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Evidence Snapshot

Metabotropic glutamate receptor 8

CHEMBL3228 SINGLE PROTEIN Homo sapiens
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ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine

Target Snapshot 2026-09-14T03:22:37Z
Source · ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine
ChEMBL ChEMBL 36 CHEMBL3228
Identity Layer

Cross-source identity

Keep the review anchor, source IDs, and context contract aligned before reusing this target elsewhere.

This review treats Metabotropic glutamate receptor 8 as ChEMBL target CHEMBL3228, mapped to UniProt O00222. Disease framing currently uses the Open Targets-ready proxy contract.

Review anchor
Metabotropic glutamate receptor 8
SINGLE PROTEIN · Homo sapiens
As of 2026-09-14
ChEMBL target ID
CHEMBL3228
Primary anchor for compounds, assays, approvals, and exports
ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine As of 2026-09-14
www.ebi.ac.uk
UniProt accession
O00222
Metabotropic glutamate receptor 8
UniProt accession via ChEMBL component mapping As of 2026-09-14
www.uniprot.org
Disease evidence contract
Open Targets-ready proxy
ChEMBL drug mechanism + indication proxy
ChEMBL drug mechanism + indication proxy As of 2026-09-14
www.ebi.ac.uk

Reuse the same identifiers in notes, watch rules, exports, and review packs so provenance stays stable across surfaces.

Review-ready Target Rationale

Why Metabotropic glutamate receptor 8 matters

As of 2026-09-14

Metabotropic glutamate receptor 8 is reviewed as Metabotropic glutamate receptor 8 (UniProt O00222); the current evidence base includes 0 approved drugs, 286 compounds, and 109 assays, with lead potency reaching pChEMBL 8.3.

Disease context
Disease signal

Disease relevance is not yet populated for this evidence card.

This disease block keeps the Open Targets-ready contract explicit while current evidence comes from ChEMBL mechanism and indication mappings.

ChEMBL target record
Activity base
Portfolio and assay base

ChEMBL currently tracks 0 approved drugs, 286 compounds, and 109 assays for this target. The dominant activity type is EC50. CHEMBL285843 is the current potency anchor at pChEMBL 8.3.

Use CHEMBL285843 as the tractability anchor when discussing potency (pChEMBL 8.3).

Activity source · ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine
pChEMBL 8.3
Source Guidance

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Review-ready Target Rationale
One-page rationale with as-of-date and attribution

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UniProt Target Context
UniProt accession via ChEMBL component mapping

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Open Protein Context
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Disease Relevance & Evidence Level
ChEMBL drug mechanism + indication proxy

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Open Disease Context

Snapshot State

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286
Total Compounds
109
Total Assays
0
Approved Drugs
IC50: 58.0, KI: 21.0, EC50: 180.0, KD: 1.0
Activity Types

pChEMBL Activity Distribution

Top 5 Inhibitors (by pChEMBL)

Structure Compound pChEMBL Type Phase
No preferred name
CHEMBL285843
 8.3 IC50 —
No preferred name
CHEMBL575060
 8.2 IC50 Clinical
No preferred name
CHEMBL180822
 8.2 Kd —
No preferred name
CHEMBL143210
 7.6 EC50 —
No preferred name
CHEMBL33567
 7.2 EC50 —
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ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine

Target Snapshot 2026-09-14T03:22:37Z
Source · ChEMBL 36 via Core Engine
ChEMBL ChEMBL 36 CHEMBL3228