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363 items found for "Molecular targeting"

  • GPCR Signaling and mTORC1 Regulation

    The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) senses upstream stimuli to regulate numerous cellular functions complex 1 (mTORC1) is typically observed in human disease and continues to be an important therapeutic target Understanding the upstream regulators of mTORC1 will provide a crucial link to targeting mTORC1 hyperactivated Therefore, understanding the molecular underpinnings of these pathways will undoubtedly be promising

  • Developing the Cannabinoid Receptor 2 (CB2) pharmacopeia: past, present, and future

    CB2 ligand development and progress in optimizing physicochemical properties, understanding advanced molecular pharmacology such as functional selectivity, and clinical evaluation of CB2-targeting compounds."

  • GPCRS: AN ODYSSEY FROM STRUCTURE, SIGNALING AND REGULATION TO THERAPEUTICS

    SNOWBIRD RESORT, UTAH, UNITED STATES The superfamily of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) act as molecular their ability to respond to a highly diverse range of chemical stimuli, they represent the therapeutic targets While GPCRs are considered a well-established field, recent technological advances to dissect the molecular

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, February 13 to 19, 2023

    Octopamine and tyramine signalling in Aedes aegypti: Molecular characterization and insight into potential GPCR Binders, Drugs, and more Novel targets for potential therapeutic use in Diabetes mellitus. Structural and Molecular Insights into GPCR Function Quantitative analysis of sterol-modulated monomer-dimer (June 4 - 8, 2023). 2023 Molecular Pharmacology (GRS) Seminar GRC. (June 10 - 11, 2023).

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    GPCR Event Spotlight Discovery on Target’s 19th Annual GPCR-Based Drug Discovery Targeting G Protein-Coupled MA 📅 October 2 -3, 2024 Come and join top scientists in exploring the latest breakthroughs in GPCR-targeted Emerging Voices in GPCR Biology in Special Issue of Molecular Pharmacology GPCR Events, Meetings, and Webinars September 30 - October 3, 2024 | 22nd Discovery on Target October 2024 | Biologics US 2024   Europe   November 25 - 27, 2024 | 1st Virtual GPCR Forum Conference November 26 - 28, 2024 | GPCRs-Targeted

  • Activation of GPR183 by 7 α,25-Dihydroxycholesterol Induces Behavioral Hypersensitivity through...

    These effects are blocked by the selective small molecule GPR183 antagonist, SAE-14. However, the molecular mechanisms engaged downstream of GPR183 in the spinal cord are not known. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: Using a multi-disciplinary approach, we have characterized the molecular mechanisms

  • Self-docking and cross-docking simulations of G protein-coupled receptor-ligand complexes

    Their abundance and role in nearly all physiological systems make GPCR the largest protein family targeted Ligand discovery aimed at identification of chemical tools and drug leads is aided by molecular docking simulations that allow critical analysis of the potential interactions between small molecules and proteins provided broadly generalizable performance expectations for docking into experimentally-characterized GPCR targets Therefore, docking performance against GPCR targets can be estimated in advance based on docking target

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, May 27 to June 2, 2024

    receptor function, impacting synaptic transmission Orphan receptor GPR88 as a potential therapeutic target receptor heteromer in dopaminergic neurons A new GRAB sensor reveals differences in the dynamics and molecular agonist's efficacy Single transmembrane GPCR modulating proteins: neither single nor simple Structural and Molecular Data from its Phase 2a Obesity Study and Capsule to Tablet PK Study for its Oral Non-Peptide Small Molecule

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, May 6 to 12, 2024

    Stay tuned for our next symposium on GPCRs as Therapeutics Targets on October 11th, 2024. in GPCR Research ONE-GO: Direct detection of context-dependent GPCR activity Author Correction: GPCR molecular cooperative GPCR:G protein interactions that contribute to G protein coupling Reviews, GPCRs, and more Molecular regulation of the glucagon receptor family Technologies for the discovery of G protein-coupled receptor-targeting inflammation, resolution and beyond Exploring GPCR signaling pathway networks as cancer therapeutic targets

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, November 13 to 19, 2023

    Application (ANDA) Litigation PostEra Announces a Research Collaboration with Amgen to Discover Small Molecule February 3 - 7, 2024 | SLAS2024 International Conference and Exhibition March 5 - 7, 2024 | 3rd GPCRs - Targeted Drug Discovery Summit March 23 - 24, 2024 | Ligand Recognition and Molecular Gating Seminar March 24 - 29, 2024 | Ligand Recognition and Molecular Gating Conference April 1 - 4, 2024 | 19th Annual Drug

  • Involvement of various chemokine/chemokine receptor axes in trafficking and oriented locomotion ...

    Chemokines are low molecular weight proteins that their functional activities are achieved by binding Chemokine and chemokine receptors are of the most important and effective molecules in MSC trafficking efficacious impacts on behavior of the MSCs, nonetheless, the exact responsibility of these axes on the targeted

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, February 27 to March 5, 2023

    FSHR activation through small molecule modulators: Mechanistic insights from MD simulations. Structural and Molecular Insights into GPCR Function The activation mechanism and antibody binding mode for its computational antibody drug discovery platform Antiverse identifies therapeutic antibodies targeting (June 4 - 8, 2023). 2023 Molecular Pharmacology (GRS) Seminar GRC. (June 10 - 11, 2023).

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, April 3 to 9, 2023

    The molecular basis of the antidepressant action of the magic mushroom extract, psilocin. Structural and Molecular Insights into GPCR Function Sub-millisecond conformational dynamics of the A2A adenosine receptor revealed by single-molecule FRET. (June 4 - 8, 2023). 2023 Molecular Pharmacology (GRS) Seminar GRC. (June 10 - 11, 2023).

  • The NPXXY Motif Regulates β-Arrestin Recruitment by the CB1 Cannabinoid Receptor

    Background: Activation of signaling effectors by G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) depends on different molecular different conformational changes in response to biased ligands and could therefore participate in a molecular

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, July 24 to July 30, 2023

    GPCR Symposium on Structural and Molecular Insights on GPCR Activation are available for premium members G protein-coupled receptor-mediated membrane targeting of PLCγ2 is essential for neutrophil chemotaxis Structural and Molecular Insights into GPCR Function Ternary model structural complex of C5a, C5aR2, - September 1, 2023) NEW 3rd Transatlantic ECI GPCR Symposium (September 7 - 8, 2023) Discovery On Target (September 25 - 28, 2023) ○ NEW Training Seminar "The Renaissance in GPCRs as Drug Targets: Allosteric

  • GPCRs are not simple on-off switches: deep dive into GPCR-ligand interactions

    GPCR targeting drugs: orthosteric vs allosteric sites Most of the drugs targeting GPCRs bind to the orthosteric Those include the risk of unintended off-target effects, limited selectivity due to closely related receptor binding sites, the inability to target large and diffuse binding sites activated by peptides or proteins to numerous other GPCR-regulated systems such as free fatty acid receptors (FFARs), now regarded as targets Moreover, they have the potential to enhance target selectivity, which can arise from greater sequence

  • Structural dynamics of Smoothened (SMO) in ciliary membrane and its interaction with membrane lipids

    We have carried out MARTINI coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations of SMO in POPC and in ciliary membrane models, respectively, to study the interactions of SMO with cholesterol and other lipid molecules in the ciliary membrane, and to gain molecular-level insights into the role of the primary cilia in

  • Dopamine D 1 receptor-mediated β-arrestin signaling: Insight from pharmacology, biology, behavior...

    We now summarize important pharmacological, molecular, and cellular studies relevant to D1-mediated β-arrestin-related importance of understanding the translatability of cell and animal models to have more precise functional targeting

  • The Adhesion GPCR VLGR1/ADGRV1 Regulates the Ca2+ Homeostasis at Mitochondria-Associated ER Membrane

    Affinity proteomics revealed that in the interactome of VLGR1, molecules are enriched that are associated Our data demonstrate the molecular and functional interaction of VLGR1 with components in MAMs and point

  • An overview of the compartmentalized GPCR Signaling: Relevance and Implications

    Therefore, targeting specific intracellular compartments and signaling pathways associated with GPCRs Furthermore, targeting GPCRs in specific cellular compartments requires precise delivery mechanisms to approaches to overcome barriers related to stability, delivery, interference with GPCR function, and off-target Insights into Nuclear G-Protein-Coupled Receptors as Therapeutic Targets in Non-Communicable Diseases Nuclear G-protein-coupled receptors as putative novel pharmacological targets.

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, December 11 to 17, 2023

    SARS-CoV-2 Microscopy and spectroscopy approaches to study GPCR structure and function Structural and Molecular Conference and Exhibition February 11 - 14, 2024 | 2024 BPS Annual Meeting March 5 - 7, 2024 | 3rd GPCRs - Targeted Drug Discovery Summit March 23 - 24, 2024 | Ligand Recognition and Molecular Gating Seminar March 24 - 29, 2024 | Ligand Recognition and Molecular Gating Conference April 1 - 4, 2024 | 19th Annual Drug

  • Lipid Modulation of a Class B GPCR: Elucidating the Modulatory Role of PI(4,5)P 2 Lipids

    For class B GPCRs, previous molecular dynamics (MD) simulation studies have shown PI(4,5)P2 interacting with the Glucagon receptor (GCGR), which constitutes an important target for diabetes and obesity therapeutics

  • Therapeutic validation of an orphan G protein‐coupled receptor

    is of great importance in order to better understanding human physiology as well as to dissect the molecular GPR84 has been shown to be an attractive target in pro‐inflammatory conditions (Gagnon et al., 2018; GPR84 overexpression in immune cells in a range of pro‐inflammatory disorders renders it a promising target agonist ligands (Pillaiyar et al., 2018) with biased properties which can help to better elucidate the molecular Overall, GPR84 is a promising target to exploit and the investment in better tools to study its function

  • Propranolol: A “Pick and Roll” Team Player in Benign Tumors and Cancer Therapies

    , metastasis, and drug resistance and inflammation, all of which are influenced by the cellular and molecular few more have demonstrated clear improvement when administered in combination with other therapeutic molecules

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, March 27 to April 4, 2023

    Methods & Updates in GPCR Research Discovery and design of G protein-coupled receptor targeting antibodies Investigating the potential of GalR2 as a drug target for neuropathic pain. Structural and Molecular Insights into GPCR Function Predicted Three-Dimensional Structure of the GCR1 December 2022 Addex Raises $5.0 Million in Equity Financing Testing the limits of SMILES-based de novo molecular (June 4 - 8, 2023). 2023 Molecular Pharmacology (GRS) Seminar GRC. (June 10 - 11, 2023).

  • Michel Bouvier appointed Knight of the Ordre national du Québec

    2022 On June 22, 2022, Michel Bouvier, Chief Executive Officer of IRIC, Principal Investigator of the Molecular Pharmacology Research Unit and Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine of

  • GPCR kinases generate an APH1A phosphorylation barcode to regulate amyloid-β generation

    Further molecular dynamics simulation studies reveal an interaction between the βarr2 finger loop domain Collectively, these studies provide insight into the molecular and structural determinants of the APH1A-βarr2

  • Structure of the human galanin receptor 2 bound to galanin and Gq reveals the basis of ligand...

    and to assist structure-based drug design, we used cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) to solve the molecular structure of GALR2 bound to galanin and a cognate heterotrimeric G-protein, providing a molecular view

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