ISRIB

ISRIB
Clinical data
ATC code none
Identifiers
ChemSpider 30773985
Chemical and physical data
Formula C22H24Cl2N2O4
Molar mass 451.34 g/mol
3D model (Jmol) Interactive image

ISRIB, (an acronym for Integrated Stress Response inhibitor), is an experimental drug which reverses the effects of eIF2α phosphorylation with an IC50 of 5nM. It was discovered by a group at the University of California through a semi-automated screening of a large library of small molecules. It has also been shown to inhibit eIF2α phosphorylation-induced stress granule (SG) formation.[1] Since eIF2α phosphorylation is known to be involved in memory formation, ISRIB was tested to see whether it would be active in vivo, and was found to readily cross the blood-brain barrier, with a half-life of 8 hours. Subsequent testing found ISRIB to produce significant nootropic effects in mice, as measured by enhancement of spatial and fear-associated learning in standard water maze and conditioned environment tests.[2]

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References

  1. Sidrauski, Carmela; McGeachy, Anna M.; Ingolia, Nicholas T.; Walter, Peter (26 February 2015). "The small molecule ISRIB reverses the effects of eIF2α phosphorylation on translation and stress granule assembly". 4: e05033. doi:10.7554/eLife.05033. PMC 4341466Freely accessible. PMID 25719440. Retrieved 13 September 2016 via elifesciences.org.
  2. Sidrauski, C.; Acosta-Alvear, D.; Khoutorsky, A.; Vedantham, P.; Hearn, B. R.; Li, H.; Gamache, K.; Gallagher, C. M.; Ang, K. K. -H.; Wilson, C.; Okreglak, V.; Ashkenazi, A.; Hann, B.; Nader, K.; Arkin, M. R.; Renslo, A. R.; Sonenberg, N.; Walter, P. (2013). "Pharmacological brake-release of mRNA translation enhances cognitive memory". ELife. 2: e00498. doi:10.7554/eLife.00498. PMC 3667625Freely accessible. PMID 23741617.


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