NOVEL PEPTIDE INHIBITORS OF SEROTONIN 5-HT2C RECEPTOR:PTEN INTERACTION

摘要

The 5-HT 2C receptor is implicated in feeding, obesity, palatable food reward, metabolic disorders, drug addiction, anxiety, stress sensitivity, and depression. Embodiments of the invention are directed to modulation of the 5 -HT 2cR. Certain aspects are directed to therapies for the above referenced conditions. In certain aspects, therapeutic agents are identified that disrupt the 5-HT2cR:PTEN complex activating 5-HT2CR signaling. In certain aspects the complex is disrupted by a disrupter. The disrupter can be a peptide that displaces PTEN from the 5-HT 2cR:PTEN complex or inhibits the formation of the complex.