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

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, April 8 to 14, 2024

    protein coupling specificity at a class A GPCR Jianjun Cao, Arthur Christopoulos, Patrick M. CB1 receptor and the consequences on G protein signalling Melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 1 is microfluidic platform for detecting agonistic peptides that are self-secreted by yeast expressing a G-protein-coupled in next-generation medicines G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs): advances in structures, mechanisms Function Molecular insights into G protein coupling specificity at a class A GPCR Cryo-EM Structure

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, May 1 to 7, 2023

    GPCR Activation and Signaling Constitutive activity of the dopamine (D5 ) receptor, highly expressed protein-coupled receptor. GPCRs in Neuroscience GPCR interactions involving metabotropic glutamate receptors and their relevance G protein-coupled receptors in neurodegenerative diseases and psychiatric disorders. Structural and Molecular Insights into GPCR Function Structural insight into an anti-BRIL Fab as a G-protein-coupled

  • Regulator of G Protein Signaling 20 Correlates with Long Intergenic Non-Coding RNA (lincRNAs)...

    September 2022 Regulator of G Protein Signaling 20 Correlates with Long Intergenic Non-Coding RNA (lincRNAs Interestingly, RGS (Regulators of G protein signaling) proteins, which negatively regulate GPCR signaling Our analysis further supports the putative function of RGS proteins, particularly RGS20, in cancer." Read more at the source #DrGPCR #GPCR #IndustryNews

  • In Vitro and In Silico Characterization of Kurarinone as a Dopamine D 1A Receptor Antagonist and ...

    Alterations in the expression and/or activity of brain G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) such as dopamine Since studies have indicated that flavonoids can target brain GPCRs and provide neuroprotection via inhibition functional role of kurarinone, an abundant lavandulated flavonoid in Sophora flavescens, on dopamine receptor Functional GPCR assays unfolded the compound's antagonist behavior on D1R (IC50 42.1 ± 0.35 μM) and agonist

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

    including G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs). GPCRs, G proteins, and arrestins on endosomal membranes3,4. Insights into Nuclear G-Protein-Coupled Receptors as Therapeutic Targets in Non-Communicable Diseases Nuclear G-protein-coupled receptors as putative novel pharmacological targets. Internalized TSH receptors en route to the TGN induce local Gs-protein signaling and gene transcription

  • Drug Discovery Picks Up the Pace, Stays on Target

    They include small molecules that conditionally modulate proteins in their functional state; three-dimensional high-throughput drug screening, drug efficacy analyses, and toxicity studies; technologies that stabilize G proteincoupled receptors (GPCRs) to enable the discovery of agonistic biologics; and automated instrumentation Read more at the source #DrGPCR #GPCR #IndustryNews

  • Allosteric ligands control the activation of a class C GPCR heterodimer by acting at the transmembra

    G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are among the most promising drug targets. Specifically controlling the activity of GPCR dimers with ligands is a good approach to clarify their This region corresponds to the sodium ion binding site in class A GPCRs that controls the basal state of the receptors. reveal the possibility of developing allosteric compounds able to specifically modulate the activity of GPCR

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

    protein-coupled receptor GPR84 Function and regulation of GPR84 in human neutrophils Large-scale deorphanization of Nematostella vectensis neuropeptide G protein-coupled receptors supports the independent expansion protein-coupled receptor 141 expressed in myeloid cells functions as an inflammation suppressor The landscape to G protein coupling Reviews, GPCRs, and more Molecular adaptations in response to exercise training family Technologies for the discovery of G protein-coupled receptor-targeting biologics Lipid mediators

  • Structural perspectives on the mechanism of signal activation, ligand selectivity and allosteric...

    on the mechanism of signal activation, ligand selectivity and allosteric modulation in angiotensin receptors Thus, we need to know much more about the structures of receptor-ligand complexes at high resolution. Recently, X-ray structures of both AngII receptors (AT1 and AT2 receptors) bound to peptide and non-peptide , as the basis of ligand selectivity, efficacy, and regulation of the molecular functions of the receptors Read more at the source #DrGPCR #GPCR #IndustryNews

  • Case Report of a Juvenile Patient with Autism Spectrum Disorder with a Novel Combination of Copy...

    One of the CNVs is located on chromosome 4q13.1 in the region of the gene encoding for adhesion G protein-coupled receptor L3 (ADGRL3, former name: latrophilin-3, LPHN3), the other on chromosome 3p26.3 in the region Read more at the source #DrGPCR #GPCR #IndustryNews

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

    GPCR Binders, Drugs, and more Inhibiting a promiscuous GPCR: iterative discovery of bitter taste receptor GPCRs in Cardiology, Endocrinology, and Taste Novel roles for G protein-coupled receptor kinases in cardiac GPCRs in Neuroscience G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) as Potential Therapeutics for Psychiatric Disorders Reviews, GPCRs, and more Heterotrimeric G proteins regulate planarian regeneration and behavior. Vesicle-associated membrane protein 2 is a cargo-selective v-SNARE for a subset of GPCRs.

  • Chemogenetic stimulation of the G i pathway in astrocytes suppresses neuroinflammation

    Engineered G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are commonly used in chemogenetics as designer receptors Although several GPCRs have been studied in astrocytes using a chemogenetic approach, the functional In this study, we evaluated the role of the astrocytic Gi pathway in neuroinflammation using a Gi -coupled

  • Exciting GPCR Events for Next Year! + GPCR Weekly Rocket Launch ⦿ Oct 28 - Nov 3, 2024

    about State transitions of coupled Gi-protein: Insights into internal water channel dynamics within dopamine as a novel desensitization mechanism for G protein-coupled receptors, illustrated by dopamine D2-like receptor 5 (CXCR5) State transitions of coupled Gi-protein: Insights into internal water channel dynamics , temporal and ligand bias of G protein-coupled receptors Ligand bias at the muscarinic acetylcholine Function Native mass spectrometry prescreening of G protein-coupled receptor complexes for cryo-EM structure

  • Extracellular signal-regulated kinases – a potential pathway for GPCR-targeted drug discovery

    Notably, G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), representing the biggest drug target, have been revealed Historically, drug discovery efforts targeting GPCRs focused on G-protein-dependent signaling pathways Recent research has unveiled the emergence of G-protein-independent pathways, particularly those involving significant in drug discovery (Wei et al., 2003). β-arrestins, traditionally seen as terminators of G-protein Independent β-arrestin 2 and G protein-mediated pathways for angiotensin II activation of extracellular

  • β-arrestin1 promotes tauopathy by transducing GPCR signaling, disrupting microtubules and autophagy

    G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) have been shown to play integral roles in Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis However, it is unclear how diverse GPCRs similarly affect Aβ and tau pathogenesis. GPCRs share a common mechanism of action via the β-arrestin scaffolding signaling complexes, which not only serve to desensitize GPCRs by internalization, but also mediate multiple downstream signaling events As signaling via the GPCRs, β2-adrenergic receptor (β2AR), and metabotropic glutamate receptor 2 (mGluR2

  • 📰 GPCR Buzz: August 5-11, 2024 | Top Highlights from DrGPCR University!

    H2 receptor Revealing the graded activation mechanism of neurotensin receptor 1 Intracellular pathways protein-coupled receptor CED-1 in Caenorhabditis elegans Calcium-sensing receptor regulates Kv7 channels via Gi/o protein signalling and modulates excitability of human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived nociceptive-like neurons Methods & Updates in GPCR Research G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) pharmacogenomics Visualization of endogenous G proteins on endosomes and other organelles Reviews, GPCRs, and more Phytocannabinoids

  • Confo Therapeutics Doses First Subjects In Phase 1 Clinical Trial Of CFTX-1554 For The Treatment ...

    Ghent, Belgium – March 10, 2022 – Confo Therapeutics, a leader in the discovery of medicines targeting G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs), today announced that the first subjects have been dosed in the company’s first-in-human trial of their clinical candidate CFTX-1554, a novel inhibitor of the angiotensin II type 2 receptor pharmacokinetics of CFTX-1554 in healthy subjects (NCT05260658). " Read more at the source #DrGPCR #GPCR

  • Recurrent hypoglycemia increases hepatic gluconeogenesis without affecting glycogen metabolism or sy

    rodent model of 3-day recurrent hypoglycemia, we first checked expression of counterregulatory hormone G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs), their inhibitory regulators and downstream enzymes catalyzing glycogen metabolism , gluconeogenesis and lipolysis by qPCR and western blot. Read more at the source #DrGPCR #GPCR #IndustryNews

  • Biphasic activation of β-arrestin 1 upon interaction with a GPCR revealed by methyl-TROSY NMR

    β-arrestins (βarrs) play multifaceted roles in the function of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). βarrs typically interact with phosphorylated C-terminal tail (C tail) and transmembrane core (TM core) of GPCRs changes for βarr activation upon the C tail- and TM core-mediated interactions with a prototypical GPCR This plasticity of βarr conformation in complex with GPCRs engaged in different binding modes may explain

  • Overview of adhesion GPCRs self-activation

    Among the different families of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), adhesion GPCRs (aGPCRs) represent of the Stalk sequence with the transmembrane regions promote their coupling with G-proteins. the selectivity of G-protein coupling using a mouse ADGRL3 receptor without extracellular region as G proteins. From a structural perspective, the -4 position of αH5 was key for the selectivity of G-protein coupling

  • GPCR Weekly Whirlwind: Top Receptor Highlights from Sep 30 - Oct 6, 2024!

    are only a couple of weeks left! Preassembly of specific Gβγ subunits at GABAB receptors through auxiliary KCTD proteins accelerates channel -mediated pathways Postsynaptic Density Proteins and Their Role in the Trafficking of Group I Metabotropic Ligands for the Adenosine A1 Receptor GPCRs in Cardiology, Endocrinology, and Taste Ciliary localization of Prokineticin 2 binding to Prokineticin receptor 1 in zebrafish Coupling and Activation of the β1

  • Newly launched antibody libraries put hard-to-drug targets within reach

    The drugs also target relatively low-hanging fruit: like cytokines or tyrosine kinase receptors. To target hard-to-drug targets like G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), more libraries, including better Read more at the source #DrGPCR #GPCR #IndustryNews

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

    of tethered agonist signaling in adhesion G protein-coupled receptors GPCR Activation and Signaling A-Kinase-Anchoring-Protein Subtypes Differentially Regulate GPCR Signaling and Function in Human Airway GPCRs in Cardiology, Endocrinology, and Taste Regulator of G-protein signaling expression in human intestinal Case Study Constitutive and Conditional Epitope Tagging of Endogenous G-Protein-Coupled Receptors in dyes Structural basis for the ligand recognition and G protein subtype selectivity of kisspeptin receptor

  • Sosei Heptares Enters Antibody Discovery Agreement with Twist Bioscience to Discover and Develop ...

    Discovery Agreement with Twist Bioscience to Discover and Develop Novel Therapeutic Antibodies against GPCR libraries and sophisticated bioinformatics expertise with Sosei Heptares’ world-leading StaR® (stabilized receptor ) platform to generate novel antibody leads to disease-relevant GPCR targets Tokyo, Japan and Cambridge protein-coupled receptors (GPCR) identified by Sosei Heptares." Read more at the source #DrGPCR #GPCR #IndustryNews

  • 📢 GPCR Update: August 19-25, 2024 | Thrilling Announcement: New Pharmacology Course Dates & Exclusive Discounts Inside!

    GPCR Event Spotlight    11th Adhesion GPCR Workshop    Location:  Mexico City Dates:  October 23-25, Homodimerization of CB2 cannabinoid receptor triggered by a bivalent ligand enhances cellular signaling GPCR Binders, Drugs, and more Selenomethionine Promotes Milk Protein and Fat Synthesis and Proliferation Research Genome-wide identification of 769 G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) genes from the marine medaka Papers NEW Emerging Voices in GPCR Biology in Special Issue of Molecular Pharmacology GPCR Events,

  • Increased Anxiety-like Behaviors in Adgra1-/- Male But Not Female Mice are Attributable to...

    Upregulated PSD95 Expression, and Abnormal Activation of the PI3K/AKT/GSK-3β and MEK/ERK Pathways "Adhesion G protein-coupled receptor A1 (ADGRA1) belongs to the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) family, and its Read more at the source #DrGPCR #GPCR #IndustryNews

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

    October 2022 Dimerization of β2-adrenergic receptor is responsible for the constitutive activity subjected to inverse agonism "Dimerization of beta 2-adrenergic receptor (β2-AR) has been observed across various Read more at the source #DrGPCR #GPCR #IndustryNews Subscribe to the Dr. GPCR Newsletter

  • A Chemical Biology Toolbox Targeting the Intracellular Binding Site of CCR9: Fluorescent Ligands ...

    A conserved intracellular allosteric binding site (IABS) has recently been identified at several G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). Starting from vercirnon, an intracellular C-C chemokine receptor type 9 (CCR9) antagonist and previous To chemically induce CCR9 degradation, we then developed the first PROTAC targeting the IABS of GPCRs our CCR9-PROTAC is able to reduce CCR9 levels, thereby offering an unprecedented approach to modulate GPCR

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