Identification of Potent and Selective Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Receptor Agonists

Review
In: Probe Reports from the NIH Molecular Libraries Program [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Center for Biotechnology Information (US); 2010.
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Excerpt

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) is a heterodimeric glycoprotein hormone that regulates thyroid homeostasis upon interaction with the TSH receptor (TSHR). TSH binds to the TSH receptor, which couples preferentially to the G-alpha (s) (Gs) protein, resulting in activation of adenylate cyclase and increase in cyclic adenosine 3′, 5′ monophosphate (cAMP). In this report, we describe the discovery and SAR studies of a series of dihydroquinazolin-4-ones as TSHR agonists. ML109 (CID-25246343) is the first selective and orally available small-molecule TSHR agonist, and the probe will be a useful pharmacological tool to study TSHR biology in thyroidal and extrathyroidal tissues.

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