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CHEMBL1821 Target Snapshot

Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M4 · SINGLE PROTEIN · Homo sapiens

4,225Compounds
597Assays
143Approved Drugs
4,720.0Activities
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As of 2026-09-13

Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M4 shows late clinical disease relevance led by schizophrenia. 2 linked drugs keep the current disease frame grounded. Protein identity stays anchored to UniProt P08173. Start with schizophrenia, then reuse UniProt P08173 as the stable protein anchor across project notes and exports.

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ChEMBL component mapping + Open Targets-ready proxy + ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine 2026-09-13 2 linked drugs
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Disease program
schizophrenia

Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M4 shows late clinical disease relevance led by schizophrenia. 2 linked drugs remain visible in the same block.

Start review with schizophrenia because it currently carries late clinical support. Linked drugs include XANOMELINE, XANOMELINE TARTRATE. This disease block keeps the Open Targets-ready contract explicit while current evidence comes from ChEMBL mechanism and indication mappings.

Disease source · ChEMBL drug mechanism + indication proxy
Late clinical Open Targets-ready proxy 2 linked drugs
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This review treats Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M4 as ChEMBL target CHEMBL1821, mapped to UniProt P08173. Disease framing currently uses the Open Targets-ready proxy contract.

Review anchor
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M4
SINGLE PROTEIN · Homo sapiens
As of 2026-09-13
ChEMBL target ID
CHEMBL1821
Primary anchor for compounds, assays, approvals, and exports
ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine As of 2026-09-13
www.ebi.ac.uk
UniProt accession
P08173
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M4
UniProt accession via ChEMBL component mapping As of 2026-09-13
www.uniprot.org
Disease evidence contract
Open Targets-ready proxy
ChEMBL drug mechanism + indication proxy
ChEMBL drug mechanism + indication proxy As of 2026-09-13
www.ebi.ac.uk

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Protein LabelMuscarinic acetylcholine receptor M4
UniProt AccessionP08173
Component TypeProtein
Sequence Length479 aa

Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M4

Source · UniProt accession via ChEMBL component mapping
Review Cue

How to read this target

Review this target as Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M4, mapped to UniProt P08173. Sequence length is 479 aa.

Mapped IDP08173
Review nameMuscarinic acetylcholine receptor M4
OrganismHomo sapiens
Disease Relevance

Disease Relevance & Evidence Level

Open Targets-ready disease context using the current target-indication evidence contract.

Late clinical Open Targets-ready proxy

Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M4 shows late clinical disease relevance led by schizophrenia.

Late clinical Phase III
schizophrenia
2 linked drugs · 2 direct · 2 efficacy
Linked drugXANOMELINE
Linked drugXANOMELINE TARTRATE
Source · ChEMBL drug mechanism + indication proxy
Review Cue

How to read disease relevance

Start review with schizophrenia because it currently carries late clinical support. Linked drugs include XANOMELINE, XANOMELINE TARTRATE. This disease block keeps the Open Targets-ready contract explicit while current evidence comes from ChEMBL mechanism and indication mappings.

Lead diseaseschizophrenia
Strongest levelLate clinical
Block modeOpen Targets-ready proxy
Clinical Profile

Clinical Phase Distribution

143
Approved
4
Phase III
20
Phase II
Assay Mix

Activity Type Distribution

IC501,247.0
KI2,407.0
EC501,058.0
KD8.0
Lead Set

Top Inhibitors (by pChEMBL)

ChEMBL IDpChEMBLTypeValue (nM)Phase
CHEMBL3545181 10.4 IC50 0.03981 Approved
CHEMBL5201074 10.28 Kd 0.052 Preclinical
CHEMBL4860528 10.28 Kd 0.052 Preclinical
CHEMBL5206565 10.28 Kd 0.052 Preclinical
CHEMBL5207281 10.28 Kd 0.052 Preclinical
CHEMBL71124 10.15 Ki 0.07 Preclinical
CHEMBL2114068 10.05 Ki 0.09 Preclinical
CHEMBL1354199 10.01 Ki 0.098 Approved
CHEMBL517712 9.98 Ki 0.104 Approved
CHEMBL1910856 9.94 Ki 0.115 Clinical
Distribution

pChEMBL Value Distribution

192
5.0
339
5.5
653
6.0
369
6.5
430
7.0
172
7.5
102
8.0
87
8.5
57
9.0
8
9.5
pChEMBL
Approved Drugs

Approved Drugs

XANOMELINE
CHEMBL21536
Approved 2024
PITOLISANT HYDROCHLORIDE
CHEMBL4164059
Approved 2016
CARIPRAZINE HYDROCHLORIDE
CHEMBL2024517
Approved 2015
ACLIDINIUM BROMIDE
CHEMBL551466
Approved 2012
TIOTROPIUM BROMIDE
CHEMBL3545181
Approved 2004
SOLIFENACIN
CHEMBL1734
Approved 2004
DARIFENACIN
CHEMBL1346
Approved 2004
TROSPIUM CHLORIDE
CHEMBL3084748
Approved 2004
DESLORATADINE
CHEMBL1172
Approved 2001
KETOTIFEN FUMARATE
CHEMBL1633
Approved 1999
KETOTIFEN
CHEMBL534
Approved 1999
TOLTERODINE
CHEMBL1382
Approved 1998
QUETIAPINE
CHEMBL716
Approved 1997
IRINOTECAN
CHEMBL481
Approved 1996
OLANZAPINE
CHEMBL715
Approved 1996
PAROXETINE
CHEMBL490
Approved 1992
SERTRALINE
CHEMBL809
Approved 1991
EBASTINE
CHEMBL305660
Approved 1990
CLOZAPINE
CHEMBL42
Approved 1989
CLOMIPRAMINE
CHEMBL415
Approved 1989
ASTEMIZOLE
CHEMBL296419
Approved 1988
MITOXANTRONE
CHEMBL58
Approved 1987
OXYMETAZOLINE
CHEMBL762
Approved 1986
SULCONAZOLE
CHEMBL1221
Approved 1985
AMIODARONE
CHEMBL633
Approved 1985
PENTAMIDINE
CHEMBL55
Approved 1984
CYCLIZINE
CHEMBL648
Approved 1982
GENTIAN VIOLET
CHEMBL64894
Approved 1982
ECONAZOLE
CHEMBL808
Approved 1982
DEXCHLORPHENIRAMINE
CHEMBL1201353
Approved 1981
AMOXAPINE
CHEMBL1113
Approved 1980
MAPROTILINE
CHEMBL21731
Approved 1980
SULOCTIDIL
CHEMBL404849
Approved 1979
SCOPOLAMINE
CHEMBL569713
Approved 1979
TAMOXIFEN
CHEMBL83
Approved 1977
CLEMASTINE
CHEMBL1626
Approved 1977
OXYBUTYNIN
CHEMBL1231
Approved 1975
MICONAZOLE
CHEMBL91
Approved 1974
PERHEXILINE
CHEMBL75880
Approved 1974
ACETYLCHOLINE
CHEMBL667
Approved 1973
DIMENHYDRINATE
CHEMBL1200406
Approved 1972
CARBACHOL
CHEMBL14
Approved 1972
CARBAMOYLCHOLINE
CHEMBL965
Approved 1972
DROPERIDOL
CHEMBL1108
Approved 1970
DOXEPIN
CHEMBL1628227
Approved 1969
DIPHENIDOL
CHEMBL936
Approved 1967
DIPHENIDOL HYDROCHLORIDE
CHEMBL1529
Approved 1967
NORTRIPTYLINE
CHEMBL445
Approved 1964
THIORIDAZINE
CHEMBL479
Approved 1962
CYPROHEPTADINE
CHEMBL516
Approved 1961
Assay Landscape

Assay Landscape

600
Total Assays
1,340
Tested Compounds
4
Assay Types
Binding — 413 assays, 1,340 compounds
BAO Format Assays Compounds Avg pChEMBL
single protein format 221 162 6.3
cell-based format 181 570 6.6
cell membrane format 8 209 6.8
assay format 3 399 6.7
Functional — 178 assays, 646 compounds
BAO Format Assays Compounds Avg pChEMBL
cell-based format 128 574 6.6
assay format 44 45 6.8
single protein format 5 27 6.0
tissue-based format 1 0
ADME — 8 assays, 1 compounds
BAO Format Assays Compounds Avg pChEMBL
cell-based format 6 1 5.6
single protein format 2 0
Unassigned — 1 assays, 0 compounds
BAO Format Assays Compounds Avg pChEMBL
assay format 1 0

Confidence Score Distribution

Source · ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine