Abstract
Lithium salts (Li) are used to treat bipolar disorder patients. Li inhibits inositol-monophosphatase (IMPase)-1. Calbindin D28k (calbindin) and S100B enhance IMPase-1 activity. We compared our in silico model of the IMPase-1/calbindin complex with the crystal structure of S100B. Although calbindin and S100B have a low sequence homology, they seem to activate IMPase-1 in a similar mode. It is reasonable that molecules interfering with the interaction of IMPase-1 with either of its activators will have Li-like effects.
Original language | American English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2042-2044 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Medicinal Chemistry |
Volume | 58 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 26 Feb 2015 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Drug Discovery
- Molecular Medicine