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  • G protein-coupled receptor-mediated signaling of immunomodulation in tumor progression

    Therefore, GPCRs are potential targets for cancer immunotherapy. Finally, we review the progress of clinical trials of GPCR-targeted drugs for cancer treatment, which may be combined with immunotherapy to improve treatment efficacy. immunotherapy." Authors Guang-Hong Qiu, Bin Yu, Mei Ma Tags GPCRs , cancer immune checkpoints , cancer immunotherapy

  • G Proteins and GPCRs in Cancer: Novel Precision Targeted and Immunotherapies

    Registration Logo Contest Committee Sponsors GPCR Retreat Program < Back to schedule G Proteins and GPCRs in Cancer : Novel Precision Targeted and Immunotherapies Date & Time Friday, November 3rd / 3:30 PM Abstract Coming Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, and Associate Director for Basic Science at the Moores Cancer treatments, and to identify novel multimodal strategies to enhance the response to cancer immunotherapies LinkedIn Twitter UCSD Moores Cancer Center Dr.

  • The GPCR-Gαs-PKA signaling axis promotes T cell dysfunction and cancer immunotherapy failure

    < GPCRs in Oncology and Immunology The GPCR-Gαs-PKA signaling axis promotes T cell dysfunction and cancer immunotherapy failure Published date June 12, 2023 Abstract "Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) targeting PD-1 and CTLA-4 has revolutionized cancer treatment. restricted Gαs signaling and show that a Gαs-PKA signaling axis promotes CD8+ T cell dysfunction and immunotherapy that Gαs-GPCRs are druggable immune checkpoints that might be targeted to enhance the response to ICB immunotherapies

  • Ep 03 with Dr. J. Silvio Gutkind

    In this episode, Silvio discusses G protein signaling in the context of cancer, immunotherapies, and J Silvio Gutkind on LinkedIn Gutkind Lab – UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center Gutkind Lab publications Gutkind Lab on Pubmed Gutkind Lab on Twitter UCSD Moores Cancer Center Dr.

  • Chemokine Physiology in Cancer

    < GPCR News < GPCRs in Oncology and Immunology Chemokine Physiology in Cancer Published date November In cancer, chemokines play paradoxical roles in both the directed emigration of metastatic, receptor-expressing cancer cells out of the tumor as well as immigration of tumor infiltrating immune cells that culminate In the age of precision oncology strategies to effectively harness the power of immunotherapy requires therapies in cancer.

  • Biochemical pharmacology of adenylyl cyclases in cancer

    < GPCR News < GPCRs in Oncology and Immunology Biochemical pharmacology of adenylyl cyclases in cancer date October 1, 2024 Abstract "Globally, despite extensive research and pharmacological advancement, cancer Understanding the signaling pathways involved in cancer progression is essential for the discovery of The expression patterns of ACs in numerous cancers are discussed. , G protein , GPCR , Hallmarks of Cancer , cAMP signaling .

  • The landscape of cancer-rewired GPCR signaling axes

    < GPCR News < GPCRs in Oncology and Immunology The landscape of cancer-rewired GPCR signaling axes Published 2024 Abstract "We explored the dysregulation of G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) ligand systems in cancer Multiple GPCRs are differentially regulated together with their upstream partners across cancer subtypes Remarkably, we identified many such axes across several cancer molecular subtypes, including many involving , cancer cell lines , cell-cell communication , drug repurposing , personalized medicine , signaling

  • GPR176 Promotes Cancer Progression by Interacting with G Protein GNAS to Restrain Cell Mitophagy in Colorectal Cancer

    < GPCR News < GPCRs in Oncology and Immunology GPR176 Promotes Cancer Progression by Interacting with G Protein GNAS to Restrain Cell Mitophagy in Colorectal Cancer Published date March 11, 2023 Abstract belongs to the G protein-coupled receptor superfamily, which responds to external stimuli and regulates cancer progression, but its role in colorectal cancer (CRC) remains unclear. In the present study, expression analyses of GPR176 are performed in patients with colorectal cancer.

  • PAXIP1-AS1 is associated with immune infiltration and predicts poor prognosis in ovarian cancer

    Immunology PAXIP1-AS1 is associated with immune infiltration and predicts poor prognosis in ovarian cancer antisense RNA 1 (PAXIP1-AS1) was found to promote proliferation, migration, EMT, and apoptosis of ovarian cancer infiltration of OC patients and its regulatory network are unclear. 379 OC tissues were collected from The Cancer PAXIP1-AS1 could be a promising prognosis biomarker and response to immunotherapy for OC."

  • Role and recent progress of P2Y12 receptor in cancer development

    < GPCR News < GPCRs in Oncology and Immunology Role and recent progress of P2Y12 receptor in cancer development P2Y12R activation can promote platelet aggregation and adhesion to cancer cells, promote tumor angiogenesis immune microenvironment (TIME) and tumor drug resistance, which is conducive to the progression of cancers cancer. However, a new study suggests that long-term use of P2Y12R inhibitors may increase the risk of cancer

  • Targeting adenosine signaling for immuno-oncology

    Potent inhibitors of ADO signaling are currently being tested in cancer patients, including in randomized immunologist, Dr Stagg is recognized for having identified the adenosine-producing enzyme CD73 as a new cancer Dr Stagg is a member of the Board of Directors of BioCanRx, Canada's Immunotherapy Network, co-founder Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) of Surface Oncology, a clinical stage company developing next generation immunotherapies John Stagg on the web University of Montréal Québec Cancer Consortium The University of Montreal Hospital

  • From odor to oncology: non-canonical odorant receptors in cancer

    GPCR News < GPCRs in Oncology and Immunology From odor to oncology: non-canonical odorant receptors in cancer sensory perception, emerging evidence suggests a compelling interplay between odorant receptors and cancer types, suggesting their contributions to cancer progression. The roles of these non-canonical chemoreceptors in cancer are complex, with some receptors promoting tumorigenesis and others acting as tumor-suppressing factors upon activation, depending on the cancer

  • Inhibition of Relaxin Autocrine Signaling Confers Therapeutic Vulnerability in Ovarian Cancer

    to schedule Inhibition of Relaxin Autocrine Signaling Confers Therapeutic Vulnerability in Ovarian Cancer Rottapel is a Senior Scientist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre where he holds the Amgen Chair for Cancer Research. Rottapel’s research interests lies in the elucidation of signal transduction pathways in cancer, immune He has focussed on developing a comprehensive map of ovarian cancer essential genes using whole genome

  • Agonists of galanin subtype 2 receptor may prevent pancreatic cancer and agonists of angiotensin II type 2 receptor may prevent colorectal cancer

    News < GPCRs in Oncology and Immunology Agonists of galanin subtype 2 receptor may prevent pancreatic cancer and agonists of angiotensin II type 2 receptor may prevent colorectal cancer Published date June 24, of colorectal carcinoma (CRC) is better than that of PDAC, it still is the second-leading cause of cancer receptor inhibited the growth of GAL2 receptor-expressing patient-derived xenografts (PDX) of pancreatic cancer lanthionine-constrained agonist of angiotensin II type 2 (AT2) receptor inhibited PDX of colorectal cancer

  • GPR143 controls ESCRT-dependent exosome biogenesis and promotes cancer metastasis

    < GPCRs in Oncology and Immunology GPR143 controls ESCRT-dependent exosome biogenesis and promotes cancer GPR143 is elevated in multiple cancers, and quantitative proteomic and RNA profiling of exosomes in human cancer cell lines showed that the GPR143-ESCRT pathway promotes secretion of exosomes that carry unique findings provide a mechanism for regulating the exosomal proteome and demonstrate its ability to promote cancer , Sun-Young Kong , Taejoon Kwon , Pann-Ghill Suh , Young Chan Chae Tags GPR143 , HRS , MVB , breast cancer

  • Pan-cancer functional analysis of somatic mutations in G protein-coupled receptors

    < GPCR News < GPCRs in Oncology and Immunology Pan-cancer functional analysis of somatic mutations in GPCRs) are the most frequently exploited drug target family, moreover they are often found mutated in cancer We explored cancer-related mutation patterns in all GPCR classes combined and individually. A Two-Entropy Analysis confirmed the correlation between residue conservation and cancer-related mutation families, but also discovered novel GPCRs which had not been linked to cancer before such as the P2Y

  • Purinergic GPCR-integrin interactions drive pancreatic cancer cell invasion

    GPCR News < GPCRs in Oncology and Immunology Purinergic GPCR-integrin interactions drive pancreatic cancer P2RY2 presents as the purinergic gene with the strongest association with hypoxia, the highest cancer Moreover, receptor-integrin interactions were required for effective downstream signalling, leading to cancer This work elucidates a novel GPCR-integrin interaction in cancer invasion, highlighting its potential Ariana Samadi , Hemant M Kocher , Sabrina Simoncelli , Peter J McCormick , Richard Philip Grose Tags cancer

  • Minireview: functional roles of tissue kallikrein, kinins, and kallikrein-related peptidases in lung cancer

    Minireview: functional roles of tissue kallikrein, kinins, and kallikrein-related peptidases in lung cancer One approach to treating patients suffering from lung cancer is to target surface receptors overexpressed , such as prostate and ovarian cancer, facilitating the invasive and metastatic capacity of tumor cells Since lung cancer is often diagnosed in advanced stages, our efforts should focus on early diagnosis, Furthermore, their modulation could be considered as a promising approach in lung cancer therapeutics

  • Ultrasensitive dose-response for asbestos cancer risk implied by new inflammation-mutation model

    < GPCR News < GPCRs in Oncology and Immunology Ultrasensitive dose-response for asbestos cancer risk is expected for damage that accumulates in proportion to dose, as hypothesized for increased risk of cancer relation to genotoxic dose according to the multistage somatic mutation/clonal-expansion theory of cancer Mesothelioma and lung cancer induced by exposure to carcinogenic (e.g., certain asbestos) fibers in humans A recent Inflammation Somatic Mutation (ISM) theory of cancer posits instead that tissue-damage-associated

  • Autocrine proteinase-activated receptor signaling in PC3 prostate cancer cells

    GPCRs in Oncology and Immunology Autocrine proteinase-activated receptor signaling in PC3 prostate cancer PARs are highly expressed in many cancer cells, including prostate cancer (PCa), and regulate various In this study, we examined the androgen-independent human prostatic cancer cell line PC3 and find the

  • Investigating isoform switching in RHBDF2 and its role in neoplastic growth in breast cancer

    and Immunology Investigating isoform switching in RHBDF2 and its role in neoplastic growth in breast cancer Published date November 1, 2022 Abstract Background: Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related In the past, studies predicting therapeutic drug targets for cancer therapy focused on the assumption Therefore, there is always an immense need to find promising and novel anti-cancer drug targets. Tags Breast cancer; EGFR; ERAD; RHBDF2; TACE; iRhom2.

  • The β2-adrenergic receptor associates with CXCR4 multimers in human cancer cells

    GPCRs in Oncology and Immunology The β2-adrenergic receptor associates with CXCR4 multimers in human cancer found that CXCR4 assembles into multimeric complexes larger than dimers in MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cells and in HCC4006 human lung cancer cells. These results suggest that CXCR4-β2AR heteromers are present in human cancer cells and that GPCR multimerization

  • Deciphering a GPCR-lncRNA-miRNA Nexus: Identification of an Aberrant Therapeutic Target in Ovarian Cancer

    Deciphering a GPCR-lncRNA-miRNA Nexus: Identification of an Aberrant Therapeutic Target in Ovarian Cancer Published date April 18, 2024 Abstract "Ovarian cancer ranks as a leading cause of mortality among gynecological Previous studies have identified the pivotal role of Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA)-signaling in ovarian cancer UCA1 expression inversely correlates with survival outcomes and therapy response in ovarian cancer clinical xenografts, demonstrating the therapeutic potential of targeting LPAR-UCA1-let-7 axis in ovarian cancer

  • Expanding role of CXCR2 and therapeutic potential of CXCR2 antagonists in inflammatory diseases and cancers

    Expanding role of CXCR2 and therapeutic potential of CXCR2 antagonists in inflammatory diseases and cancers is G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) and plays important roles in various inflammatory diseases and cancers , including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), atherosclerosis, asthma, and pancreatic cancer structure-activity relationships and clinical significance of CXCR2 antagonists in inflammatory diseases and cancers Authors Yishi Xie , Wenbin Kuang , Dawei Wang , Kai Yuan , Peng Yang Tags CXCR2 , CXCR2 antagonist , Cancer

  • Involvement of Protease-Activated Receptor2 Pleckstrin Homology Binding Domain in Ovarian Cancer: Expression in Fallopian Tubes and Drug Design

    Immunology Involvement of Protease-Activated Receptor2 Pleckstrin Homology Binding Domain in Ovarian Cancer While the involvement of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) in cancer is growing, GPCR-based therapies FTs, the origin of ovarian cancer, are known to express genes of serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma PAR2 expression in FTs may serve as an early prediction sensor for ovarian cancer. serve as a powerful medicament in STICs and ovarian cancer.

  • Mechanistic exploration of bioactive constituents in Gnetum gnemon for GPCR-related cancer treatment through network pharmacology and molecular docking

    and Immunology Mechanistic exploration of bioactive constituents in Gnetum gnemon for GPCR-related cancer integral membrane proteins that have gained considerable attention as drug targets, particularly in cancer Gnetum gnemon (GG) for the development of of pharmaceuticals targeting GPCRs within the context of cancer We retrieved targets for GG-derived compounds and GPCRs-related cancer from databases. Survival analysis established the clinical prognostic relevance of identified hub genes in cancer.

  • Small-molecule targeting of GPCR-independent noncanonical G-protein signaling in cancer

    Oncology and Immunology Small-molecule targeting of GPCR-independent noncanonical G-protein signaling in cancer GIV/Girdin has emerged as a prototypical non-GPCR activator of G proteins that promotes cancer metastasis blocking noncanonical G-protein signaling in tumor cells and inhibiting proinvasive traits of metastatic cancer Tags G protein , GPCR , cancer , drug discovery .

  • The Effect of Cancer-Associated Mutations on Ligand Binding and Receptor Function - A Case for the 5-HT2C Receptor

    < GPCR News < GPCRs in Oncology and Immunology The Effect of Cancer-Associated Mutations on Ligand Binding regulating mood, appetite, and reproductive behavior, it has been identified as a potential target for cancer In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of cancer patient-derived 5-HT2C receptor mutations sequencing data from the Genomic Data Commons data portal (GDC), we selected 12 mutations from multiple cancer P van Westen, Erik H J Danen, Laura H Heitman Tags 5-HT(2C) receptor , G protein-coupled receptor , cancer

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