(S)-MCPG
Chemical Name: (S)-α-Methyl-4-carboxyphenylglycine
Purity: ≥99%
Biological Activity
(S)-MCPG is an active isomer of (RS)-MCPG. Non-selective group I/group II metabotropic glutamate receptor antagonist.Racemate also available.
Technical Data
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Additional Information
Background References
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Phenylglycine derivatives as metabotropic glutamate receptor antagonists.
Collingridge and Watkins
TiPS, 1994;15:333 -
Effects of the metabotropic glutamate receptor antagonist MCPG on spatial and context-specific learning.
Bordi et al.
Neuropharmacology, 1996;35:1557 -
Stereospecific antagonism by (+)-α-methyl-4-carboxyphenylglycine (MCPG) of 1S,3R-ACPD induced effects in neonatal rat motoneurones and rat thalamic neurones.
Jane et al.
Neuropharmacology, 1993;32:725 -
Structure-activity relationships of new agonists and antagonists of different metabotropic glutamate receptor subtypes.
Sekiyama et al.
Br.J.Pharmacol., 1996;117:1493
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Citations for (S)-MCPG
The citations listed below are publications that use Tocris products. Selected citations for (S)-MCPG include:
24 Citations: Showing 1 - 10
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Augmentation of Ca(2+) signaling in astrocytic endfeet in the latent phase of temporal lobe epilepsy.
Authors: Szokol Et al.
Elife 2015;9:49
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miR-26a and miR-384-5p are required for LTP maintenance and spine enlargement.
Authors: Gu Et al.
Nat Commun 2015;6:6789
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Neuron-glia signaling in developing retina mediated by neurotransmitter spillover.
Authors: Rosa Et al.
J Neurosci 2015;4
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Miro1 Regulates Activity-Driven Positioning of Mitochondria within Astrocytic Processes Apposed to Synapses to Regulate Intracellular Calcium Signaling.
Authors: Stephen Et al.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2015;35:15996
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Regulation of output spike patterns by phasic inhibition in cerebellar granule cells.
Authors: Nieus Et al.
Front Cell Neurosci 2014;8:246
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Striatal DA transmission is subtly modified in human A53Tα-synuclein overexpressing mice.
Authors: Platt Et al.
PLoS One 2012;7:e36397
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Optimization of a GCaMP calcium indicator for neural activity imaging.
Authors: Akerboom Et al.
J Neurosci 2012;32:13819
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Astrocytes mediate in vivo cholinergic-induced synaptic plasticity.
Authors: Navarrete Et al.
PLoS Biol 2012;10:e1001259
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CB1 modulation of temporally distinct synaptic facilitation among local circuit interneurons mediated by N-type calcium channels in CA1.
Authors: Ali
J Neurophysiol 2011;105:1051
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Persistent synapse loss induced by repetitive LTD in developing rat hippocampal neurons.
Authors: Shinoda Et al.
PLoS One 2010;5:e10390
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A novel postsynaptic mechanism for heterosynaptic sharing of short-term plasticity.
Authors: Reissner Et al.
J Neurosci 2010;30:8797
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Activation of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors induces a nitric oxide-dependent long-term depression in rat medial prefrontal cortex.
Authors: Huang and Hsu
Cereb Cortex 2010;20:982
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Regulated release of BDNF by cortical oligodendrocytes is mediated through metabotropic glutamate receptors and the PLC pathway.
Authors: Bagayogo and Dreyfus
ASN Neuro 2009;1
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Potent and specific action of the mGlu1 antagonists YM-298198 and JNJ16259685 on synaptic transmission in rat cerebellar slices.
Authors: Fukunaga Et al.
Br J Pharmacol 2007;151:870
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Two coincidence detectors for spike timing-dependent plasticity in somatosensory cortex.
Authors: Bender Et al.
J Neurosci 2006;26:4166
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Enhanced long-term potentiation during aging is masked by processes involving intracellular calcium stores.
Authors: Kumar and Foster
J Neurophysiol 2004;91:2437
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Metabotropic regulation of intrinsic excitability by synaptic activation of kainate receptors.
Authors: Melyan Et al.
J Neurosci 2004;24:4530
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Prefrontal cortex stimulation induces 2-arachidonoyl-glycerol-mediated suppression of excitation in DA neurons.
Authors: Melis Et al.
J Neurosci 2004;24:10707
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DA controls the firing pattern of DA neurons via a network feedback mechanism.
Authors: Paladini Et al.
Nat Neurosci 2003;100:2866
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Enhancement of glutamate release by L-fucose changes effects of glutamate receptor antagonists on long-term potentiation in the rat hippocampus.
Authors: Matthies Et al.
Learn Mem 2000;7:227
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Synaptically released glutamate reduces gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)ergic inhibition in the hippocampus via kainate receptors.
Authors: Min Et al.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1999;96:9932
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Developmental regulation of spine motility in the mammalian central nervous system.
Authors: Dunaevsky Et al.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1999;96:13438
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Glutamate and gamma-aminobutyric acid mediate a heterosynaptic depression at mossy fiber synapses in the hippocampus.
Authors: Vogt and Nicoll
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1999;96:1118
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Regulation of N-MthD.-aspartate-induced toxicity in the neostriatum: a role for metabotropic glutamate receptors?
Authors: Colwell Et al.
Front Cell Neurosci 1996;93:1200
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