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249 items found for "homology modeling"

  • Precise druggability of the PTH type 1 receptor

    prototypic class B GPCR target, and a combination of molecular dynamics simulations and elastic network model-based Here we found a key mechanical site that modulates the collective dynamics of the receptor and used this This study provides a computational pipeline to detect precise druggable sites and identify allosteric modulators

  • Identification of hub genes in the subacute spinal cord injury in rats

    The models of the three gene expression profiles were all for SCI to the thoracic segment of the rat. Module analysis was performed using Cytoscape.

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, June 26 to July 2, 2023

    Adhesion GPCRs A screen of pharmacologically active compounds to identify modulators of the Adgrg6/Gpr126 Modulation of GPCR receptors common to gut inflammatory diseases and neuronal disorders, Alzheimer's Internal and external modulation factors of the orexin system (REVIEW). Structure-based pharmacophore modeling 2. Developing a novel framework for structure-based pharmacophore model generation and selection.

  • Exploring the Breakthroughs in GPCR Research

    research on the Relevance of GPCR dynamics for receptor activation, signalling bias and allosteric modulation G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) dynamics for receptor activation, signalling bias and allosteric modulation Comprehensive Conformational Rearrangements of a G Protein-Coupled Receptor Influence of the Water Model Interactions of the GPR40 Protein with the Lipid Membrane and the Solvent: Rigid versus Flexible Water Models

  • The regulation of PKA signaling in obesity and in the maintenance of metabolic health

    hormones, neurotransmitters and other signaling molecules that bind G-protein coupled receptors (GPCR) to modulate Mouse models have provided invaluable information on the roles for PKA subunits in brain and key metabolic

  • Sweet taste receptor agonists attenuate macrophage IL‐1β expression and eosinophilic inflammation...

    macrophage IL‐1β overproduction, thereby suggesting autophagy regulation as a potential therapeutic modality therapeutic effects of trehalose and saccharin on macrophage IL‐1β production and eosinophilia in the mouse model

  • Artificial intelligence – faster, smarter, cheaper GPCR drug discovery

    ML algorithms typically use traditional ML models, such as decision trees and support vector machines While classical ML models are effective for datasets for which the relevant features are well understood which comprise handcrafted features and simpler models. For this reason, DL models generally require more computational resources (such as powerful GPUs) and Classification: AI models can be used to distinguish GPCRs from non-GPCRs, and to classify GPCRs into

  • Do You Believe AI Could Accelerate Drug Discovery?

    Lyu et al. prospectively docked ultra-large libraries of molecules against unrefined AF2 models of the They found that AF2 models achieved accurate side-chain predictions and successfully docked high-affinity Docking 490 million molecules against the σ2 receptor's AF2 model yielded a 54% hit rate, comparable Moreover, advanced AI models like AlphaFold3, which can predict complex protein-molecule interactions This proprietary nature limits direct access to the model and imposes a cap on daily predictions.

  • Conservation of Allosteric Ligand Binding Sites in G-Protein Coupled Receptors

    Mapping of Alphafold2 generated models of these proteins confirms that the same sites can be identified Results confirm the possibility of specifically targeting these sites across GPCRs for allosteric modulation

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, February 6 to 12, 2023

    Isoform- and ligand-specific modulation of the adhesion GPCR ADGRL3/Latrophilin3 by a synthetic binder Binders, Drugs, and more An antibody-drug conjugate targeting GPR56 demonstrates efficacy in preclinical models Quantitative analysis of sterol-modulated monomer-dimer equilibrium of the β1-adrenergic receptor by pulls off rare IPO, raising $161M 3-drug combo leads to 'unprecedented' response in pancreatic cancer models

  • Overview of adhesion GPCRs self-activation

    Structurally they characterize by a long extracellular region of adhesion-like domains which modulate ADGRG2/GPR64, and ADGRG4/GPR112 were reported in their self-activating state, i.e. a unique activation model selectivity of G-protein coupling using a mouse ADGRL3 receptor without extracellular region as a study model7 Comparison between a predicted model of inactive receptor structure and self-activated Cryo-EM highlighted the different Cryo-EM receptor structures with Gq, Gs, Gi and G12 showed that Gq/Gs have a similar mode

  • CCL25/CCR9 interaction promotes the malignant behavior of salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma via...

    This study aimed to investigate the specific molecular mechanism by which CCR9/CCL25 modulates malignant The effect of CCL25 on the development of SACC in vivo was examined by a xenograft tumor model in nude

  • Unlocking the Therapeutic Potential of Previously Undruggable GPCRs

    Orion’s receptor antagonist analogs have demonstrated powerful efficacies across a range of animal models In an ex vivo human endothelial transmigration model, OB-004 demonstrated an unprecedented level of monocyte In this model, OB-004 showed powerful efficacy, achieving full blockade of monocyte recruitment in response In vivo efficacy of murinized OB-004 (mOB-004) in the thioglycolate (TG) induced peritonitis murine model Demonstration of the in vivo efficacy of a systemically administered antagonist analog in a model

  • Unlocking the Future of Medicine: Advancements in GPCR Research

    ., for their study on   Systems modeling of oncogenic G-protein and GPCR signaling reveals unexpected beige adipocyte formation: Implications for obesity and metabolic health GPCRs in Neuroscience Chronic modulation regulates energy homeostasis in response to pathogen infection GPCRs in Oncology and Immunology Systems modeling treatment based on drug repurposing demonstrates mutation-agnostic efficacy in pre-clinical retinopathy models

  • Identification of A2BAR as a potential target in colorectal cancer using novel fluorescent GPCR...

    Here, using colorectal cancer (CRC) as a model, we explored the gene expression of a panel of GPCRs in fluorescent ligands were effective at monitoring real-time A2BAR receptor labeling using live-imaging modalities

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly Buzz: Exciting Schedule Shifts for Principles of Pharmacology I & II | August 12-18, 2024

    , for their work on Isoquinoline small molecule ligands are agonists and probe-dependent allosteric modulators Pacific abalone Haliotis discus hannai GPCR Binders, Drugs, and more Photo-BQCA: Positive Allosteric Modulators of the M1 Receptor Isoquinoline small molecule ligands are agonists and probe-dependent allosteric modulators LPA3 agonist-producing Bacillus velezensis ADS024 is efficacious in multiple neuroinflammatory disease models

  • 📰 Breaking Down the Latest GPCR Discoveries: a Weekly Update (Nov 27-Dec 3, 2023)

    β-arrestin-1 revealed by 19F NMR spectroscopy Role of protease activated receptor 4 (PAR4) in mouse models proliferation of T-cell lymphoma cells through the enhancement of apoptosis Methods & Updates in GPCR Research Modulating A method for multiple-sequence-alignment-free protein structure prediction using a protein language model Reviews, GPCRs, and more Potential of olfactory neuroepithelial cells as a model to study schizophrenia

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, July 1 to 7, 2024

    for their investigation on Modulation of contextual fear acquisition and extinction by acute and chronic of cognate GPCRs and disrupt downstream intracellular signaling Therapeutic potential of allosteric modulators Neuroscience Neuron specific quantitation of Gαolf expression and signaling in murine brain tissue Modulation cortex Unveiling the therapeutic prospects of EGFR inhibition in rotenone-mediated parkinsonism in rats: Modulation immune balance and ameliorates type 2 diabetes mellitus Methods & Updates in GPCR Research Computational modelling

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, June 17 to 23, 2024

    G-protein coupled receptor-related gene signature through bioinformatics analysis to construct a risk model drug following reverse merger with Avrobio Addex Pharma unveils new mGlu7 receptor negative allosteric modulators TRV045 Data Providing Insight Into Novel Mechanism of Analgesic Effect in Chronic Neuropathic Pain Model and Demonstrating Statistically Significant Anti-Seizure Activity in Epilepsy Models Biophysicists decipher

  • Unlocking Cell's Secrets: Spontaneous β-Arrestin-Membrane Preassociation Drives Receptor-Activation

    Whit this scope, the authors challenged the current model, wich suggest that β-arrestin translocates Based on all the information collected, the authors proposed the following multistep model for receptor-β-arrestin Although this study has limitations, such as the absence of the flexible distal C-tail of βArr2 in the model used, its findings redefine the existing model of receptor-β-arrestin interactions. M., Medel-Lacruz, B., Baidya, M., Makarova, M., Mistry, R., Goulding, J., Drube, J., Hoffmann, C., Owen

  • Transmembrane domains of GPCR dimers – a novel hot spot for drug discovery

    form biologically active homodimers or heterodimers which drive specific signaling pathways that can modulate al. recently provided key insights into GPCR oligomerization and biased signalling, using PAFR as a model Different models of dimer formation have been described for different receptors such as the ‘rolling dimer’ interface model in which multiple dimer conformations co-exist and interconvert (P.M.

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, July 17 to July 23, 2023

    GPCR Symposium on GPCRs as Therapeutic Modalities on September 22nd. Autoproteolysis Event in Adhesion G Protein-Coupled Receptor Latrophilin-3/ADGRL3. mthl1, a potential Drosophila homologue

  • Illuminating GPCR Research: FRET and BRET-Based Sensors Shed Light on Cellular Signaling

    subfamilies such as Gs, Gi/o, Gq/11, and G12/13, which orchestrate downstream signaling events, including the modulation cost of reagents, optimizing sensor expression levels and adapting these systems to disease-relevant models Addressing these hurdles is essential for translating findings from cellular models to clinically relevant development of the BERKY and the ONE-GO biosensors, designed to facilitate their application in disease models

  • Isoforms of GPR35 have distinct extracellular N-termini that allosterically modify...

    To better understand the structural basis for this bias, we examined structural models of GPR35 and conducted of our study provide clues for the future design of isoform-specific GPR35 ligands that selectively modulate

  • Co-activation of GPCRs facilitate GIRK-dependent current

    The heterologous facilitation was modelled based on the known cooperative interaction between the G protein KEY POINTS: Inhibitory D2 and GABAB receptors modulate dopamine neuron activity through shared G protein-coupled

  • Cell Surface Calcium-Sensing Receptor Heterodimers: Mutant Gene Dosage Affects Ca 2+ Sensing but...

    However, the nature of interactions between VFT units and HH bundles, and the impacts of heterozygous or homozygous When the same mutation was present in both VFT domains of receptor dimers, analogous to homozygous neonatal

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, May 29 to June 4, 2023

    GPCRs in Neuroscience DRD1 signaling modulates TrkB turnover and BDNF sensitivity in direct pathway striatal Activity Models of Key GPCR Families in the Central Nervous System: A Tool for Many Purposes. Structure-based pharmacophore modeling 1. Automated random pharmacophore model generation.

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, March 25 to March 31, 2024

    in epithelial cells Profiling the proximal proteome of the activated μ-opioid receptor Computational modelling effects on mouse metabolism Mechanistic insights into sodium ion-mediated ligand binding affinity and modulation analysis Unveiling the therapeutic prospects of EGFR inhibition in rotenone-mediated parkinsonism in rats: Modulation Awards Domain Therapeutics to Present Latest Data on DT-9045, a First-in-class Negative Allosteric Modulator of PAR2 for Immuno-oncology Crinetics Pharmaceuticals gets grant for patent granted for somatostatin modulators

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