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- 📰 GPCR Weekly News, April 10 to 16, 2023
Structural and Molecular Insights into GPCR Function Function and dynamics of the intrinsically disordered Events, Meetings, and Webinars NEW FREE 7th ERNEST GPCR zoominar (April 20, 2023) SLAS 2023 Building Biology Progressive Technologies and Approaches Revealing Novel GPCR Biology and Drug Development Potential.
- Comparative studies of AlphaFold, RoseTTAFold and Modeller: a case study involving the use of...
We collected the experimentally determined structures of 73 GPCRs from the Protein Data Bank. The predicted models were then aligned with the experimentally solved structures and evaluated by the If only looking at each program's top-scored structure, Modeller had the smallest average modeling RMSD than AlphaFold's 5.53 Å and RoseTTAFold's 6.28 Å, probably since Modeller already included many known structures the NN-based methods were primarily due to the differences in loop prediction compared to the crystal structures
- Activation of the human chemokine receptor CX3CR1 regulated by cholesterol
However, the drug development of CX3CR1 is hampered partially by the lack of structural information. Here, we present two cryo-electron microscopy structures of CX3CR1-Gi1 complexes in ligand-free and CX3CL1 Together with functional data, the structures reveal the key factors that govern the recognition of CX3CL1 smaller conformational change of helix VI upon activation than previously solved class A GPCR-Gi complex structures
- SYnAbs is now officially accredited as a Research Tax Credit by the French Ministry of Higher...
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- 📰 GPCR Weekly News, July 10 to 16, 2023
GPCR Symposium on Structural and Molecular Insights on GPCR Activation! Research Evaluation of Drug Responses to Human β2AR Using Native Mass Spectrometry. psnGPCRdb: The Structure-network Structural and Molecular Insights into GPCR Function ALX/FPR2 Activation by Stereoisomers of D1 Resolvins Structural basis for the ubiquitination of G protein βγ subunits by KCTD5/Cullin3 E3 ligase. NEW MPGPCR Conference (November 15 -17, 2023) Structure, Mechanism, and Drug Interactions of GPCRs, Ion
- Glyco-sulfo hotspots in the chemokine receptor system
first step characterized by the interaction between the extracellular domains of the receptor and the structural body of evidence proposes that O-glycosylation and sulfation are important PTMs in chemokine receptor biology Dissecting the biological relevance of these PTMs requires relevant cells expressing the chemokine receptor Further research will be needed to boost our understanding on the dynamics and biological relevance of
- 📰 GPCR Weekly News, December 11 to 17, 2023
focus on the receptor-binding domain of SARS-CoV-2 Microscopy and spectroscopy approaches to study GPCR structure and function Structural and Molecular Insights into GPCR Function Using AlphaFold and Experimental Structures for the Prediction of the Structure and Binding Affinities of GPCR Complexes via Induced Fit Docking Former execs from Pfizer obesity drug program have started a new biotech with $52M from VC fund ATP Structure Therapeutics - Providing the next generation of high-impact medicines Structure Therapeutics Provides
- Molecular basis for ligand modulation of the cannabinoid CB 1 receptor
New high-resolution structures of CB1 receptor in different functional states have significantly improved In this review, we describe the structural determinants for modulation of CB1 receptors by different LINKED ARTICLES: This article is part of a themed issue on Structure Guided Pharmacology of Membrane
- 📰 GPCR Weekly News, June 19 to 25, 2023
GPCR Symposium on Structural and Molecular Insights on GPCR Activation. Reviews, GPCRs, and more 7TM domain structures of adhesion GPCRs: what's new and what's missing? Structural and Molecular Insights into GPCR Function Structure-Activity Relationship Study of the High-Affinity Structure, Mechanism, and Drug Interactions of GPCRs, Ion Channels, and Transport Proteins (March 24
- Harnessing Deep Mutational Scanning for Enhanced Drug Discovery
resulting phenotype, researchers can identify essential domains and residues crucial for the protein's biological This data can guide the modification of the chemical structure of the lead compounds to improve potency directions will likely focus on enhancing its scalability, accuracy, and applicability across broader biological Another promising development is the application of DMS to a wider array of biological systems, including
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- 📰 GPCR Weekly News, June 12 to 18, 2023
GPCR Symposium on Structural and Molecular Insights on GPCR Activation. Structural snapshots uncover a key phosphorylation motif in GPCRs driving β-arrestin activation. with Granted Patent in Japan Proteros Biostructures GmbH Revolutionizes Metabolic Disorder Treatments Structure 2023). 3rd Annual Meeting IRN I-GPCRNet (October 25 - 27, 2023) GPCR Retreat (November 2 - 4, 2023) Structure
- Transmembrane domains of GPCR dimers – a novel hot spot for drug discovery
domains of GPCR dimers – a novel hot spot for drug discovery G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) can form biologically Structural insights into metabotropic glutamate receptors have shown that the dimerization interface peptide derived from TM5/TM6 of the cannabinoid CB1 receptor (CB1R) which has been shown to alter the structure
- Regulators of G-protein signaling: essential players in GPCR signaling
In addition to the RGS domain, RGS proteins also contain a range of other structural motifs that are studies have revealed that the interaction between RGS proteins and GPCRs is mediated by a range of structural proteins and GPCRs is highly specific and tightly regulated; mutations in the RGS domain and other structural Besides the differences in their structural complexity, some members of the RGS family are selective Zhuang, Y., et al., Structural insights into the human D1 and D2 dopamine receptor signaling complexes
- G protein-coupled receptor signaling: transducers and effectors
This review aims to explore the signaling pathways, dynamic structures, and physiological relevance in As new technologies are developed and applied to studying GPCR structure and their downstream effectors
- 📰 GPCR Weekly News, July 3 to 9, 2023
GPCR Symposium on Structural and Molecular Insights on GPCR Activation is quickly approaching! Structural and Molecular Insights into GPCR Function Dual mechanisms of cholesterol-GPCR interactions Structure, Mechanism, and Drug Interactions of GPCRs, Ion Channels, and Transport Proteins (March 24
- 📰 GPCR Weekly News, July 24 to July 30, 2023
GPCR Symposium on Structural and Molecular Insights on GPCR Activation are available for premium members Structural and Molecular Insights into GPCR Function Ternary model structural complex of C5a, C5aR2, MPGPCR Conference (November 15 -17, 2023) NEW ASCEPT Annual Scientific Meeting (November 20 -23, 2023) Structure
- 📰 GPCR Weekly News, July 31 to August 6, 2023
in many tissues Bispecific Monoclonal Antibodies in Multiple Myeloma: Data from ASH 2022: A Podcast Structural and Molecular Insights into GPCR Function Structural basis for binding of Drosophila Smaug to the GPCR August 10, 2023 X4 Pharmaceuticals Closes $115 Million Loan Facility with Hercules Capital Gene-to-structure MPGPCR Conference (November 15 -17, 2023) ASCEPT Annual Scientific Meeting (November 20 -23, 2023) Structure
- Membrane Lipids Are an Integral Part of Transmembrane Allosteric Sites in GPCRs: A Case Study of...
Allosteric Modulator, ORG27569, and Analogs "A growing number of G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) structures The experimental structures do not usually account for the surrounding lipids, and their apparent contribution
- Self-docking and cross-docking simulations of G protein-coupled receptor-ligand complexes
function into varied GPCR activation states in the absence of extensive resampling of the input GPCR structure Simulations were performed using 37 experimental structures of 11 Class A GPCR crystallized in multiple Therefore, docking performance against GPCR targets can be estimated in advance based on docking target structure activation states, with higher accuracy expected when docking agonists into active state structures and inverse agonists or antagonists into inactive state structures.
- Molecular mechanism of allosteric modulation for the cannabinoid receptor CB1
Here, we report the crystallographic and cryo-electron microscopy structures of the cannabinoid receptor These structures show that ZCZ011 binds to an extrahelical site in the transmembrane 2 (TM2)-TM3-TM4
- GPCR Agonist-to-Antagonist Conversion: Enabling the Design of Nucleoside Functional Switches for...
X-ray crystallographic structures of 2 in complex with two thermostabilized A2AAR constructs were solved Structural analysis revealed that the introduced thiophene modification restricted receptor conformational
- Unlocking the Therapeutic Potential of Previously Undruggable GPCRs
In general, signaling occurs when agonists engage key microswitch structures located in the TM domain Spurred on by new scientific and technological advances related to the understanding of structure and Screening directly identifies leads, and the structure-activity data obtained for the ensemble of candidate Available structural data across the GPCR superfamily is increasing at an exponential rate, alongside Sci Adv, 7. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abg8685 · Structural explanation of the binding and
- In vitro assays for the functional characterization of (psychedelic) substances at the serotonin...
This group of substances demonstrates a broad structural variety, leading to insufficiently described structure-activity relationships, hence illustrating the need for better functional characterization
- APEX2/AUR Biosensor: A Powerful Tool for Protein Interaction and Trafficking
Significant advancements in the cellular biology of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) about a novel This study, published in Nature Chemical Biology, highlights the role of the chaperone protein DNAJC13
- 📰 GPCR Weekly News, December 4 to 10, 2023
beta-arrestin coupling and intracellular trafficking of metabotropic glutamate receptor homo- and heterodimers Structural protein-coupled receptor C3aR1 reveals ligand-mediated biased agonism GPCR Binders, Drugs, and more Design and structural impact of different detergents and nanodiscs on the A2A adenosine receptor Reviews, GPCRs, and more Structure
- 📰 GPCR Weekly News, February 12 to 18, 2024
Molecular Pharmacology of Feeding Behavior Director of Laboratory Operations - Single-molecule Imaging Center Scientific Assistant Postdoctoral Fellowship- Mechanistic Biology Research Scientist Post-Doc position
- 📰 GPCR Weekly News, October 16 to 22, 2023
bioluminescence resonance energy transfer to quantitate cell-surface expression of membrane proteins Structural vitro pharmacology - Crinetics Pharmaceuticals In vivo Antibody Discovery Research Scientist In Vitro Biologist