| Target
Information |
| Name | 5-hydroxytryptamine 2C receptor |
| Type of target | Successful target |
| Synonyms | 5-HT-2C |
| 5-HT2C receptor |
| 5HT-1C |
| Serotonin receptor |
| Serotonin receptor 2C |
| Disease | Acute ureteric colic [1] |
| Cocaine dependence [2] |
| Motor disorder [3] |
| Schizophrenia [3] |
| Drug(s) | Methysergide |  | Approved | Migraine headaches | [4][5][6][7] |
| Mirtazapine |  | Approved | Depression | [8][9] |
| Nefazodone |  | Approved | Depression | [9][10] |
| Lorcaserin |  | Phase III completed | Obesity | [11][12] |
| SR46349B |  | Phase III completed | Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders; Primary Insomnia; Schizophrenia | [13] |
| PRX00933 |  | Phase II | Obesity, diabetes | [14] |
| Lorcaserin |  | Phase I completed | Drug Abuse | [11][12] |
| 5-HT2C agonist |  | Preclinical | Schizophrenia | [13] |
| BioChemical Class | G-protein coupled receptor (rhodopsin family) |
| Pathway | Calcium signaling pathway |
| Gap junction |
| Neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction |
| UniProt ID | P28335 |
| Function | This is one of the several different receptors for 5- hydroxytryptamine (serotonin), a biogenic hormone that functions as a neurotransmitter, a hormone, and a mitogen. This receptor mediates its action by association with G proteins. |
| Sequence | MVNLRNAVHSFLVHLIGLLVWQCDISVSPVAAIVTDIFNTSDGGRFKFPDGVQNWPALSI
VIIIIMTIGGNILVIMAVSMEKKLHNATNYFLMSLAIADMLVGLLVMPLSLLAILYDYVW
PLPRYLCPVWISLDVLFSTASIMHLCAISLDRYVAIRNPIEHSRFNSRTKAIMKIAIVWA
ISIGVSVPIPVIGLRDEEKVFVNNTTCVLNDPNFVLIGSFVAFFIPLTIMVITYCLTIYV
LRRQALMLLHGHTEEPPGLSLDFLKCCKRNTAEEENSANPNQDQNARRRKKKERRPRGTM
QAINNERKASKVLGIVFFVFLIMWCPFFITNILSVLCEKSCNQKLMEKLLNVFVWIGYVC
SGINPLVYTLFNKIYRRAFSNYLRCNYKVEKKPPVRQIPRVAATALSGRELNVNIYRHTN
EPVIEKASDNEPGIEMQVENLELPVNPSSVVSERISSV
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| Related US Patent | 6,433,175 |
| 6,576,670 |
| 6,638,934 |
| 6,638,936 |
| 6,638,953 |
| Target Validation | Click to Find Target Validation Information. |
| Inhibitor | (+/-)-nantenine |  | [15] |
| (2S)-1- |  | [16] |
| (2S)-1- |  | [16] |
| (2S)-1- |  | [16] |
| (2S)-1- |  | [16] |
| (E)-2- |  | [17] |
| (R,S)-1- |  | [18] |
| (R,S)-1- |  | [18] |
| (R,S)-1- |  | [18] |
| (R,S)-1- |  | [18] |
| (R,S)-1- |  | [18] |
| (S)-1- |  | [18] |
| 1- ( |  | [19] |
| 1- ( |  | [19] |
| 1- ( |  | [19] |
| 1- ( |  | [19] |
| 1- ( |  | [19] |
| 1- ( |  | [19] |
| 1- (2-Dimethylamino-ethyl)-1H-indol-4-ol |  | [20] |
| 1- (2-aminoethyl)-1H-indazol-6-ol |  | [19] |
| 1- (piperazin-1-yl)isoquinoline |  | [21] |
| 1-Butyl-3- (2-dimethylamino-ethyl)-1H-indol-4-ol |  | [20] |
| 2- (piperazin-1-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline |  | [21] |
| 3- (2-Dimethylamino-ethyl)-1-methyl-1H-indol-4-ol |  | [20] |
| 3- (2-Dimethylamino-ethyl)-1H-indol-6-ol |  | [20] |
| 3- (2-Dimethylamino-ethyl)-2-methyl-1H-indol-4-ol |  | [20] |
| 3- (2-Dimethylamino-propyl)-1H-indol-4-ol |  | [20] |
| 3- (2-Pyrrolidin-1-yl-ethyl)-1H-indol-4-ol |  | [20] |
| 3- (3-Dimethylamino-propyl)-1H-indol-4-ol |  | [20] |
| 3-Dimethylaminomethyl-1-methyl-1H-indol-4-ol |  | [20] |
| 3-Dimethylaminomethyl-1H-indol-4-ol |  | [20] |
| 4- (4-butylpiperidin-1-yl)-1-o-tolylbutan-1-one |  | [22] |
| 4- (piperazin-1-yl)-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine |  | [21] |
| 4- (piperazin-1-yl)furo[3,2-c]pyridine |  | [21] |
| 4- (piperazin-1-yl)thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine |  | [21] |
| 4- (piperazin-1-yl)thieno[3,2-c]pyridine |  | [21] |
| 4- (piperazin-1-yl)thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine |  | [21] |
| 5,6-dichloro-3,4-dihydroquinazolin-2-amine |  | [23] |
| 5-MEO-DMT |  | [19] |
| 5-chloro-3,4-dihydroquinazolin-2-amine |  | [23] |
| 5-chloro-4-ethyl-3,4-dihydroquinazolin-2-amine |  | [23] |
| 5-chloro-4-methyl-3,4-dihydroquinazolin-2-amine |  | [23] |
| 5-chloro-N- (pyridin-3-yl)indoline-1-carboxamide |  | [18] |
| 5-hydroxy-alpha-methyltryptamine |  | [19] |
| 5-methoxy-alpha-methyltryptamine |  | [19] |
| 6,7-dichloro-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-3-benzazepine |  | [24] |
| 6- (piperazin-1-yl)-9-propyl-9H-purine |  | [21] |
| 6-bromo-2'-de-N-methylaplysinopsin |  | [25] |
| 6-bromo-8- (piperazin-1-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazine |  | [21] |
| 6-bromoaplysinopsin |  | [25] |
| 6-chloro-N- (pyridin-3-yl)indoline-1-carboxamide |  | [18] |
| 6-methyl-4- (piperazin-1-yl)furo[2,3-d]pyrimidine |  | [21] |
| 7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-6H-furo-[2,3-g][3]benzazepine |  | [24] |
| 7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-6H-furo-[3,2-g][3]benzazepine |  | [24] |
| 8-methoxy-4-methyl-3,4-dihydroquinazolin-2-amine |  | [23] |
| APLYSINOPSIN |  | [18] |
| BARETTIN |  | [26] |
| CHLOROPHENYLPIPERAZINE |  | [27] |
| EMD-281014 |  | [28] |
| GR-127935 |  | [29] |
| N- (6-phenoxypyridin-3-yl)-1H-indole-3-carboxamide |  | [30] |
| N- (pyridin-3-yl)indoline-1-carboxamide |  | [18] |
| N-3'-ethylaplysinopsin |  | [25] |
| NELOTANSERIN |  | [31] |
| OCTOCLOTHEPIN |  | [32] |
| PG-01037 |  | [33] |
| PRUVANSERIN |  | [31] |
| RS-102,221 |  | [34] |
| Ro-60-0175, Ro-600175 |  | [16] |
| SB-243213 |  | [30] |
| SB-271046 |  | [35] |
| SEROTONIN |  | [26] |
| VER-2692 |  | [36] |
| VER-3323 |  | [37] |
| VER-5384 |  | [37] |
| VER-5593 |  | [37] |
| VOLINANSERIN |  | [38] |
| WAY-181187 |  | [39] |
| WAY-208466 |  | [40] |
| WAY-466 |  | [41] |
| YM-348 |  | [24] |
| [2- (4-Fluoro-1H-indol-3-yl)-ethyl]-dimethyl-amine |  | [20] |
| cyclo[ (6-bromotryptophan)arginine] |  | [26] |
| Agonist | 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine |  | [42] |
| 5-HT2C agonist |  | [13] |
| Lorcaserin |  | [11][12] |
| PRX00933 |  | [14] |
| SB 243213 |  | [3] |
| Antagonist | BVT 933 |  | [43] |
| LY53857 |  | [44][45][46][7] |
| Methysergide |  | [4][5][6][7] |
| Mirtazapine |  | [8][9] |
| Nefazodone |  | [9][10] |
| Ritanserin |  | [47][48][49][50] |
| SB 206553 hydrochloride |  | [51][52] |
| Binder | SR46349B |  | [13] |
| Multitarget | SR46349B |  | [13] |
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