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584 items found for "G-protein coupled receptors (GPCR)"

  • HDX-MS-optimized approach to characterize nanobodies as tools for biochemical and structural ...

    critical component in multiple immune signaling processes and is dependent on activation by Ras and G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) to mediate its cellular roles. that stimulated lipid kinase activity, block Ras activation, and specifically inhibited p101-mediated GPCR

  • The Bile Acid Membrane Receptor TGR5 in Cancer: Friend or Foe?

    September 2022 "The G-protein-coupled bile acid receptor, Gpbar1 or TGR5, is characterized as a membrane receptor specifically activated by bile acids. A series of evidence shows that TGR5 induces protein kinase B (AKT), nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB), activated by cAMP (Epac), and transient receptor potential ankyrin subtype 1 protein (TRPA1) signaling Read more at the source #DrGPCR #GPCR #IndustryNews

  • A Model for the Signal Initiation Complex Between Arrestin-3 and the Src Family Kinase Fgr

    Arrestins regulate a wide range of signaling events, most notably when bound to active G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). Among the known effectors recruited by GPCR-bound arrestins are Src family kinases, which regulate cellular determined the crystal structure of the Fgr SH3 domain at 1.9 Å resolution and developed a model for the GPCR-arrestin

  • GPCR Agonist-to-Antagonist Conversion: Enabling the Design of Nucleoside Functional Switches for...

    October 2022 GPCR Agonist-to-Antagonist Conversion: Enabling the Design of Nucleoside Functional Switches for the A2A Adenosine Receptor "Modulators of the G protein-coupled A2A adenosine receptor (A2AAR) have Structural analysis revealed that the introduced thiophene modification restricted receptor conformational This approach can expand the repertoire of adenosine receptor antagonists that can be designed based Read more at the source #DrGPCR #GPCR #IndustryNews

  • Dynamic recognition of naloxone, morphine and endomorphin1 in the same pocket of µ-opioid receptors

    September 2022 "Morphine, the most widely used analgesic, relieves severe pain by activating the μ-opioid receptor To validate these processes, we employed GIRK4S143T, a MOR-activated Gβγ-protein effector, in combination Read more at the source #DrGPCR #GPCR #IndustryNews

  • Do You Believe AI Could Accelerate Drug Discovery?

    Its groundbreaking ability to accurately predict protein structures is transformative for identifying G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are major drug targets, yet their complex and dynamic structures By using machine learning, AF2 can accurately predict the 3D structures of GPCRs with atomic-level accuracy The AlphaFold database encompasses over 200 million proteins, aiding structural biology, protein design Moreover, advanced AI models like AlphaFold3, which can predict complex protein-molecule interactions

  • From DNA day to GPCR genomics

    Another significant impact of genomics on GPCR research is the elucidation of receptor structure and plays a vital role in activating G-proteins and binding to B-arrestin4. Additionally, there have been recent discoveries of the conformational changes that occur during G-protein The G-protein-coupled receptors in the human genome form five main families. Time-resolved cryo-EM of G protein activation by a GPCR. bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2023.03.20.533387

  • Community guidelines for GPCR ligand bias: IUPHAR review 32

    August 2022 "GPCRs modulate a plethora of physiological processes and mediate the effects of one-third Depending on which ligand activates a receptor, it can engage different intracellular transducers. 'biased signalling' paradigm requires that we now characterize physiological signalling not just by receptors but by ligand-receptor pairs. Read more at the source #DrGPCR #GPCR #IndustryNews

  • Molecular insights into regulation of constitutive activity by RNA editing 5HT2C serotonin receptor

    September 2022 "RNA editing is a process by which post-transcriptional changes of mRNA nucleotides alter protein The 5HT2C serotonin receptor, which undergoes 32 distinct RNA-editing events leading to 24 protein isoforms mechanisms responsible for these effects of RNA editing, we present four active-state 5HT2C-transducer-coupled network located on intracellular loop 2 that is subject to RNA editing, which differentially affects GPCR Read more at the source #DrGPCR #GPCR #IndustryNews

  • Unlocking the Therapeutic Potential of Previously Undruggable GPCRs

    Executive Summary This whitepaper will provide an overview of G Protein-Coupled Receptors (GPCRs) and , leading to the binding and activation of cytosolic effector proteins: the G proteins after which GPCRs are named, and arrestins which both shut off G protein activity and elicit G protein-independent signaling presented by small protein GPCRs is to use small proteins as modalities to target them. GPCRs with small protein ligands are among the receptor groups that have proven to be particularly challenging

  • Pharmacophore-guided Virtual Screening to Identify New β 3 -adrenergic Receptor Agonists

    August 2022 "Abstract The β3 -adrenergic receptor (β3 -AR) is found in several tissues such as adipose Read more at the source #DrGPCR #GPCR #IndustryNews

  • Canonical chemokine receptors as scavenging “decoys”

    In all these situations, chemokines interact with seven-transmembrane chemokine-type G protein-coupled In humans there are approximately 45 chemokines, 19 chemotactic or G-protein coupled chemokine receptors protein-coupled CKRs that bind to the same ligand(s) (Nibbs, R. This study revealed that CCR2 scavenging is independent of G proteins, GRKs, arrestins, as well as clathrin that where shown to couple to GRKs, β-arrestins, or both such as CCR1.

  • Unlocking the Future of Medicine: Advancements in GPCR Research

    , Joshua Levitz, David Eliezer, et al. for their research on Control of G protein-coupled receptor function in response to pathogen infection GPCRs in Oncology and Immunology Systems modeling of oncogenic G-protein Structural and Molecular Insights into GPCR Function Entropy drives the ligand recognition in G-protein-coupled receptor subtype-3 Control of G protein-coupled receptor function via membrane-interacting intrinsically coupled receptors Septerna Secures $150 Million in Series B Financing to Advance Pipeline of Novel GPCR-targeted

  • Helix 8 in chemotactic receptors of the complement system

    triggers the G protein-coupled signaling cascade. crystal structures of inactive C5aR1 in terms of an inverted orientation of helix H8, unobserved in other GPCR An analysis of mutual interactions of subunits in the C5aR1-G protein complex has provided new insights By means of molecular dynamics we explained why C5aR2 cannot transduce signal through the G protein pathway Read more at the source #DrGPCR #GPCR #IndustryNews

  • Mark Schmeizl - Dr. GPCR Podcast

    GPCR podcast is now available! Our guest is Mark Schmeizl! Listen where you get your podcasts https://www.ecosystem.drgpcr.com/dr-gpcr-podcast/ #drgpcr #gpcr #podcast

  • Quantifying the kinetics of GPCR signaling

    Join us and learn how to quantify your kinetic GPCR signaling from the expert himself: Dr. https://www.ecosystem.drgpcr.com/dr-gpcr-virtual-cafe/ #gpcr #drgpcr #virtualcafe

  • Dopamine activates astrocytes in prefrontal cortex via α1-adrenergic receptors

    We find that PFC astrocytes express receptors for dopamine but are unresponsive through the Gs/Gi-cAMP calcium signals in PFC astrocytes are time locked to dopamine release and are mediated by α1-adrenergic receptors active players in dopaminergic signaling in the PFC, contributing to PFC function though neuromodulator receptor Read more at the source #DrGPCR #GPCR #IndustryNews

  • Glyco-sulfo hotspots in the chemokine receptor system

    Glycosylation and sulfation – N-terminal PTMs on chemokine receptors The interaction of chemokine receptors Other examples of O-glycosylation impact on chemokine receptors include the viral receptor US28 (Bagdonaite adenosine 3’-phosphate 5’-phosphosulfate (PAPS) donor to the hydroxyl group of a tyrosine residue of the protein The atypical chemokine receptor 2 (ACKR2), US28 and sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 (S1PR1) also carry Check the original article at https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36729338/ #GPCR #DrGPCR#Ecosystem

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    GPCR Ecosystem paid membership with extra benefits? 🔬Join the #GPCR movement today! ➡️ https://www.ecosystem.drgpcr.com/plans-pricing #gpcr #drgpcr

  • Targeting the M1 muscarinic receptor in neurodegenerative disease

    Translational Sciences Associate Director at Sosei Heptares, recently presented at the Keystone Symposia GPCR performed both at Sosei Heptares and Glasgow University characterizing the role of the muscarinic M1 receptor Read more at the source #DrGPCR #GPCR #IndustryNews

  • Dr. Adriano Marchese - Dr. GPCR Podcast

    GPCR podcast is now available! Our guest is Dr. Adriano Marchese! Learn about his remarkable career and research in #GPCR signaling and trafficking. Listen where you get your podcasts https://www.ecosystem.drgpcr.com/dr-gpcr-podcast/ #drgpcr #gpcr #podcast

  • Dimerization of β2-adrenergic receptor is responsible for the constitutive activity subjected to inv

    November 2022 "Dimerization of beta 2-adrenergic receptor (β2-AR) has been observed across various physiologies Read more at the source #DrGPCR #GPCR #IndustryNews Subscribe to the Dr. GPCR Newsletter HERE

  • Effects of Small Molecule Ligands on ACKR3 Receptors

    August 2022 "Abstract Chemokines such as stromal derived factor 1 and their G protein coupled receptors C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 12 (CXCL12) has two receptors: C-X-C chemokine motif receptor 4 (CXCR4) G proteins and, instead, signals solely through the β-arrestin pathway. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: We are interested in the signaling produced by the G protein coupled receptor Read more at the source #DrGPCR #GPCR #IndustryNews

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News

    Methods & Updates in GPCR Research Quantitation of Plasma Membrane (G Protein-Coupled) Receptor Trafficking A robust antibody discovery platform for difficult-to-express G protein-coupled receptors. Identification and expression analysis of G protein-coupled receptors in the cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii Fusarium graminearum Ste3 G-Protein Coupled Receptor: A Mediator of Hyphal Chemotropism and Pathogenesis "Structural Clarity is Brought to Adhesion G protein Coupled Receptor Tethered Agonism".

  • Dr. Mark Connor - Dr. GPCR Podcast

    GPCR podcast is now available! Our guest is Dr. Mark Connor! Learn more about #GPCRs and life as an academic wearing different hats. Listen nowhere you get your podcasts. https://www.ecosystem.drgpcr.com/dr-gpcr-podcast/ #gpcr #drgpcr

  • GPCR Buzz of the Week | Sep 23 - 29, 2024

    mechanosensing   Postdoctoral Position Postdoctoral research position Adhesion GPCRs The G Protein-Coupled activation of β-adrenergic receptors using a spatially restricted antagonist GPCR Binders, Drugs, and in Oncology and Immunology Aberrant hormone receptors regulate a wide spectrum of endocrine tumors G protein coupled receptor transcripts in human immune cells and platelets Methods & Updates in GPCR Research G protein-coupled receptors and their ligands in animal domestication The repertoire of G-protein-coupled

  • Co-activation of GPCRs facilitate GIRK-dependent current

    One potent form of inhibition is mediated by the activation of two inhibitory G protein-coupled receptors Each of these receptors activates G protein-coupled inwardly rectifying potassium (GIRK) channels. KEY POINTS: Inhibitory D2 and GABAB receptors modulate dopamine neuron activity through shared G protein-coupled Results demonstrate that the activity of either G protein-coupled receptor system must be considered in the context of other G protein-coupled receptors."

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News

    Quantification of changes in human islet G protein-coupled receptor mRNA expression in obesity. Alterations in mouse visceral adipose tissue mRNA expression of islet G-protein-coupled receptor ligands GPCRs in Oncology and Immunology Germinal Center-Related G Protein-Coupled Receptors in Antibody-Mediated Cryo-EM structure of G-protein-coupled receptor GPR17 in complex with inhibitory G protein. Current Technologies To Understand G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Molecular Pharmacology.

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