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  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, April 1 to 7, 2024

    Brake for Airway Smooth Muscle Cell Movement Hepatic extracellular ATP/adenosine dynamics in zebrafish models receptor signaling in humoral immunity Industry News Neurosterix launches with $63M to Advance Allosteric Modulator

  • Angiotensin-(1-7) improves cognitive function and reduces inflammation in mice following mild trauma

    This study examined the therapeutic effect of Ang-(1-7) on secondary injury observed in a murine model of mild TBI (mTBI) in a closed skull, single injury model."

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, March 4 to 10, 2024

    succinate receptor 1/GPR91 Specific pharmacological and Gi/o protein responses of some native GPCRs in neurons Receptors GPCRs in Neuroscience A M1 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor-specific positive allosteric modulator Alzheimer disease revealed by genomic analysis restricted to variants impacting gene function Interaction modes spectroscopy Up-regulation of GPR139 in the medial septum ameliorates cognitive impairment in two mouse models

  • From Student to Mentor: What Alessandro Nicoli Learned About Leading in Science

    As the lab grew, so did his responsibilities: from building computational models of GPCRs to guiding

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, October 16 to 22, 2023

    white matter injury via Hedgehog-independent CREB signaling Ciliary localization of a light-activated neuronal GPCR shapes behavior Methods & Updates in GPCR Research Advancements in the use of xenopus oocytes for modelling of the Year at the Citeline Pharma Intelligence Awards Japan 2023 BioMap and Sanofi to co-develop AI modules

  • From One to Many: How a GPCR Curiosity Became a Field-Wide Toolkit

    Study known & orphan GPCRs Identify new accessory protein interactions Build disease-relevant signaling models

  • When the Islet Lit Up: Advancing GPCR Imaging in Native Tissue

    imaging — it was proof that receptors could be seen as they truly exist in native tissue, not simplified models The Collaboration Model That Makes GPCR Imaging Possible Behind every technical advance in this story

  • Glyco-sulfo hotspots in the chemokine receptor system

    chemokine receptors with their cognate chemokine ligands is generally described by the two-step/two-site model Within the CRS1 ineraction mode, the N-terminal region of chemokine receptors is indispensable for chemokine Probing the modulation of O-glycosylation and tyrosine sulfation on CCR5 and CCR1 function In this study mutagenesis approaches were performed to evaluate the effects of O-glycosylation and tyrosine sulfation modulation It remains to be discovered how much the modulation of these PTMs is relevant for future drug design.

  • Inside Out: Mapping GPCRs from Membrane Codes to Market Moves

    Additionally, new studies reveal how phosphorylation barcodes shape arrestin engagement, a biased NTSR1 modulator Terry Kenakin, these five modules reveal how location bias, intracellular signaling, and ligand kinetics GRK-Specific Phosphorylation Barcodes Shape Arrestin Engagement with ACKR3   A β-Arrestin-2-Biased NTSR1 Modulator

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, July 24 to July 30, 2023

    GPCR Symposium on GPCRs as Therapeutic Modalities is on September 22nd. GPCRs in Neuroscience Neuronal diversity of neuropeptide signaling, including galanin, in the mouse locus Profiling neuronal methylome and hydroxymethylome of opioid use disorder in the human orbitofrontal cortex Structural and Molecular Insights into GPCR Function Ternary model structural complex of C5a, C5aR2,

  • Using Live-cell High-Content Screening to Characterize CB2 Ligands: Insights From 16 Synthetic Cannabinoids

    The cannabinoid receptor type 2 (CB2R) has emerged as a compelling target across inflammation, immune modulation 93.08%), AAN397 (92.94%), AAN405 (88.59%), SON86 (81.56%), AV13 (81.37%), AV07 (78.31%), AV06 (76.13%) Moderate The clear separation between strong, moderate, and weak binders at 1 µM allowed rapid prioritization For teams optimizing CB2 modulators —or exploring biased agonism, polypharmacology, or downstream signaling—live-cell

  • HBx induces hepatocellular carcinogenesis through ARRB1-mediated autophagy to drive the G 1/S cycle

    Arrb1 deficiency suppressed HBx-induced hepatocellular carcinogenesis in several mouse models. Our results demonstrate that ARRB1 plays a critical role in HBV-related HCC via modulating autophagy

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, February 26 to March 3, 2024

    acid substitution G protein-coupled receptors: from radioligand binding to cellular signaling GPR101: Modeling potential TAAR1 agonist targeting neurological and psychiatric disorders: An in silico approach Opioid modulation

  • Targeting Intracellular Allosteric Sites in GPCRs

    Unlike orthosteric ligands that bind directly to the receptor's active site, allosteric modulators target Over the past decade, there has been a notable growth in the discovery of allosteric modulators for GPCRs functional and/or affinity for an orthosteric ligand; and negative allosteric modulators (NAMs), that In this context, allosteric modulators exhibiting constrained positive or negative cooperativity are SBI-553, an allosteric modulator of NTSR1, provides valuable insights into how allosteric modulation

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, September 18 to 24, 2023

    GPCR Symposium about 'GPCRs as Therapeutic Modalities' rocked it! functional survival of human islets AT2 receptor agonist LP2 restores respiratory function in a rat model

  • How a Failed Med School Dream Sparked a GPCR Biotech Revolution

    There, Ajay expanded his understanding of neurobiology and translational research models, further refining The company’s goal is to model receptor dynamics — including biased signaling — to predict drug behavior

  • Curve Shifts Don’t Lie, But Your Eyes Might

    Sometimes you’re working with linear fits: Schild plots, dose ratios, regression models. insights  distilled from decades of pharmacology experience Whether you’re validating assays, refining models

  • Recurrent hypoglycemia increases hepatic gluconeogenesis without affecting glycogen metabolism or sy

    Methods: Using a widely adopted rodent model of 3-day recurrent hypoglycemia, we first checked expression The abovementioned studies were repeated in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat model.

  • Your GPCR Program Decisions Depend on Good Data Interpretation

    Your Access To Terry's Corner ➤ Why the Myth of Multiple Affinity Sites Slows You Down Traditional models both pharma and startup environments Read Maria Majellaro's Full Recap ➤ Lab Leadership Without Ego: A Model

  • How Collaboration Drives GPCR Discoveries

    who can map GPCR signaling with precision and design therapies that fit real biology — not idealized models problems — the kind that require chemistry, physiology, pharmacology, structural biology, computational modeling

  • Functional molecular switches of mammalian G protein-coupled bitter-taste receptors

    We designed an integrative approach to improve comparative modeling of TAS2Rs. We constructed accurate homology models of human TAS2Rs. As a test case, we examined the accuracy of the TAS2R16 model with site-directed mutagenesis and in vitro

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, March 6 to 12, 2023

    GPCRs in Neuroscience Quinpirole ameliorates nigral dopaminergic neuron damage in Parkinson's disease mouse model through activating GHS-R1a/D2R heterodimers. Structural and Molecular Insights into GPCR Function Endogenous l- to d-amino acid residue isomerization modulates

  • Actions of Parathyroid Hormone Ligand Analogues in Humanized PTH1R Knockin Mice

    August 2022 "Abstract Rodent models are commonly used to evaluate parathyroid hormone (PTH) and PTH-related This introduces an element of uncertainty in the accuracy of rodent models for performing such preclinical

  • Chemokine receptor-targeted drug discovery: progress and challenges

    receptors can homo- and hetero-oligomerize, impacting receptor/ligand-binding and signaling patterns, by modulating These larger interfaces represent the typical protein-protein interactions which are difficult to modulate Overall, the future potential lies in using different therapeutic modalities to modulate the stromal

  • Fluorescence based HTS compatible ligand binding assays for dopamine D3 receptors in baculovirus preparations and live cells

    be 30.1 ± 1.7 nM corresponding to apparent Ki ± SEM = 15.7 ± 0.9 nM according to the Cheng-Prusoff model The model obtained by global analysis of kinetic data suggests that 8 ± 4% of CELT-419 is non-specifically binding sites and the Kd values were calculated post hoc from the results of these experiments using the model How the Dynamic Properties and Functional Mechanisms of GPCRs Are Modulated by Their Coupling to the In G Protein-Coupled Receptors - Modeling and Simulation ; Filizola, M., Ed.; Springer Netherlands: Dordrecht

  • A robust and Efficient FRET-Based Assay for Cannabinoid Receptor Ligands Discovery.

    and has synergistic effects with anticancer agents.[1–3] These insights highlight the potential in modulating New scaffolds modulating the CBRs in both the orthosteric and allosteric sites have been developed, supported by resolved crystal structures of both CBRs.[4–8] A key challenge in CBR modulator development is separating Translational Potential of Allosteric Modulators Targeting the Cannabinoid CB1 Receptor. Derivatives as New CB2 Cannabinoid Receptors Agonists: Synthesis, Pharmacological Properties and Molecular Modeling

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, February 27 to March 5, 2023

    Establishment of a CaCC-based Cell Model and Method for High-throughput Screening of M3 Receptor Drugs Publisher Correction: Transcriptional adaptation of olfactory sensory neurons to GPCR identity and activity FSHR activation through small molecule modulators: Mechanistic insights from MD simulations. Structural and Molecular Insights into GPCR Function The activation mechanism and antibody binding mode

  • Beyond Clearance: The Strategic Power of Irreversible Drug Binding

    Dose prediction models need kinetic nuance—not just Cmax and AUC. You can’t model irreversible binding with the usual tools.

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, December 18 to 31, 2023

    Tribolium castaneum GPCR Activation and Signaling Palmitoylation of the Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Modulates Binding Methods to Measure Receptor-Ligand Interactions How accurately can one predict drug binding modes using AlphaFold models?

  • 📰 GPCR Weekly News, May 6 to 12, 2024

    CCR6 for Autoimmune Diseases MRGPRX4 mediates phospho-drug-associated pruritus in a humanized mouse model prediabetes GPCRs in Neuroscience Spatiotemporal organization of prefrontal norepinephrine influences neuronal activity Transient cAMP production drives rapid and sustained spiking in brainstem parabrachial neurons inhibition with the porcupine inhibitor LGK974 decreases trabecular bone but not fibrosis in a murine model Glycoprotein-glycoprotein receptor binding detection using bioluminescence resonance energy transfer Bayesian network models

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