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- 📰 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, January 22 to 28, 2024
, and Antonios Kolocouris refine AlphaFold models using binding calculations for human adenosine A3 receptor News from January 22nd to 28th, 2024 GPCR Activation and Signaling Optical Control of Adenosine A2A Receptor protein-protein interactions in Penaeus vannamei and Vibrio parahaemolyticus Involvement of Protease-Activated Receptor2 Structural and Molecular Insights into GPCR Function Optimizing cryo-EM structural analysis of Gi-coupling receptors
- How System-Level GPCR Thinking Prevents Discovery Failures
Insights That Prevent Real Drug Discovery Failures Discovery collapses when teams assume stable, linear, receptor-to-response central point unmistakable: GPCR systems constantly reshape ligand behavior through coupling efficiency, receptor Johannes Broichhagen Reliable imaging tools change how researchers see receptor behavior. antibodies fail How parallel synthesis& testing accelerates probe optimization How surface-exposed receptor
- 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?
- 📰 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
- 📰 Breaking Down the Latest GPCR Discoveries: a Weekly Update (Nov 27-Dec 3, 2023)
Matthew T Eddy and his team's research on A2A adenosine receptor activation by G protein and mutations GPCR Activation and Signaling DANGER Signals Activate G -Protein Receptor Kinases Suppressing Neutrophil Predisposing to Infection After Tissue Trauma Single-molecule visualization of human A2A adenosine receptor stabilized and selective adrenomedullin analogs Novel multi-target ligands of dopamine and serotonin receptors scaffolds-synthesis, biological activity, and structural evaluation Flavonoids as G Protein-coupled Receptors
- 📰 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, 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, 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 Buzz of the Week | Sep 23 - 29, 2024
Checkpoint for NK Cell Migration GPCR Activation and Signaling Subcellular activation of β-adrenergic receptors screening, molecular docking and dynamics simulation studies to identify potential agonists of orphan receptor ANN-QSAR models in the context of Alzheimer's disease GPCRs in Oncology and Immunology Aberrant hormone receptors regulate a wide spectrum of endocrine tumors G protein coupled receptor transcripts in human immune and their ligands in animal domestication The repertoire of G-protein-coupled receptor variations in
- Transformative GPCR Insights: Unleash New Horizons in Science | Sep 9 - 15, 2024
Event Spotlight Discovery on Target’s 19th Annual GPCR-Based Drug Discovery Targeting G Protein-Coupled Receptors Nxera Pharma’s Partner Centessa Announces Positive Interim Phase 1 Clinical Data with its Novel Orexin Receptor Postdoctoral research position Adhesion GPCRs Loss of cardiomyocyte-specific Adhesion G Protein Coupled Receptor energy homeostasis Eiken syndrome with parathyroid hormone resistance due to a novel parathyroid hormone receptor sensory input across polysynaptic circuitries in mouse visual cortex by a single G protein-coupled receptor
- 📢 Early Bird Registration Ends Tomorrow! | Sep 16 - 22, 2024
Event Spotlight Discovery on Target’s 19th Annual GPCR-Based Drug Discovery Targeting G Protein-Coupled Receptors Announces Favorable Phase 1a Safety, Tolerability and PK/PD Results for Lead Program TX45 Adenosine A2a receptor mutations in a G protein identify signaling cross-talk in T cells Comparative analysis of formyl peptide receptor 1 and formyl peptide receptor 2 reveals shared and preserved signalling profiles GPCRs in Cardiology , Endocrinology, and Taste Cyclic adenosine monophosphate critically modulates cardiac GLP-1 receptor's
- ⛵Sailing the GPCR Seas: Your Weekly Research Voyage! ⦿ Nov 11 - 17, 2024
stress and anionic lipids synergistically stabilize an atypical structure of the angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1) Identification and functional analysis of six melanocortin-4-receptor-like (MC4R-like) mutations Divergent roles of DRY and NPxxY motifs in selective activation of downstream signalling by the apelin receptor Binders, Drugs, and more Kinetic Basis for the Design of Azobenzene-Based Photoswitchable A2a Adenosine Receptor reveals insights into mechanisms of GPCR signaling Structural plasticity of arrestin-G protein coupled 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 15 to 21, 2024
Graham Ladds’ team refines AlphaFold models using binding calculations for human adenosine A3 receptor switch controls phospholipid scrambling by G protein-coupled receptors Decoding anaphylatoxins: unveiling the molecular mechanisms of complement receptor activation and signaling GPCR Binders, Drugs, and more and Thermodynamic Binding Calculations: A Case Study for the Unresolved Inactive Human Adenosine A3 Receptor cells functions as an inflammation suppressor Methods & Updates in GPCR Research G-Protein Coupled Receptor
- 📰 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
- High-Content Screening for GPCR Programs: Overcoming Assay Limitations with Fluorescent Ligands
For GPCR-focused programs, the ability to visualize receptor localization, internalization kinetics, The resulting multiparametric datasets are well-suited for GPCR research, where receptor trafficking, For GPCR assay developers, HCS supports: Quantitative visualization of receptor internalization and Their ability to visualize ligand–receptor interactions directly in living cells produces data that are advantages include: Physiological Relevance Fluorescent ligand binding occurs in intact cells, preserving receptor
- 📰 GPCR Weekly News, April 8 to 14, 2024
Sexton et al. for their job on Cryo-EM Structure of the Human Amylin 1 Receptor in Complex with CGRP and the consequences on G protein signalling Melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 1 is discarded by platform for detecting agonistic peptides that are self-secreted by yeast expressing a G-protein-coupled receptor model for understanding and exploiting biased agonism in next-generation medicines G protein-coupled receptors insights into G protein coupling specificity at a class A GPCR Cryo-EM Structure of the Human Amylin 1 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
- The Truth About GPCR Product Launches: Years in the Making
Functional assays for GPCRs—especially Gq-coupled receptors—were notoriously messy. Calcium flux? By covalently attaching the probe to FLAG-tagged receptors or using labeled antibodies, they created Their “aha” moment came when they ran a dose-response with Exendin-4 on GLP-1 receptors—and saw clean It reflects decades of foundational R&D—from the fluorescent probes of Cisbio’s early days to the receptor-targeting
- 📰 GPCR Weekly News
receptors. Ligand recognition and activation of neuromedin U receptor 2. receptor. Functional expression of oxytocin receptors in pulp-dentin complex. Ghrelin receptor signaling in health and disease: a biased view.
- 📰 GPCR Weekly News, February 5 to 11, 2024
GPCRs in Cardiology, Endocrinology, and Taste G protein-coupled receptors driven intestinal glucagon-like Doxorubicin alters G-protein coupled receptor-mediated vasocontraction in rat coronary arteries GPCRs Using Protein Language Models Scaling up Functional Analyses of the G Protein-Coupled Receptor Rhodopsin Unraveling the Interplay of Extracellular Domain Conformational Changes and Parathyroid Hormone Type 1 Receptor Activation in Class B1 G Protein-Coupled Receptors: Integrating Enhanced Sampling Molecular Dynamics
- 📰 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, December 11 to 17, 2023
involves semi-synthetic nanobody-ligand conjugates with enhanced transcriptional outputs at neurokinin receptor GPCR Activation and Signaling GPCR screening reveals that the metabolite receptor HCAR3 regulates epithelial conjugates exhibit tunable signaling properties and enhanced transcriptional outputs at neurokinin receptor governs macrophage migration during tissue inflammation From odor to oncology: non-canonical odorant receptors cancer Methods & Updates in GPCR Research Phosphorylation Sites of the Gastric Inhibitory Polypeptide Receptor
- 📰 GPCR Weekly News, January 8 to 14, 2024
Kathleen M Caron and her team studied the GPER/GPR30 complex with β1-adrenergic receptor and AKAP5 in January 8th to 14th, 2024 Adhesion GPCRs Conformational transitions and activation of the adhesion receptor CD97 GPCR Activation and Signaling Biased Signaling in Mutated Variants of β2-Adrenergic Receptor: Insights in auditory neurons 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
- 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."
- Unlocking the Therapeutic Potential of Previously Undruggable GPCRs
Executive Summary This whitepaper will provide an overview of G Protein-Coupled Receptors (GPCRs) and However, the receptors that these medicines target have been described as the ‘low-hanging’ fruit, and The GPCR Opportunity GPCRs are the largest and most diverse group of membrane receptors. unchanged and searching for optimized interaction with the TM domain of the receptor. , despite its modest level of receptor internalization activity (Figure 4).
- Molecular creativity in drug discovery
Breakthroughs this week: Orphan receptor GPRC5B in neurogenesis; Septerna’s pill-based weight-loss strategy Must-read publications: Emerging targets, signaling dynamics, and acid-sensing receptors in disease. Key Insights: • Receptor Localization Matters : Protein complexes pre-assemble at membranes, altering
- Signals in Motion: Pain, Metabolism & Terry’s Corner
It will bridge foundational receptor theory with today’s most pressing pharmacological questions, from Kenakin Four decades of receptor theory now fit in one expert-guided hub.
- Transmembrane domains of GPCR dimers – a novel hot spot for drug discovery
Transmembrane domains of GPCR dimers – a novel hot spot for drug discovery G-protein-coupled receptors The interaction between two receptors in a dimer involves a conformational change in the transmembrane activation, desensitization and trafficking is the apelin receptor (APJ) (Y. as with bradykinin 1 and 2 receptors (B. dimer formation, where the dimer corresponds to the biased receptor.












