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  • From Lab Bench to Boardroom: The Unexpected Path of a Medicinal Chemist

    GPCR Podcast, she shares how her background in medicinal chemistry paved the way to co-founding Celtarys , a company now shaping the future of GPCR assay tools. A postdoc in Santiago de Compostela introduced her to GPCRs, and from there, things escalated quickly drug discovery , GPCR research community , medicinal chemistry , Dr. GPCR ecosystem , GPCR online course , GPCR scientist network

  • The Chemistry of Confidence: Aha Moments That Shape Scientific Careers

    GPCR Podcast, is filled with such moments, from bombing her first high school chemistry test to co-founding a startup delivering tools for GPCR drug discovery. GPCR on the company page . _______________ Keyword Cloud:   GPCR scientist network , career development , fluorescent ligands , GPCR training program , Dr. GPCR ecosystem , GPCR podcast

  • Lab Leadership Without Ego: How Sokhom Pin Built the Happiest Team at Alkermes

    At Alkermes , Sokhom Pin wasn’t just leading GPCR programs; he was building culture from the ground up In a field like GPCR research (where data complexity and failure rates are high), scientific rigor thrives GPCR ecosystem , GPCR research community , GPCR podcast , GPCR data platform , GPCR training program

  • Signals in Motion: Pain, Metabolism & Terry’s Corner

    Hello GPCR Innovators ,   We’re preparing to launch Terry’s Corner, a new knowledge hub shaped by Dr. Terry Kenakin’s decades of GPCR insight. delivers selective pain relief in preclinical models Dr.GPCR Updates Terry’s Corner  – Build Better GPCR Stay curious, stay connected, because the future of GPCR science is being written pathway by pathway. GPCR Team

  • From Venice to Virtual Molecules: Alessandro Nicoli’s Unexpected Journey into Computational Chemistry

    pharmaceutical chemist, Alessandro never imagined himself working at the cutting edge of computational GPCR began their mission: to computationally study olfactory GPCRs , a massively under-characterized group With hundreds of subtypes and limited ligand data, olfactory GPCRs represent a high-risk, high-reward —Alessandro Nicoli Want to explore computational GPCR science yourself? Explore the   GPCR University  or enroll in Terry's Corner for GPCR Courses led by Dr.

  • Pharmacology at Your Fingertips: Terry’s Corner Launches

    Yamina’s Corner delivers GPCR consulting that cuts through the noise, designing assay cascades, setting GPCR partner Celtarys Research has validated a TR-FRET assay for cannabinoid receptor ligands using their Read The Full Article GPCR Publication Highlights   Chemokine–GPCR Selectivity Unveiled Sequence- and Distinct Ligand Activation in NMBR Simulations show how two ligands differently activate class A GPCR GPCR Team Join Our Newsletter!

  • From Technician to Trailblazer: How Sokhom Pin Designed His Own PhD Program While Working in Industry

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  • Characterization of a new WHIM syndrome mutant reveals mechanistic differences in regulation of ...

    Interestingly, there were also significant differences in receptor degradation, with S339fs5 having a very that promotes enhanced signaling, reduced phosphorylation, β-arrestin binding and endocytosis, and a very

  • Building Backwards: Why Top-Down Models Could Revolutionize Pain Research

    This allows him to see how inflammation, cognition, and pain circuits overlap , and how GPCRs might serve And it challenges the GPCR community to use its tools not just to explain, but to intervene. the case for building pain research from the clinic down, not the bench up. ________ Keyword Cloud: GPCR podcast , pain modeling , GPCR online course , translational research , neuroimmune signaling .

  • 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 the GPCR of interest. The development of molecular tools to study GPCR trafficking in real-time opens new avenues for understanding The implications of this research extend beyond basic science ; understanding the role of DNAJC13 in GPCR field continues to evolve, this study represents a crucial step toward unraveling the understanding of GPCR

  • When Pain Becomes a Catalyst: How Personal Experience Redefined One Scientist’s Mission

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  • Maria’s Travel Blogs: ACSMEDI-EFMC Medicinal Chemistry Frontiers 2025

    The venue was the UIC Student Center East, and Chicago is a great choice for a city, Maria found it very There were several sections, among them one specific for GPCRs. Sometimes when you’re in the field you forget the importance GPCRs holds in drug development as a whole Session 4 on Wednesday was dedicated to GPCRs. The talks given targeted both traditional GPCRs such as the serotoninergic receptor 5HT1A, but also newer

  • Knowing When to Walk, Knowing When to Run: Lessons from the Bench

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  • Science Needs Rigor, But Also Joy

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  • Job Opportunity Spotlight #1: Principal Scientist, In Vitro Pharmacology

    GPCR ecosystem members!  GPCR ecosystem.  to join Crinetics a few years ago by some former colleagues and their description of the company was very Top candidates will have a solid foundation in GPCR pharmacology as well as some experience in drug discovery GPCR

  • Coordinated transcriptomics and peptidomics of central nervous system identify neuropeptides and ...

    molesta The oriental fruit moth Grapholita molesta is a cosmopolitan pest of orchard, which causes serious Neuropeptides and their specific receptors (primarily G protein-coupled receptors, GPCRs) regulate multiple A total of 41 neuropeptide GPCR genes belonging to three classes were also identified. These GPCRs and their probable ligands were predicted. to determine physiological functions and pharmacological characterization of neuropeptides and their GPCRs

  • Fentanyl and Xylazine: Why Breathing Fails in Overdose

    Watch Episode 172 The Bigger Picture: GPCR Science Meets Public Health At its core, Catherine Demery’ For scientists, this means rethinking how we study GPCR-mediated respiratory depression. For scientists, they sharpen our understanding of how different GPCR systems interact to produce respiratory In other words, this is GPCR science with immediate, life-or-death consequences.

  • Phenylalanine 193 in Extracellular Loop 2 of the β 2-Adrenergic Receptor Coordinates β-Arrestin ...

    Loop 2 of the β 2-Adrenergic Receptor Coordinates β-Arrestin Interaction G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs The β2-adrenergic receptor (β2AR) is a prototypical and extensively studied GPCR that can provide insight into this aspect of GPCR signaling thanks to robust structural data and rich pharmacopeia. regulation that may contribute to biased signaling at GPCRs. We characterized the effects of extracellular loop mutations on agonist-promoted interactions of GPCRs

  • Unlocking Cell's Secrets: Spontaneous β-Arrestin-Membrane Preassociation Drives Receptor-Activation

    bilayer creates is dynamic and interactive, becoming the foundation for many interactions involved in GPCR activation of GPCRs2. β-arrestins are cytosolic proteins that translocate to the plasma membrane upon GPCR Understanding the interplay between GPCRs and β-arrestins and how this complex operates on the plasma Membrane phosphoinositides regulate GPCR-β-arrestin complex assembly and dynamics. Molecular mechanism of GPCR-mediated arrestin activation.

  • Phospholipid Scrambling by G Protein-Coupled Receptors

    Unexpectedly, Class A G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), a large class of signaling proteins exemplified transbilayer lipid movement, conceptualized as the swiping of a credit card (lipid) through a card reader (GPCR Conformational changes that facilitate scrambling are distinct from those associated with GPCR signaling In this review, we discuss the physiological significance of GPCR scramblase activity and the modes of

  • The mouse cytomegalovirus G protein-coupled receptor homolog, M33, coordinates key features of ...

    all cytomegalovirus (CMV) genomes analysed to date is the presence of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCR IMPORTANCE G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) act as cell surface molecular "switches" which regulate All cytomegalovirus (CMV) genomes analysed to date possess GPCR homologs with phylogenetic evidence for The mouse CMV (MCMV) GPCR homolog, designated M33, is important for cell-associated virus spread and The signalling repertoire of M33 is distinct from cellular GPCRs and little is known of the relevance

  • TLR4 biased small molecule modulators

    Currently, attention was mainly paid to biased signaling modulators targeting G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs The biased signaling modulation of non-GPCR receptors has yet to be exploited. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) is one such non-GPCR receptor, which involves MyD88-dependent and TRIF-dependent modulators of TLR4 would provide insight for the future development of biased modulators for other non-GPCR

  • Neuronal Gα subunits required for the control of response to polystyrene nanoparticles in the ...

    this study was to identify Gα proteins mediating function of neuronal G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs Some neuronal GPCRs (such as GTR-1, DCAR-1, DOP-2, NPR-8, NPR-12, NPR-9, and DAF-37) functioned upstream of GOA-1, some neuronal GPCRs (such as DCAR-1, DOP-2, NPR-9, NPR-8, and DAF-37) functioned upstream of GSA-1, and some neuronal GPCRs (such as DOP-2, NPR-8, DAF-37, and DCAR-1) functioned upstream of GPA Our results provide clues for understanding the important function of GPCRs-Gα signaling cascade in the

  • Precise druggability of the PTH type 1 receptor

    Class B G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are notoriously difficult to target by small molecules because Using the parathyroid hormone type 1 receptor (PTHR) as a prototypic class B GPCR target, and a combination precise druggable sites and identify allosteric modulators of PTHR signaling that could be extended to GPCRs

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

    allosteric binding site (IABS) has recently been identified at several G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs 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

  • The sixth transmembrane region of a pheromone G-protein coupled receptor, Map3, is implicated in ...

    molecular recognition of two peptidyl mating pheromones by their corresponding G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs such pheromone/receptor systems are likely to function in both mate choice and prezygotic isolation, very Here, we investigated the stringency of the two GPCRs, Mam2 and Map3, for their respective pheromones First, we switched GPCRs between S. pombe and the closely related species Schizosaccharomyces octosporus Thus, the differences in these two GPCRs might reflect the significantly distinct stringency/flexibility

  • Integration and Spatial Organization of Signaling by G Protein-Coupled Receptor Homo- and ...

    The G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest family of membrane receptors, with nearly 800 The recognition that GPCRs may physically interact with each other has led to the hypothesis that their Furthermore, the formation of GPCRs higher order oligomers provides the structural basis for organizing

  • Biased Agonism at the GLP-1 Receptor: A Pathway to Improved Therapeutic Outcomes

    significant attention in drug discovery, especially in the context of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs The GLP-1R, a class B1 GPCR, is integral to metabolic regulation, particularly in glucose homeostasis Cary, B.P., et al., New Insights into the Structure and Function of Class B1 GPCRs.  

  • A Model for the Signal Initiation Complex Between Arrestin-3 and the Src Family Kinase Fgr

    regulate a wide range of signaling events, most notably when bound to active G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs Among the known effectors recruited by GPCR-bound arrestins are Src family kinases, which regulate cellular determined the crystal structure of the Fgr SH3 domain at 1.9 Å resolution and developed a model for the GPCR-arrestin

  • G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 is essential to enable vasoconstrictor-mediated arterial ...

    vasoconstrictors, resulting in enhanced signalling through their cognate G protein-coupled receptors (GPCR Prolonged vasoconstrictor GPCR signalling increases arterial contraction and stimulates signalling pathways GPCR signalling through phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (Akt) promotes VSMC proliferation In VSMC, G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 (GRK2) is known to regulate numerous vasoconstrictor GPCRs

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