The cytosolic second messenger D-myo-inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (InsP₃), has the ability to mobilise Ca²⁺ from intracellular stores. Ca²⁺ controls a wide range of cellular processes, such as cell division and proliferation, apoptosis, fertilisation, gene transcription and muscle contraction. A number of potent InsP₃ receptor agonists are currently known; however, no selective InsP₃Rs antagonists have been reported to date. Using the X-ray crystal structure of the mouse type 1 InsP₃R, a range of analogues (below) has been designed with the intention of these compounds acting as competitive InsP₃Rs antagonists. The successful syntheses of these compounds are reported herein.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bl.uk/oai:ethos.bl.uk:551959 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Creators | Bello, Davide |
| Contributors | Conway, Stuart J. |
| Publisher | University of St Andrews |
| Source Sets | Ethos UK |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Source | http://hdl.handle.net/10023/156 |
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