Darren W. Engers

2.2k citations

73 papers · 1.6k indexed · h-index 26

Molecular Biology top 10%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 2%
Organic Chemistry top 10%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Computational Theory and Mathematics top 5%

Co-authors: Craig W. Lindsley Corey R. Hopkins Colleen M. Niswender P. Jeffrey Conn Anna L. Blobaum Alice L. Rodriguez Carrie K. Jones C. David Weaver
Topics: Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (37 papers)Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (36 papers)Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects (18 papers)
Cited by: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Molecular Biology Organic Chemistry
Journals: Journal of Biological Chemistry Journal of NeuroscienceSHILAP Revista de lepidopterología
Partner nations: United States Japan Russia

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Darren W. Engers

69 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Application of Deuterium in an M₁ Positive Allosteric Modulator Back-Up Program: The Discovery of VU6045422 2025 ·ACS Chemical Neuroscience ·Julie L. Engers,(unknown),Changho Han,(unknown),Alison R. Gregro,(unknown),Jonathan W. Dickerson,Weimin Peng,Hyekyung P. Cho,Alice L. Rodriguez,Zixiu Xiang,Olivier Boutaud,C. O’Carroll,Prabuddha Dey,Ethan S. Burstein,Colleen M. Niswender,Jerri M. Rook,P. Jeffrey Conn,Darren W. Engers,Craig W. Lindsley	0
2	Discovery of ONO-2920632 (VU6011887): A Highly Selective and CNS Penetrant TREK-2 (TWIK-Related K+ Channel 2) Preferring Activator In Vivo Tool Compound 2025 ·ACS Chemical Neuroscience ·(unknown),(unknown),H Urata,Masaya Kokubo,Takahiro Mori,(unknown),(unknown),Junya Kato,Joshua M. Wieting,Kevin McGowan,Thomas M. Bridges,Olivier Boutaud,Darren W. Engers,Jerod S. Denton,H. Kurata,Craig W. Lindsley	1
3	Discovery of VU6007496: Challenges in the Development of an M₁ Positive Allosteric Modulator Backup Candidate 2024 ·ACS Chemical Neuroscience ·Julie L. Engers,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Aaron M. Bender,Jonathan W. Dickerson,Weimin Peng,(unknown),Hyekyung P. Cho,Alice L. Rodriguez,Colleen M. Niswender,Sean P. Moran,Zixiu Xiang,Anna L. Blobaum,Olivier Boutaud,(unknown),Darren W. Engers,P. Jeffrey Conn,Craig W. Lindsley	3
4	Discovery of VU6008677: A Structurally Distinct Tricyclic M₄ Positive Allosteric Modulator with Improved CYP450 Profile 2024 ·ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters ·(unknown),(unknown),Julie L. Engers,(unknown),Sichen Chang,Vincent B. Luscombe,Alice L. Rodriguez,Colleen M. Niswender,Thomas M. Bridges,Olivier Boutaud,P. Jeffrey Conn,Darren W. Engers,Craig W. Lindsley,Kayla J. Temple	2
5	Discovery of VU6016235: A Highly Selective, Orally Bioavailable, and Structurally Distinct Tricyclic M₄ Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor Positive Allosteric Modulator (PAM) 2024 ·ACS Chemical Neuroscience ·Julie L. Engers,(unknown),Sichen Chang,Vincent B. Luscombe,Alice L. Rodriguez,Colleen M. Niswender,Hyekyung P. Cho,Michael Bubser,(unknown),Carrie K. Jones,Weimin Peng,Jerri M. Rook,Thomas M. Bridges,Olivier Boutaud,P. Jeffrey Conn,Darren W. Engers,Craig W. Lindsley,Kayla J. Temple	1
6	Discovery of “Molecular Switches” within a Series of mGlu₅ Allosteric Ligands Driven by a “Magic Methyl” Effect Affording Both PAMs and NAMs with In Vivo Activity, Derived from an M₁ PAM Chemotype 2021 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Lisa Barbaro,Alice L. Rodriguez,(unknown),Jonathan W. Dickerson,(unknown),Olivier Boutaud,(unknown),Colleen M. Niswender,P. Jeffrey Conn,Darren W. Engers,Craig W. Lindsley	3
7	Surveying heterocycles as amide bioisosteres within a series of mGlu7 NAMs: Discovery of VU6019278 2019 ·Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Alice L. Rodriguez,Darren W. Engers,Anna L. Blobaum,P. Jeffrey Conn,Colleen M. Niswender,Craig W. Lindsley	14
8	Structure-Activity Relationships, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of the Kir6.2/SUR1-Specific Channel Opener VU0071063 2019 ·Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics ·Sujay V. Kharade,Juan V. Sanchez‐Andrés,(unknown),Elaine L. Shelton,Anna L. Blobaum,Darren W. Engers,(unknown),Prasanna K. Dadi,Louise Lantier,David A. Jacobson,Craig W. Lindsley,Jerod S. Denton	13
9	Discovery of a novel 3,4-dimethylcinnoline carboxamide M4 positive allosteric modulator (PAM) chemotype via scaffold hopping 2019 ·Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters ·Kayla J. Temple,Julie L. Engers,(unknown),Alison R. Gregro,(unknown),Sichen Chang,(unknown),Vincent B. Luscombe,Alice L. Rodriguez,Colleen M. Niswender,Thomas M. Bridges,P. Jeffrey Conn,Darren W. Engers,Craig W. Lindsley	9
10	M1-positive allosteric modulators lacking agonist activity provide the optimal profile for enhancing cognition 2018 ·Neuropsychopharmacology ·Sean P. Moran,Jonathan W. Dickerson,Hyekyung P. Cho,Zixiu Xiang,James Maksymetz,(unknown),Xiaohui Lv,Catherine A. Doyle,(unknown),Colleen M. Niswender,Darren W. Engers,Craig W. Lindsley,Jerri M. Rook,P. Jeffrey Conn	58
11	mGlu ₇ potentiation rescues cognitive, social, and respiratory phenotypes in a mouse model of Rett syndrome 2017 ·Science Translational Medicine ·Rocco G. Gogliotti,(unknown),Nicole M. Fisher,J. Paige Adams,Rocio Zamorano,Adam G. Walker,Anna L. Blobaum,Darren W. Engers,Corey R. Hopkins,J. Scott Daniels,Carrie K. Jones,Craig W. Lindsley,Zixiu Xiang,P. Jeffrey Conn,Colleen M. Niswender	63
12	Synthesis and evaluation of 4,6-disubstituted pyrimidines as CNS penetrant pan-muscarinic antagonists with a novel chemotype 2017 ·Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters ·Aaron M. Bender,Rebecca L. Weiner,Vincent B. Luscombe,Hyekyung P. Cho,Colleen M. Niswender,Darren W. Engers,Thomas M. Bridges,P. Jeffrey Conn,Craig W. Lindsley	2
13	Discovery of a novel 2,4-dimethylquinoline-6-carboxamide M4 positive allosteric modulator (PAM) chemotype via scaffold hopping 2017 ·Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters ·(unknown),Julie L. Engers,Sichen Chang,Xiaoyan Zhan,Rebecca L. Weiner,Vincent B. Luscombe,Alice L. Rodriguez,Hyekyung P. Cho,Colleen M. Niswender,Thomas M. Bridges,P. Jeffrey Conn,Darren W. Engers,Craig W. Lindsley	14
14	Activation of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 7 Is Required for Induction of Long-Term Potentiation at SC-CA1 Synapses in the Hippocampus 2015 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·(unknown),Adam G. Walker,Dipanwita Ghose,Brad A. Grueter,Darren W. Engers,(unknown),Craig W. Lindsley,Zixiu Xiang,P. Jeffrey Conn,Colleen M. Niswender	37
15	Discovery and Characterization of a Potent and Selective Inhibitor of Aedes aegypti Inward Rectifier Potassium Channels 2014 ·PLoS ONE ·Rene Raphemot,Matthew F. Rouhier,Daniel R. Swale,Emily Days,C. David Weaver,Kimberly M. Lovell,(unknown),Darren W. Engers,(unknown),Corey R. Hopkins,Peter M. Piermarini,Jerod S. Denton	42
16	Synthesis and structure–activity relationships of a novel and selective bone morphogenetic protein receptor (BMP) inhibitor derived from the pyrazolo[1.5-a]pyrimidine scaffold of Dorsomorphin: The discovery of ML347 as an ALK2 versus ALK3 selective MLPCN probe 2013 ·Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters ·Darren W. Engers,Audrey Y. Frist,Craig W. Lindsley,Charles C. Hong,Corey R. Hopkins	71
17	Identification and Characterization of a Compound That Protects Cardiac Tissue from Human Ether-à-go-go-related Gene (hERG)-related Drug-induced Arrhythmias 2012 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·F Potet,(unknown),(unknown),Corey R. Hopkins,Raghav Venkataraman,Svetlana Z. Stepanovic,L. Michelle Lewis,Emily Days,Veniamin Y. Sidorov,Darren W. Engers,Beiyan Zou,David Afshartous,Alfred L. George,Courtney Campbell,Jeffrey R. Balser,Min Li,Franz Baudenbacher,Craig W. Lindsley,C. David Weaver,Sabina Kupershmidt	21
18	The Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 4-Positive Allosteric Modulator VU0364770 Produces Efficacy Alone and in Combination with l-DOPA or an Adenosine 2A Antagonist in Preclinical Rodent Models of Parkinson’s Disease 2011 ·Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics ·Carrie K. Jones,Michael Bubser,Analisa D. Thompson,Jonathan W. Dickerson,N. Turle-Lorenzo,Marianne Amalric,Anna L. Blobaum,Thomas M. Bridges,Ryan D. Morrison,Satyawan Jadhav,Darren W. Engers,(unknown),(unknown),J. Scott Daniels,Craig W. Lindsley,Corey R. Hopkins,P. Jeffrey Conn,Colleen M. Niswender	81
19	Discovery of molecular switches within the ADX-47273 mGlu5 PAM scaffold that modulate modes of pharmacology to afford potent mGlu5 NAMs, PAMs and partial antagonists 2010 ·Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters ·(unknown),Darren W. Engers,Colleen M. Niswender,Alice L. Rodriguez,Daryl F. Venable,P. Jeffrey Conn,Craig W. Lindsley	37
20	Recent progress in the development of mGluR4 positive allosteric modulators for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. 2009 ·PubMed ·Craig W. Lindsley,Colleen M. Niswender,Darren W. Engers,Corey R. Hopkins	29

About Darren W. Engers

Darren W. Engers is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Organic Chemistry, having authored 73 papers that have together received 1.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (37 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (36 papers) and Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects (18 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (831 citations), Molecular Biology (1.0k citations) and Organic Chemistry (265 citations). Darren W. Engers has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Japan and Russia. Frequent co-authors include Craig W. Lindsley, Corey R. Hopkins, Colleen M. Niswender, P. Jeffrey Conn, Anna L. Blobaum, Alice L. Rodriguez, Carrie K. Jones, C. David Weaver, J. Scott Daniels and Hyekyung P. Cho. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Neuroscience and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

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