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| Title | Targeting mGlyR with nanobodies for depression. |
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| Journal, issue, pages | Nat Commun, Vol. 17, Issue 1, Page 831, Year 2026 |
| Publish date | Jan 26, 2026 |
Authors | Thibaut Laboute / Stefano Zucca / Omar K Sial / Mansi Sharma / Gloria Brunori / Shikha Singh / K V Nageswar / Haiyong Peng / Christoph Rader / Jérôme Aj Becker / Julie Le Merrer / Appu K Singh / Kirill A Martemyanov / ![]() |
| PubMed Abstract | Development of therapies for neuropsychiatric conditions is one of the greatest challenges of modern medicine. Common limitations of traditional small molecule drugs include poor efficacy, off-target ...Development of therapies for neuropsychiatric conditions is one of the greatest challenges of modern medicine. Common limitations of traditional small molecule drugs include poor efficacy, off-target side effects and difficult druggability of many targets. In this study, we report a different approach deploying small engineered single domain antibodies, known as nanobodies, for the treatment of depression, a prevalent neuropsychiatric condition. We develop highly selective nanobodies for a recently discovered glycine receptor mGlyR crucially linked to pathophysiology of depression. Using a mouse model of stress-induced depression, we show that non-invasive intranasal delivery of nanobody produces rapid and lasting anti-depressant effect. We solve an atomic structure of mGlyR bound to nanobody and use a variety of cell-based approaches to reveal the mechanism of mGlyR modulation and its impact on neural circuitry. These findings support development of biologics for the treatment of intractable brain disorders. |
External links | Nat Commun / PubMed:41588006 / PubMed Central |
| Methods | EM (single particle) |
| Resolution | 3.47 Å |
| Structure data | EMDB-65225, PDB-9vor: |
| Chemicals | ![]() ChemComp-CLR: ![]() ChemComp-PEE: ![]() ChemComp-PIE: |
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Keywords | MEMBRANE PROTEIN / GPCR / orphan receptor / nanobody / RGS proteins / signalling receptor |
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