Search Results
Results found for "Can Cao"
- Purpose-Driven Opioid Research: Catherine Demery’s Academic Path
Careers built on prestige, titles, or external pressure can burn out quickly. how opioids impair breathing, why xylazine complicates interventions, and how receptor-level insights can
- Signaling pathways activated by sea bass gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone peptides in COS-7 cells...
These data indicate that sea bass GnIHR signals can be transduced through the PKA and PKC pathways, and GnIH can interfere with kisspeptin actions by reducing its signaling.
- Enhanced membrane binding of oncogenic G protein αqQ209L confers resistance to inhibitor YM-254890
They can also function independently of GPCR activation upon acquiring mutations that prevent GTPase YM-254890 (YM) can inhibit signaling by both GPCR-activated wild type αq and GPCR-independent αqQ209L
- GPCR Binding Affinity Experiments: Interpreting Data With Confidence as We Head Into 2026
When these factors aren’t understood, binding data can appear precise while quietly misleading decision-making Broichhagen, and David Hodson discuss GLP-1 receptor probes, fluorescence-based assays, and why availability can
- Dynamic GPCR activation revealed through time-resolved Cryo-EM
With this high-resolution, dynamic view of GPCR activation, scientists can better tackle diseases by Beyond GPCRs, the methods and insights from this study can be applied to other fast, transient biological
- High-Content Screening for GPCR Programs: Overcoming Assay Limitations with Fluorescent Ligands
These challenges can obscure real biological signals and complicate the identification of robust hits Probe panels—such as lysosomal dyes or cytoskeletal markers—can be integrated to support multiplexed When combined with a competitor such as the CB2-selective partial agonist GW40583, displacement curves can
- Chemical Drug Matter : Rethinking the Molecules We Choose to Develop In Drug Discovery
Does it interact with the receptor in a way that biology can use? Members can also propose new topics, ensuring relevance to real-world discovery problems.
- When Pain Becomes a Catalyst: How Personal Experience Redefined One Scientist’s Mission
Alex Serafini’s journey proves how personal pain can lead to professional purpose — and why the next
- 📰 GPCR Weekly News, March 6 to 12, 2023
There is no limit to the number of posters we can accommodate, so hurry and submit your poster so that we can add it to the list of posters and increase the number of people who can ''stop by'' it on March
- Assay Volume Control: Your GPCR Drug Discovery Power Lever
Premium: Sneak Peek A fast editorial preview of what Premium Members get in full this week — so you can It’s built to compress your time to clarity—so you can pick better targets, stress-test hypotheses earlier
- The Five Traps of Ignoring Kinetics
That’s your signal: kinetics are moving faster than your tools can measure. lectures that sharpen the tools you actually use in discovery A growing on-demand library of lessons you can
- How a Failed Med School Dream Sparked a GPCR Biotech Revolution
Whether it's chronic pain, addiction, or another unmet need, keeping the real-world impact in focus can It’s about how moments of redirection — even disappointment — can open new paths to impact.
- Mapping Motion: Intermediate States, Deorphanization & Discovery
challenge dogma and deepen our view of receptor dynamics, from the surprising discovery that β-arrestin can
- The NPXXY Motif Regulates β-Arrestin Recruitment by the CB1 Cannabinoid Receptor
Studies have indicated that transmembrane helix 7 (TMH7) and the highly conserved NPXXY motif can be
- Building Backwards: Why Top-Down Models Could Revolutionize Pain Research
"I'm particularly interested in model development... seeing if we can bring preclinical models much closer
- Therapeutic validation of an orphan G protein‐coupled receptor
orphan GPCR (Sharman et al., 2011), although it is widely accepted that medium‐chain fatty acids (MCFAs) can and 2. which ligands can be used as tool compounds to study the function and biology of this receptor distinct functional outcomes of agonist ligands (Pillaiyar et al., 2018) with biased properties which can
- The integrin ligand SVEP1 regulates GPCR-mediated vasoconstriction via integrins α9β1 and α4β1
We determined whether SVEP1 and integrin α9β1 can regulate VSMC contraction."
- Residency time of agonists does not affect the stability of GPCR-arrestin complexes
Here, we ask the question whether agonists with very slow off-rates can cause the formation of particularly
- Integration and Spatial Organization of Signaling by G Protein-Coupled Receptor Homo- and ...
and Heterodimer Information flow from a source to a receiver becomes informative when the recipient can that GPCRs may physically interact with each other has led to the hypothesis that their dimeric state can
- New Tools, Smart Signals, and The Kenakin Brief
You can already explore the platform and subscribe to The Kenakin Brief—our new newsletter packed with
- Platelets in the NETworks interweaving inflammation and thrombosis
In particular, platelets can activate neutrophils to form neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). Furthermore, NETs can be found in the lung and other tissues and are associated with an increased mortality
- Dr. Marta Filizola - Dr. GPCR Podcast
You can also leave us a review on Apple Podcast!
- 📰 GPCR Weekly News, March 25 to March 31, 2024
GPCR Ecosystem group, where you can find Dr. GPCR Symposia With a premium membership, you can watch on-demand the Dr. If you want to showcase your research, you can submit a poster presentation to our community, take advantage
- First AMA of 2026: GPCR Pharmacology, Biased Signaling & Mechanistic Clarity
What seems definitive during early screening can shift as assay systems, receptor expression levels,
- In Vitro and In Silico Characterization of Kurarinone as a Dopamine D 1A Receptor Antagonist and ...
Since studies have indicated that flavonoids can target brain GPCRs and provide neuroprotection via inhibition appreciable D2LR and D4R agonism and D1R antagonism, kurarinone might be a potential compound that can
- 📰 GPCR Weekly News, March 18 to 24, 2024
GPCR Symposia With a premium membership, you can watch on-demand the Dr. If you want to showcase your research, you can submit a poster presentation to our community, take advantage
- Molecular insights into psychedelic drug action
knowledge regarding the molecular details of psychedelic drug actions and suggest that these discoveries can
- The Hidden Driver of GPCR Drug Success: Why Target Residence Time Matters More Than You Think
Terry Kenakin's insights on target residence time can reshape how you evaluate and advance lead compounds Discover how factors like restricted tissue diffusion and receptor density can dramatically alter drug
- From Venice to Virtual Molecules: Alessandro Nicoli’s Unexpected Journey into Computational Chemistry
“Choosing one specific receptor is difficult… they’re unique because they can bind many different molecules
- Glyco-sulfo hotspots in the chemokine receptor system
Schjoldager KT et al. 2020), and usually capped by a single sialic acid, although, in rare cases glycans can This effect could be driven by a specific carrier or it can potentially be related with the increase sulfation are important PTMs in chemokine receptor biology and pharmacology however the reported effects can Moreover, sulfated mCCR2 peptides can outcompete available chemokines, decreasing retinal degradation
















