep;39(12):2223-30. doi: 10.1016/s0028-3908(00)00079-4. PMID: 10974306

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Selective activation of mGlu4 metabotropic glutamate receptors is protective against excitotoxic neuronal death.

Bruno V, Battaglia G, Ksiazek I, van der Putten H, Catania MV, Giuffrida R, Lukic S, Leonhardt T, Inderbitzin W, Gasparini F, Kuhn R, Hampson DR, Nicoletti F, Flor PJ. J Neurosci. 2000 Sep 1;20(17):6413-20. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.20-17-06413.2000. PMID: 10964947 Free PMC article.

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The non-competitive antagonists 2-methyl-6-(phenylethynyl)pyridine and 7-hydroxyiminocyclopropan[b]chromen-1a-carboxylic acid ethyl ester interact with overlapping binding pockets in the transmembrane region of group I metabotropic glutamate receptors.

Pagano A, Ruegg D, Litschig S, Stoehr N, Stierlin C, Heinrich M, Floersheim P, Prezèau L, Carroll F, Pin JP, Cambria A, Vranesic I, Flor PJ, Gasparini F, Kuhn R. J Biol Chem. 2000 Oct 27;275(43):33750-8. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M006230200. PMID: 10934211 Free article.

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Synthesis, molecular modeling and preliminary biological evaluation of 1-amino-3-phosphono-3-cyclopentene-1-carboxylic acid and 1-amino-3-phosphono-2-cyclopentene-1-carboxylic acid, two novel agonists of metabotropic glutamate receptors of group III.

Amori L, Costantino G, Marinozzi M, Pellicciari R, Gasparini F, Flor PJ, Kuhn R, Vranesic I. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2000 Jul 3;10(13):1447-50. doi: 10.1016/s0960-894x(00)00247-x. PMID: 10888329

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(+)-4-phosphonophenylglycine (PPG) a new group III selective metabotropic glutamate receptor agonist.

Gasparini F, Inderbitzin W, Francotte E, Lecis G, Richert P, Dragic Z, Kuhn R, Flor PJ. Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2000 Jun 5;10(11):1241-4. doi: 10.1016/s0960-894x(00)00197-9. PMID: 10866390

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Distinct influence of the group III metabotropic glutamate receptor agonist (R,S)-4-phosphonophenylglycine [(R,S)-PPG] on different forms of neuronal damage.

Henrich-Noack P, Flor PJ, Sabelhaus CF, Prass K, Dirnagl U, Gasparini F, Sauter A, Rudin M, Reymann KG. Neuropharmacology. 2000 Mar 3;39(5):911-7. doi: 10.1016/s0028-3908(99)00256-7. PMID: 10699457

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2-Methyl-6-(phenylethynyl)-pyridine (MPEP), a potent, selective and systemically active mGlu5 receptor antagonist.

Gasparini F, Lingenhöhl K, Stoehr N, Flor PJ, Heinrich M, Vranesic I, Biollaz M, Allgeier H, Heckendorn R, Urwyler S, Varney MA, Johnson EC, Hess SD, Rao SP, Sacaan AI, Santori EM, Veliçelebi G, Kuhn R. Neuropharmacology. 1999 Oct;38(10):1493-503. doi: 10.1016/s0028-3908(99)00082-9. PMID: 10530811

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SIB-1757 and SIB-1893: selective, noncompetitive antagonists of metabotropic glutamate receptor type 5.

Varney MA, Cosford ND, Jachec C, Rao SP, Sacaan A, Lin FF, Bleicher L, Santori EM, Flor PJ, Allgeier H, Gasparini F, Kuhn R, Hess SD, Veliçelebi G, Johnson EC. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 1999 Jul;290(1):170-81. PMID: 10381773

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(R,S)-4-phosphonophenylglycine, a potent and selective group III metabotropic glutamate receptor agonist, is anticonvulsive and neuroprotective in vivo.

Gasparini F, Bruno V, Battaglia G, Lukic S, Leonhardt T, Inderbitzin W, Laurie D, Sommer B, Varney MA, Hess SD, Johnson EC, Kuhn R, Urwyler S, Sauer D, Portet C, Schmutz M, Nicoletti F, Flor PJ. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 1999 Jun;289(3):1678-87. PMID: 10336568

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CPCCOEt, a noncompetitive metabotropic glutamate receptor 1 antagonist, inhibits receptor signaling without affecting glutamate binding.

Litschig S, Gasparini F, Rueegg D, Stoehr N, Flor PJ, Vranesic I, Prézeau L, Pin JP, Thomsen C, Kuhn R. Mol Pharmacol. 1999 Mar;55(3):453-61. PMID: 10051528

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Functional coupling of a human retinal metabotropic glutamate receptor (hmGluR6) to bovine rod transducin and rat Go in an in vitro reconstitution system.

Weng K, Lu C, Daggett LP, Kuhn R, Flor PJ, Johnson EC, Robinson PR. J Biol Chem. 1997 Dec 26;272(52):33100-4. doi: 10.1074/jbc.272.52.33100. PMID: 9407094 Free article.

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Differential presynaptic localization of metabotropic glutamate receptor subtypes in the rat hippocampus.

Shigemoto R, Kinoshita A, Wada E, Nomura S, Ohishi H, Takada M, Flor PJ, Neki A, Abe T, Nakanishi S, Mizuno N. J Neurosci. 1997 Oct 1;17(19):7503-22. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.17-19-07503.1997. PMID: 9295396 Free PMC article.

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Expression cloning of GABA(B) receptors uncovers similarity to metabotropic glutamate receptors.

Kaupmann K, Huggel K, Heid J, Flor PJ, Bischoff S, Mickel SJ, McMaster G, Angst C, Bittiger H, Froestl W, Bettler B. Nature. 1997 Mar 20;386(6622):239-46. doi: 10.1038/386239a0. PMID: 9069281

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A novel splice variant of a metabotropic glutamate receptor, human mGluR7b.

Flor PJ, Van Der Putten H, Rüegg D, Lukic S, Leonhardt T, Bence M, Sansig G, Knöpfel T, Kuhn R. Neuropharmacology. 1997 Feb;36(2):153-9. doi: 10.1016/s0028-3908(96)00176-1. PMID: 9144652

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The C-terminal domain of the mGluR1 metabotropic glutamate receptor affects sensitivity to agonists.

Flor PJ, Gomeza J, Tones MA, Kuhn R, Pin JP, Knöpfel T. J Neurochem. 1996 Jul;67(1):58-63. doi: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1996.67010058.x. PMID: 8667026

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The agonist selectivity of a class III metabotropic glutamate receptor, human mGluR4a, is determined by the N-terminal extracellular domain.

Tones MA, Bendali N, Flor PJ, Knöpfel T, Kuhn R. Neuroreport. 1995 Dec 29;7(1):117-20. PMID: 8742431

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Pharmacological characterization of MCCG and MAP4 at the mGluR1b, mGluR2 and mGluR4a human metabotropic glutamate receptor subtypes.

Knöpfel T, Lukic S, Leonard T, Flor PJ, Kuhn R, Gasparini F. Neuropharmacology. 1995 Aug;34(8):1099-102. doi: 10.1016/0028-3908(95)00111-i. PMID: 8532159

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Molecular cloning, functional expression and pharmacological characterization of the human metabotropic glutamate receptor type 2.

Flor PJ, Lindauer K, Püttner I, Rüegg D, Lukic S, Knöpfel T, Kuhn R. Eur J Neurosci. 1995 Apr 1;7(4):622-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.1995.tb00666.x. PMID: 7620613

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Profiling of trans-azetidine-2,4-dicarboxylic acid at the human metabotropic glutamate receptors mGlu1b, -2, -4a and -5a.

Knöpfel T, Sakaki J, Flor PJ, Baumann P, Sacaan AI, Veliçelebi G, Kuhn R, Allgeier H. Eur J Pharmacol. 1995 Feb 15;288(3):389-92. doi: 10.1016/0922-4106(95)90054-3. PMID: 7774685

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Molecular cloning, functional expression and pharmacological characterization of the human metabotropic glutamate receptor type 4.

Flor PJ, Lukic S, Rüegg D, Leonhardt T, Knöpfel T, Kuhn R. Neuropharmacology. 1995 Feb;34(2):149-55. doi: 10.1016/0028-3908(94)00149-m. PMID: 7617140

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Characterization of the Antirrhinum floral homeotic MADS-box gene deficiens: evidence for DNA binding and autoregulation of its persistent expression throughout flower development.

Schwarz-Sommer Z, Hue I, Huijser P, Flor PJ, Hansen R, Tetens F, Lönnig WE, Saedler H, Sommer H. EMBO J. 1992 Jan;11(1):251-63. doi: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1992.tb05048.x. PMID: 1346760 Free PMC article.

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A conserved base pair within helix P4 of the Tetrahymena ribozyme helps to form the tertiary structure required for self-splicing.

Flor PJ, Flanegan JB, Cech TR. EMBO J. 1989 Nov;8(11):3391-9. doi: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1989.tb08503.x. PMID: 2684642 Free PMC article.

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