Biology:5-HT1B receptor

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5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 1B also known as the 5-HT1B receptor is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HTR1B gene.[1][2] The 5-HT1B receptor is a 5-HT receptor subtype.[3]

Tissue distribution and function

5-HT1B receptors are widely distributed throughout the central nervous system with the highest concentrations found in the frontal cortex, basal ganglia, striatum, and the hippocampus.[4] The function of the 5-HT1B receptor differs depending upon its location. In the frontal cortex, it is believed to act as a terminal receptor inhibiting the release of dopamine. In the basal ganglia and the striatum, evidence suggests 5-HT signaling acts on an autoreceptor, inhibiting the release of serotonin[5] and decreasing glutamatergic transmission by reducing miniature excitatory postsynaptic potential (mEPSP) frequency,[6] respectively. In the hippocampus, a recent study has demonstrated that activation of postsynaptic 5-HT1B heteroreceptors produces a facilitation in excitatory synaptic transmission which is altered in depression.[7] When the expression of 5-HT1B in human cortex was traced throughout life, significant changes during adolescence were observed, in a way that is strongly correlated with the expression of 5-HT1E.[8]

Outside of the CNS, the 5-HT1B receptor is also expressed on the endothelium of blood vessels, particularly in the meninges.[9] Activation of these receptors results in vasoconstriction. The high distribution of vasoconstrictive 5-HT1B and 5-HT1D receptors around the brain makes them a valuable drug target for the treatment of migraines.[9]

Blocking 5-HT1B receptor signalling also increases the number of osteoblasts, bone mass, and the bone formation rate.[10]

Knockout mice lacking the 5-HT1B gene have been reported to have a higher preference for alcohol, although later studies failed to replicate such abnormalities in alcohol consumption.[11] These mice have also been reported to have a lower measure of anxiety (such as on the elevated plus maze test) and a higher measure of aggression.[11]


Activation of the serotonin 5-HT1B receptor appears to mediate the prosocial effects of entactogens acting as serotonin releasing agents like MDMA in animals.[12][13][14][15] In addition, serotonin 5-HT1B receptor activation appears to mediate the locomotor hyperactivity of these agents.[16][17][18] The serotonin 5-HT1B receptor also appears to be required for the persisting antidepressant- and anxiolytic-like effects as well as acute hypolocomotion of the serotonergic psychedelic and non-selective serotonin receptor agonist psilocybin in animals.[19]

Ligands

Agonists

Partial agonists

Antagonists and inverse agonists

Negative allosteric modulators

Unknown

Genetics

In humans the protein is coded by the gene HTR1B.

A genetic variant in the promoter region, A-161T, has been examined with respect to personality traits and showed no major effect.[28]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Characterization of the human 5-hydroxytryptamine1B receptor". The Journal of Biological Chemistry 267 (9): 5735–8. Mar 1992. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)42612-9. PMID 1348246. 
  2. ↑ "Genetic diversity of the human serotonin receptor 1B (HTR1B) gene". Genomics 72 (1): 1–14. Feb 2001. doi:10.1006/geno.2000.6411. PMID 11247661. 
  3. ↑ "Entrez Gene: HTR1B 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) receptor 1B". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=3351. 
  4. ↑ "5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) receptor 1B, G protein-coupled". https://www.genecards.org/cgi-bin/carddisp.pl?gene=HTR1B. 
  5. ↑ "Serotonin receptors - from molecular biology to clinical applications". Physiological Research 60 (1): 15–25. 2011. doi:10.33549/physiolres.931903. PMID 20945968. 
  6. ↑ "A single in vivo cocaine administration impairs 5-HT(1B) receptor-induced long-term depression in the nucleus accumbens". Journal of Neurochemistry 125 (6): 809–21. Jun 2013. doi:10.1111/jnc.12227. PMID 23452061. 
  7. ↑ "Local potentiation of excitatory synapses by serotonin and its alteration in rodent models of depression". Nature Neuroscience 16 (4): 464–72. Apr 2013. doi:10.1038/nn.3355. PMID 23502536. 
  8. ↑ "Transitions in the transcriptome of the serotonergic and dopaminergic systems in the human brain during adolescence". European Neuropsychopharmacology 24 (7): 1123–32. Jul 2014. doi:10.1016/j.euroneuro.2014.02.009. PMID 24721318. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Mechanisms of action of the 5-HT1B/1D receptor agonists". Archives of Neurology 59 (7): 1084–1088. July 2002. doi:10.1001/archneur.59.7.1084. PMID 12117355. 
  10. ↑ "Lrp5 controls bone formation by inhibiting serotonin synthesis in the duodenum". Cell 135 (5): 825–37. Nov 2008. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2008.09.059. PMID 19041748. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Molecular, pharmacological and functional diversity of 5-HT receptors". Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior 71 (4): 533–54. Apr 2002. doi:10.1016/S0091-3057(01)00746-8. PMID 11888546. 
  12. ↑ "Entactogens: How the Name for a Novel Class of Psychoactive Agents Originated". Front Psychiatry 13. 2022. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2022.863088. PMID 35401275. 
  13. ↑ "MDMA enhances empathy-like behaviors in mice via 5-HT release in the nucleus accumbens". Sci Adv 10 (17). April 2024. doi:10.1126/sciadv.adl6554. PMID 38657057. Bibcode: 2024SciA...10L6554R. 
  14. ↑ "Distinct neural mechanisms for the prosocial and rewarding properties of MDMA". Sci Transl Med 11 (522). December 2019. doi:10.1126/scitranslmed.aaw6435. PMID 31826983. 
  15. ↑ "Systemic enhancement of serotonin signaling reverses social deficits in multiple mouse models for ASD". Neuropsychopharmacology 46 (11): 2000–2010. October 2021. doi:10.1038/s41386-021-01091-6. PMID 34239048. 
  16. ↑ "Behavioral Psychopharmacology of MDMA and MDMA-Like Drugs: A Review of Human and Animal Studies". Addiction Research & Theory (Informa UK Limited) 10 (1): 43–67. 1 January 2002. doi:10.1080/16066350290001704. ISSN 1606-6359. 
  17. ↑ "Serotonin1B receptor activation mimics behavioral effects of presynaptic serotonin release". Neuropsychopharmacology 8 (3): 201–211. May 1993. doi:10.1038/npp.1993.22. PMID 8099482. 
  18. ↑ "Locomotor response to MDMA is attenuated in knockout mice lacking the 5-HT1B receptor". Psychopharmacology (Berlin) 141 (2): 154–161. January 1999. doi:10.1007/s002130050819. PMID 9952039. 
  19. ↑ "ACNP 63rd Annual Meeting: Poster Abstracts P609-P914: P691. The Non-Hallucinogenic Serotonin 1B Receptor is Necessary for the Persisting Behavioral Effects of Psilocybin in Mice". Neuropsychopharmacology 49 (Suppl 1): 418–594 (466). December 2024. doi:10.1038/s41386-024-02013-y. PMID 39643635. 
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 Matthew Baggott, "Advantageous benzofuran compositions for mental disorders or enhancement", US patent 20230150963, published 2023 May 18, assigned to Tactogen
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 Baggott M, "Advantageous benzothiophene compositions for mental disorders or enhancement.", WO patent 2022/010937, published 13 January 2022
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 "The polypharmacology of psychedelics reveals multiple targets for potential therapeutics". Neuron 113 (19): 3129–3142.e9. July 2025. doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2025.06.012. PMID 40683247. https://www.cell.com/cms/10.1016/j.neuron.2025.06.012/attachment/7d8365fe-51f3-4a28-bf40-9999bec837f6/mmc11.pdf. 
  23. ↑ "Simultaneous 5-HT1BR agonist/5-HT6R antagonist action as a potential treatment of Parkinson's disease and its comorbidities". J Pharmacol Exp Ther 392 (2). February 2025. doi:10.1016/j.jpet.2024.100055. PMID 40023605. 
  24. ↑ "Behavioral pharmacology of AR-A000002, a novel, selective 5-hydroxytryptamine(1B) antagonist". The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 304 (3): 1072–84. Mar 2003. doi:10.1124/jpet.102.045468. PMID 12604684. 
  25. ↑ "SB-224289--a novel selective (human) 5-HT1B receptor antagonist with negative intrinsic activity". British Journal of Pharmacology 125 (1): 202–8. Sep 1998. doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0702059. PMID 9776361. 
  26. ↑ "SB-236057-A: a selective 5-HT1B receptor inverse agonist". CNS Drug Reviews 7 (4): 433–44. 2001. doi:10.1111/j.1527-3458.2001.tb00209.x. PMID 11830759. 
  27. ↑ "Dextromethorphan: An update on its utility for neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders". Pharmacol. Ther. 159: 1–22. 2016. doi:10.1016/j.pharmthera.2016.01.016. PMID 26826604. 
  28. ↑ "Allelic variants of the tryptophan hydroxylase (A218C) and serotonin 1B receptor (A-161T) and personality traits". Neuropsychobiology 48 (2): 68–71. 2003. doi:10.1159/000072879. PMID 14504413. 

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