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  • Do You Believe AI Could Accelerate Drug Discovery?

    G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are major drug targets, yet their complex and dynamic structures For the σ2 receptor, AF2 predicted side-chain conformations with an RMSD of 1.1 Å from the crystal structure Docking 490 million molecules against the σ2 receptor's AF2 model yielded a 54% hit rate, comparable For the 5-HT2A receptor, AF2 models showed some variations at key residues, and docking 1.6 billion molecules Functional activity of selected compounds was assessed across 5-HT2A, 5-HT2B, and 5-HT2C receptors, with

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

    and Graeme Milligan for their research on the Regulation of the pro-inflammatory G protein-coupled receptor Alejandra Tomas, et al. for their study on Lipid regulation of the glucagon receptor family Drs. is involved in the resistance of Rhopalosiphum padi to pyrethroids Discovering allatostatin type-C receptor brainstem parabrachial neurons to suppress feeding The C-terminus of the prototypical M2 muscarinic receptor family Technologies for the discovery of G protein-coupled receptor-targeting biologics Lipid mediators

  • Dynamic GPCR activation revealed through time-resolved Cryo-EM

    Human cells express over 800 G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) to facilitate communication with the These receptors respond to a variety of signals by undergoing structural changes that activate internal variability analysis to monitor the transitions of the Gs protein in complex with the β2-adrenergic receptor This interaction significantly increases the receptor’s affinity for GTP, allowing a detailed observation Physiological roles of G protein-coupled receptor kinases and arrestins.

  • Feeder or trigger – CCR2 as a scavenger and regulator of cell migration

    Canonical chemokine receptors – scavenging “decoys” Chemokine receptors coordinate cell migration upon Upon activation, chemokine receptors coupe to the Gαi class of heterotrimeric G proteins, which, in turn The chemokine receptor family comprises 19 canonical chemokine receptors together with 4 atypical chemokine C terminus by G protein receptor kinases (GRKs), specifically GRK2 and GRK3 (A. But why do canonical chemokine receptors have this dual role in physiology?

  • Navigating the Signaling Network: RTK and GPCR Crosstalk Uncovered

    One fascinating aspect of the cellular signaling network is the crosstalk between G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs). The interaction between these two receptor types raises intriguing questions about how their signaling The cross-talk between growth factor receptors and GPCRs is an intriguing area of study. migration assays to investigate the effects of these modifications on key signaling events such as receptor

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, February 12 to 18, 2024

    (GBA) motif Mechanisms of biased agonism by Gαi/o-biased stapled peptide agonists of the relaxin-3 receptor agonists at the cannabinoid CB1 receptor Why classical receptor theory, which ignores allostery, can ACKR3 GPCRs in Cardiology, Endocrinology, and Taste The Role of G Protein-Coupled Receptors and Receptor Kinases in Pancreatic β-Cell Function and Diabetes GPCRs in Neuroscience Voltage tunes mGlu5 receptor function, impacting synaptic transmission The multifaceted role of the CXC chemokines and receptors

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, June 10 to 16, 2024

    , Joshua Levitz for their work on Emerging modes of regulation of neuromodulatory G protein-coupled receptors GPCR Activation and Signaling Emerging modes of regulation of neuromodulatory G protein-coupled receptors adult male mice Methods & Updates in GPCR Research RNA therapeutics in targeting G protein-coupled receptors challenges Structural and Molecular Insights into GPCR Function Structural perspectives on chemokine receptors Pharmacology 2026 GPCR Jobs HIGHLIGHT Principal Scientist, In vitro pharmacology Senior Scientist - Receptor

  • From DNA day to GPCR genomics

    Genomics, in turn, played a crucial role in the discovery and sequencing of the beta-adrenergic receptor Another significant impact of genomics on GPCR research is the elucidation of receptor structure and For example, we know that transmembrane helices move during receptor activation and that the DRY motif Cloning of the gene and cDNA for mammalian beta-adrenergic receptor and homology with rhodopsin. The G-protein-coupled receptors in the human genome form five main families.

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

    Tagged for arrest: 'Barcode' determines receptor's fate. Our next Dr. Molecular insights into peptide agonist engagement with the PTH receptor. How can we improve the measurement of receptor signaling bias? New paradigms in purinergic receptor ligand discovery. The role of G protein conformation in receptor-G protein selectivity.

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, October 30 to November 4, 2023

    endocytic and secretory pathways via MADD, a Rab11A effector that activates Rab27B Targeting of insulin receptor Binding Studies for the Orphan Class A GPCR GPR3 Antimalarial and Plasmodium falciparum serpentine receptor 12 targeting effect of FDA approved purinergic receptor antagonist GPCRs in Cardiology, Endocrinology Signaling Optical Approaches for Investigating Neuromodulation and G Protein-Coupled Receptor Signaling Protocol for identifying physiologically relevant binding proteins of G-protein-coupled receptors Reviews

  • Unlocking the Future of Medicine: Advancements in GPCR Research

    , Cherine Bechara , et al. for their work on Conformational dynamics underlying atypical chemokine receptor Mancinelli , Joshua Levitz , David Eliezer , et al. for their research on Control of G protein-coupled receptor Fluorophore-Labeled Pyrrolones Targeting the Intracellular Allosteric Binding Site of the Chemokine Receptor subtypes Structural insights into ligand recognition, selectivity, and activation of bombesin receptor subtype-3 Control of G protein-coupled receptor function via membrane-interacting intrinsically disordered

  • 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 biosensor shed light on the endosomal proteome associated with the δ-opioid receptor (DOR). In this study, the DOR receptor was genetically fused to APEX2, creating a DOR-APEX2 construct. the vicinity, allowing the capture of a snapshot of the endosomal proteome associated with the DOR receptor

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

    18th, 2024 Adhesion GPCRs Heterogeneity of tethered agonist signaling in adhesion G protein-coupled receptors cascade Allatotropin (AT) related peptides L-ATRP and D2-ATRP diastereomers activate an endogenous receptor Binders, Drugs, and more Photo-BQCA: Positive Allosteric Modulators Enabling Optical Control of the M1 Receptor signaling in humoral immunity Methods & Updates in GPCR Research Probing PAC1 receptor activation across Application Case Study Constitutive and Conditional Epitope Tagging of Endogenous G-Protein-Coupled Receptors

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

    GPCR Activation and Signaling Pharmacological characterization of the zebrafish Hrh2a histamine H2 receptor Revealing the graded activation mechanism of neurotensin receptor 1 Intracellular pathways of calcitonin Gut microbe-generated phenylacetylglutamine is an endogenous allosteric modulator of β2-adrenergic receptors reward value Ciliary length variations impact cilia-mediated signaling and biological responses The receptor CED-1 in Caenorhabditis elegans Calcium-sensing receptor regulates Kv7 channels via Gi/o protein signalling

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, September 25 to October 1, 2023

    Gutkind, and team found that Gαs is essential for GRK selectivity and gene regulation by β2-adrenergic receptor Matthew Eddy and lab research on GPCR signaling mechanisms using NMR spectroscopy with labeled receptors Allosteric modulation of the fish taste receptor type 1 (T1R) family by the extracellular chloride ion Illuminating GPCR signaling mechanisms by NMR spectroscopy with stable-isotope labeled receptors GPCR , and more Orthosteric ligand selectivity and allosteric probe dependence at Hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor

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

    Inverse agonism of lysophospholipids with cationic head groups at Gi-coupled receptor GPR82. Asymmetric activation of dimeric GABAB and metabotropic glutamate receptors. Autocrine proteinase-activated receptor signaling in PC3 prostate cancer cells. Development, synthesis and evaluation of novel fluorescent Endothelin-B receptor probes. G protein-coupled receptors as targets for transformative neuropsychiatric therapeutics.

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

    Adhesion GPCRs The adhesion G-protein-coupled receptor mayo/CG11318 controls midgut development in Drosophila [Enhancement of mast cells activation by ATP via P2X4 receptor] Osmotic stress studies of G-protein-coupled receptor rhodopsin activation GPCR Binders, Drugs, and more Chimeric antigens displaying GPR65 extracellular loops on a soluble scaffold enabled the discovery of antibodies, which recognized native receptor Targeting in Neuroscience Astrocyte growth is driven by the Tre1/S1pr1 phospholipid-binding G protein-coupled receptor

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, February 26 to March 3, 2024

    via single amino acid substitution G protein-coupled receptors: from radioligand binding to cellular signaling GPR101: Modeling a constitutively active receptor linked to X-linked acrogigantism State-dependent dynamics of extramembrane domains in the β2 -adrenergic receptor β-Arrestin-independent endosomal cAMP Bicarbonate signalling via G protein-coupled receptor regulates ischaemia-reperfusion injury GPCRs in Commentary: Analyzing invertebrate bitopic cadherin G protein-coupled receptors that bind cry toxins

  • 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 , D2 and GABAB receptors. Each of these receptors activates G protein-coupled inwardly rectifying potassium (GIRK) channels. The kinetics of the current induced by transient receptor activation is prolonged in each case. in the context of other G protein-coupled receptors."

  • VAMP2: a crucial player in the delivery of MOR to the synapse

    Transporting Protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) to the synapse, where they are involved in neurotransmission controlling the trafficking of the receptor to the cell surface. receptor (MOR) [1,6,7]. Trafficking of G protein coupled receptors. Circ. Res. 99:570–582. Jurado, S., D. Goswami, Y. Phosphorylation state of muopioid receptor determines the alternative recycling of receptor via Rab4

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, April 15 to 21, 2024

    congrats to: Luca Franchini and Cesare Orlandi for their research on Deorphanization of G Protein Coupled Receptors Activation and Signaling Beneath the surface: endosomal GPCR signaling The M3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor Agonist Chemotype GPCRs in Neuroscience Calcium-sensing receptor regulates Kv7 channels via Gi/o protein larval metamorphosis and spawning behavior in Pacific abalone The role of orphan G protein-coupled receptors enables sensitive detection of fungal pathogens In Silico Analyses of Vertebrate G-Protein-Coupled Receptor

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

    "Biased Signaling is Structurally Encoded As An Autoproteolysis Event in Adhesion G Protein-Coupled Receptor GPCR Activation and Signaling Atypical Chemokine Receptor 3 'Senses' CXC Chemokine Receptor 4 Activation GPCRs in Neuroscience Mu-opioid receptor selective superagonists produce prolonged respiratory depression A corazonin G protein-coupled receptor gene in the tick Ixodes scapularis yields two splice variants, each coding for a specific corazonin receptor.

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, August 28 to September 3, 2023

    , and Taste Cholecystokinin-A Signaling Regulates Automaticity of Pacemaker Cardiomyocytes Dopamine Receptor D1 Is Exempt from Transforming Growth Factor β-Mediated Antifibrotic G Protein-Coupled Receptor Landscape mapping of peptide-GPCR interactions in C. elegans GPCR interactions involving metabotropic glutamate receptors A case for (mutant) G protein-coupled receptors Reviews, GPCRs, and more RGS2 and female common diseases X-ray free-electron laser Structural insight into the selective agonist ST1936 binding of serotonin receptor

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, January 30 to February 5, 2023

    Cannabinoid 1 (CB1 ) receptor arrestin subtype-selectivity and phosphorylation dependence. Simultaneous activation of CXC chemokine receptor 4 and histamine receptor H1 enhances calcium signaling Functional expression of oxytocin receptors in pulp-dentin complex. Development and challenges in the discovery of 5-HT1A and 5-HT7 receptor ligands. Cryo-EM structure of orphan G protein-coupled receptor GPR21.

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, February 19 to 25, 2024

    Matthew Belousoff et al. for their work on Lipid-Dependent Activation of the Orphan G Protein-Coupled Receptor Signaling Probing Activation and Conformational Dynamics of the Vesicle-Reconstituted β2 Adrenergic Receptor at the Single-Molecule Level Pharmacological characterization of seven human histamine H3 receptor isoforms Lipid-Dependent Activation of the Orphan G Protein-Coupled Receptor, GPR3 After wounding, a G-protein coupled receptor promotes the restoration of tension in epithelial cells GPCR Binders, Drugs, and more

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, May 22 to 28, 2023

    Bioorthogonal Tethering Enhances Drug Fragment Affinity for G Protein-Coupled Receptors in Live Cells Differential Responses of the GLP-1 and GLP-2 Receptors to N-Terminal Modification of a Dual Agonist. Therapeutic antagonism of the neurokinin 1 receptor in endosomes provides sustained pain relief. Structural genomics of the human dopamine receptor system Structural Insights into Molecular Recognition and Receptor Activation in Chemokine–Chemokine Receptor Complexes Industry News Mavorixafor reduces

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, May 15 to 21, 2023

    FSLLRY-NH2, a protease-activated receptor 2 (PAR2) antagonist, activates mas-related G protein-coupled receptor C11 (MrgprC11) to induce scratching behaviors in mice. ACE2 Activation by Tripeptide IRW (Ile-Arg-Trp) Depends on the G Protein-Coupled Receptor 30 Signaling and synaptic AMPA receptor endocytosis. Methods & Updates in GPCR Research Computational design of dynamic receptor-peptide signaling complexes

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News

    Quantification of changes in human islet G protein-coupled receptor mRNA expression in obesity. receptor family. Cryo-EM structure of G-protein-coupled receptor GPR17 in complex with inhibitory G protein. Molecular insights into the mechanism of sugar-modified enkephalin binding to opioid receptors. Current Technologies To Understand G-Protein-Coupled Receptor Molecular Pharmacology.

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