Committee Sponsors GPCR Retreat Program < Back to schedule Atypical Structure and Function of Typical Chemokine Receptors Date & Time Saturday, November 4th / 11:00 AM Abstract Coming Soon About Amy Ramsey "One of the principal efforts of our laboratory is to understand the physiological consequences of NMDA receptor The NMDA receptor is a subtype of glutamate neurotransmitter receptor that regulates the formation and Our laboratory has a long-standing interest in the way that NMDA receptors contribute to the symptoms

and has contributed to multiple projects exploring the underlying mechanisms of biased signaling at chemokine receptor 3 (CXCR3). signaling profile of CXCR3’s three endogenous biased ligands, elucidating the role of site-specific receptor biased agonists, and demonstrating the ligand specificity behind GRK recruitment to endosomes upon receptor Receptor 3 (ACKR3), a receptor which does not couple to G protein and has been shown to maintain its

The team’s projects are devoted to the activation/function of CXCR4-ACKR3 (CXCR7) receptors of the CXCL12 and their receptors, for which she made important breakthroughs regarding the CXCL12/CXCR4/ACKR3 trio In particular, FB contributed to the discovery that CXCL12 is the ligand for the CXCR4 receptor and can FB’ team has identified the orphan CXCR7/ACKR3 receptor as being the 2nd receptor for CXCL12, which behaves receptors (including CXCR4), and a smaller subgroup of atypical chemokine receptors (including the CXCR7

< GPCR News < GPCRs in Oncology and Immunology Simultaneous activation of CXC chemokine receptor 4 and histamine receptor H1 enhances calcium signaling and cancer cell migration Published date February 1 , 2023 Abstract "C-X-C chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) is widely overexpressed in various types of cancer The roles of histamine and histamine receptor H1 (HRH1) in cancer pathogenesis remain controversial.

As a young researcher fascinated by chemokine receptors, molecular pharmacology, drug discovery, and GPCR, an ecosystem designed to bring together stakeholders interested in using G-Protein Coupled Receptors Her work focused on chemokine receptors, members of the GPCR family that control cell movement in the

Rajagopal Lab, Julia studies the mechanisms of 'biased signaling' at GPCRs, with a specific focus on the chemokine receptor CXCR3.

GPCR, an ecosystem designed to bring together stakeholders interested in using G-Protein Coupled Receptors Her work focused on chemokine receptors, members of the GPCR family that control cell movement in the

focuses on the mechanisms underlying biased signaling at GPCRs, specifically, the role of differential receptor He primarily studies the chemokine receptor CXCR3 as it has three naturally occurring ligands and thus

the development of approaches to quantify ligand bias and the identification of beta-arrestin-biased receptors The main focus of his lab’s research is on the mechanisms underlying biased agonism at chemokine receptors The chemokine system is relatively unique in having multiple receptors and multiple ligands that display His group and others have shown that many of these ligands act as biased agonists for the same receptor

During the past 2 decades, my research mainly focused on chemokine receptor structure/function relationships

GPCR, an ecosystem designed to bring together stakeholders interested in using G-Protein Coupled Receptors Her work focused on chemokine receptors, members of the GPCR family that control cell movement in the Her research centers on developing nanobody-ligand conjugates to target GPCRs, with a focus on receptors As a young researcher fascinated by chemokine receptors, molecular pharmacology, drug discovery, and I investigated the effect of lung cancer-related mutations in the GAIN domain of the Latrophilin 3 receptor

Antibodies for the Treatment of Inflammatory Diseases Published date April 20, 2023 Abstract " The CC chemokine receptor 6 (CCR6) is a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) involved in a wide range of biological processes Th17 cells express the CCR6 receptor and inflammatory cytokines, including IL-17, IL-21 and IL-22, which This review highlights the potential as a therapeutic target of the CCR6 receptor in numerous diseases

within the research group and used this platform to develop nanobodies targeting viral G protein-coupled receptors with a special focus on the human cytomegalovirus-encoded chemokine receptor US28.

GPR15 is a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) located on chromosome 3 and has similarity in its sequence with chemokine receptors.

Aurelien Rizk shared that he had always focused on GPCRs but had also worked on other types of receptors receptors. They validated their technology and made collaborations for expertise on chemokine receptors. Therapeutic Effect and Receptor Interactions Aurelien Rizk and Yamina had a detailed discussion about They emphasized the need to quantify the dynamics of the pathways and the residence time of the receptor

GPCR, an ecosystem designed to bring together stakeholders interested in using G-Protein Coupled Receptors Her work focused on chemokine receptors, members of the GPCR family that control cell movement in the thorough and mechanistic understanding of processes that control cell signaling by protease-activated receptors Her laboratory is the recognized expert on protease-activated receptors, particularly PAR1, and over

< GPCR News < GPCRs in Oncology and Immunology Chemokine N-terminal-derived peptides differentially regulate signaling by the receptors CCR1 and CCR5 Published date November 23, 2023 Abstract "Inflammatory chemokines are often elevated in disease settings, where the largest group of CC-chemokines are the macrophage inflammatory proteins (MIP), which are promiscuous for the receptors CCR1 and CCR5. MIP chemokines, such as CCL3 and CCL5 are processed at the N-terminus, which influences signaling in

< GPCR News < GPCRs in Oncology and Immunology Chemokine Cxcl1-Cxcl2 heterodimer is a potent neutrophil November 24, 2023 Abstract "Microbial infection is characterized by release of multiple proinflammatory chemokines How collective function of these chemokines orchestrates neutrophil recruitment is not known. Chemokine-mediated neutrophil recruitment is determined by Cxcr2 receptor signaling, Cxcr2 endocytosis These data collectively indicate that optimal glycosaminoglycan interactions and dampened receptor activity

GPCR News < GPCRs in Oncology and Immunology The power of many: Multilevel targeting of representative chemokine GPCRs in personalized cancer therapy Published date September 12, 2024 Abstract "G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are vital cell surface receptors that govern a myriad of physiological functions. This review offers a focused examination of selected protumorigenic chemokine and metabolite-sensing

Whereas it is well established that single-cell migration is often guided by gradients of chemokines By combining experimental data with theory on leukocyte chemotaxis guided by the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) CCR7, we demonstrate that in addition to its role as the sensory receptor that steers migration Upon exposure to the CCR7 ligand CCL19, dendritic cells (DCs) effectively internalize the receptor and effective sink for the chemoattractant, dynamically shaping the spatiotemporal distribution of the chemokine

same university in 2005 by investigating the molecular mechanisms involved in the angiotensin type 2 receptor She identified the molecular mechanisms involved in the opposite regulation of dopamine D1 and D5 receptors She identified the structural determinant controlling biased signaling of melatonin type 2 receptors Award, she investigated biased and compartmentalized G protein signaling by the vasopressin type 2 receptor US28 receptor in the context of glioblastoma.

< GPCR News < GPCRs in Oncology and Immunology The EBI2 receptor is coexpressed with CCR5 in CD4+ T cells boosts HIV-1 R5 replication Published date May 21, 2024 Abstract " Objective: CCR5, a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR), is used by most HIV strains as a coreceptor.

< GPCR News < GPCRs in Oncology and Immunology G protein-coupled estrogen receptor (GPER)/GPR30 forms a complex with the β1-adrenergic receptor, a membrane-associated guanylate kinase (MAGUK) scaffold protein 30 (GPR30), also named G protein-coupled estrogen receptor (GPER), and the β1-adrenergic receptor (β1AR ) are G protein-coupled receptors (GPCR) that are implicated in breast cancer progression. Both receptors contain PSD-95/Discs-large/ZO-1 homology (PDZ) motifs in their C-terminal tails through

< GPCR News < GPCRs in Oncology and Immunology Signaling by Neutrophil G Protein-Coupled Receptors that Neutrophils, which express many receptors that are members of the large family of G protein-coupled receptors (FPRs) and free fatty acids recognized by free fatty acid receptors (FFARs) regulate neutrophil functions The activation profiles of these receptors include the release of reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated The receptors have signaling and functional similarities, although there are also important differences

< GPCR News < GPCRs in Oncology and Immunology Orphan receptor GPR50 attenuates inflammation and insulin G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are involved in endocrine and metabolic processes as well as many GPR50 (G protein-coupled receptor 50) is an orphan GPCR that shares the highest sequence homology with melatonin receptors. deficiency increased inflammation in 3T3-L1 cells and induced the phosphorylation of AKT and insulin receptor

Specifically, I am interested in understanding dysregulated G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling During my post-doctoral research, I was part of a study that identified the receptors of a novel human In this study, I discovered adrenergic receptors (α2A, α2B, and β2-adrenergic receptors) that serve as the gut microbial metabolite (PAG) receptor and characterized the receptor-metabolite interaction. My long-term plan is to conduct research in the field of receptor biology, with a focus on GPCRs.

Committee Sponsors GPCR Retreat Program < Back to schedule Regulation and role of mitochondria delta opioid receptors pharmacology and has published seminal papers where he used various approaches to describe the role of opioid receptors anagesia as well as to study the mechanisms involved in the cellular trafficking of the delta opioid receptor

< GPCR News < GPCRs in Oncology and Immunology G Protein-coupled Receptor-mediated Membrane Targeting Published date April 11, 2023 Abstract " The current dogma is that chemoattractants G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) activate β phospholipase C (PLCβ) while receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) activate γ phospholipase Tags G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) , calcium-promoted Ras inactivator (CAPRI) , chemotaxis , neutrophils