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- Adrenal G Protein-Coupled Receptors and the Failing Heart: A Long-distance, Yet Intimate Affair
October 2022 "Systolic heart failure (HF) is a chronic clinical syndrome characterized by the reduction in cardiac function and still remains the disease with the highest mortality worldwide. Despite considerable advances in pharmacological treatment, HF represents a severe clinical and social burden. Chronic human HF is characterized by several important neurohormonal perturbations, emanating from both the autonomic nervous system and the adrenal glands. Circulating catecholamines (norepinephrine and epinephrine) and aldosterone elevations are among the salient alterations that confer significant hormonal burden on the already compromised function of the failing heart. This is why sympatholytic treatments (such as β-blockers) and renin-angiotensin system inhibitors or mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists, which block the effects of angiotensin II (AngII) and aldosterone on the failing heart, are part of the mainstay HF pharmacotherapy presently. The adrenal gland plays an important role in the modulation of cardiac neurohormonal stress because it is the source of almost all aldosterone, of all epinephrine, and of a significant amount of norepinephrine reaching the failing myocardium from the blood circulation. Synthesis and release of these hormones in the adrenals is tightly regulated by adrenal G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), such as adrenergic receptors and AngII receptors. In this review, we discuss important aspects of adrenal GPCR signaling and regulation, as they pertain to modulation of cardiac function in the context of chronic HF, by focusing on the 2 best studied adrenal GPCR types in that context, adrenergic receptors and AngII receptors (AT 1 Rs). Particular emphasis is given to findings from the past decade and a half that highlight the emerging roles of the GPCR-kinases and the β-arrestins in the adrenals, 2 protein families that regulate the signaling and functioning of GPCRs in all tissues, including the myocardium and the adrenal gland." Read more at the source #DrGPCR #GPCR #IndustryNews
- Regulator of G Protein Signaling 20 Correlates with Long Intergenic Non-Coding RNA (lincRNAs)...
September 2022 Regulator of G Protein Signaling 20 Correlates with Long Intergenic Non-Coding RNA (lincRNAs ; (d) RGS20 was found to be significantly associated with some tumor-related signaling pathways and long
- Maria’s Travel Blogs: ACSMEDI-EFMC Medicinal Chemistry Frontiers 2025
Wendy Young’s talk, during session 3 on day 2, was also incredible. Wendy Young. Charles Yeung from Merck and Dr. Rico Gerup Petersen from Vipergen APS.
- Science Needs Rigor, But Also Joy
He was drawn to a team that balances rigor with levity, values mentoring, and encourages young scientists
- How Breakthroughs Happen: Eric Trinquet on Innovation, Serendipity & GPCRs
Instead of chasing linear progress, Eric encourages young scientists to stay playful longer—embracing The catalog number is the last step in a years-long journey filled with messy iterations. Advice for the Next Generation: Don’t Over-Rationalize So what does Eric tell young scientists who want
- From Failed Experiments to Predictive GPCR Models
Career Lessons for Young Scientists Carlsson’s journey holds several lessons for early-career researchers He believes genuine interest—not trends or external validation—is what sustains long-term scientific Finally, he advises young scientists to celebrate small wins.
- How GPCR Spatial Signaling Sparked a Scientific Journey
For young scientists, that summer moment is waiting.
- Decoding β-Arrestins: from Structure to function
detection, receptor activation initiates conformational changes, exposing an intracellular cavity (Kang recognized for inhibiting G protein signaling, they also influence specific pathways such as MAPK signaling (Song high-resolution protein structures, illuminating side chain orientations and overall conformational states (Kang , as well as MAPK cascade kinases which can be activated through specific β-arrestin conformations (Song , and their imbalance is linked to pathological conditions, including cancer (Gros, R. et al. 2000, Sun
- Purpose-Driven Opioid Research: Catherine Demery’s Academic Path
Like many young scientists, she explored different paths and gained industry experience before realizing
- How a Failed Med School Dream Sparked a GPCR Biotech Revolution
Advice for Young Scientists For early-career researchers, Ajay’s journey offers a powerful blueprint.
- Your GPCR Program Decisions Depend on Good Data Interpretation
Wendy Young : Career insights and lessons from a leader in drug development and a champion for women
- The Perils and Guardrails of Modifying Signalling Proteins in Bioassays
Sun D, Gao W, Hu H, Zhou S. Why 90% of clinical drug development fails and how to improve it? Wong CH, Siah KW, Lo AW. Estimation of clinical trial success rates and related parameters. Shen S, Zhao C, Wu C, Sun S, Li Z, Yan W, et al. Jimenez-Vargas NN, Gong J, Wisdom MJ, Jensen DD, Latorre R, Hegron A, et al.
- How Collaboration Sparked a GPCR Imaging Breakthrough in Chemical Biology
That simple ask pulled a young chemist out of the fume hood and into the messy, electrifying world of
- ⛵Sailing the GPCR Seas: Your Weekly Research Voyage! ⦿ Nov 11 - 17, 2024
Business Update Aelis Farma announces the positive results of its clinical Phase 1/2 Study with AEF0217 in young
- Artificial intelligence – faster, smarter, cheaper GPCR drug discovery
Artificial intelligence - Machine learning vs Deep Learning GPCRs have long been recognized as important predict subtype-selective ligands for dopamine receptors and adenosine receptors (He, Ben, Kuang, Wang & Kong , 2016; Kuang, Feng, Hu, Wang, He & Kong, 2016). 5. ability of a ligand to induce or inhibit a cellular response (pEC50 or pIC50, respectively), and how long
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Graeme Milligan for receiving the Order of British Empire from King Charles III in recognition of his Graeme Milligan was awarded the Order of British Empire by King Charles III for services to Biochemical
- Odorant receptors – a bit of smell for drug discovery
odorant molecules which initiate a neuronal response that drives odorant discrimination and perception (Young non-small-cell lung cancer OR2J3 activation induced apoptosis and inhibited cell proliferation and migration in long-term
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Structure-guided design of a peripherally restricted chemogenetic system Hye Jin Kang , Brian E Krumm
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Morgan Healthcare Conference Andrew Hopkins appointed CBE by HM King Charles III Voyager Therapeutics
- Nanobodies: New Dimensions in GPCR Signaling Research
(New York, N.Y.), 347(6226), 1113–1117. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaa5026 Wu, A., Salom, D., Hong
- Glyco-sulfo hotspots in the chemokine receptor system
the observed phenotype since many glycosyltransferases and the two TPSTs also carry O-glycosylation (King GSnP-6 displays nanomolar affinity and promising potential for blocking PSGL-1/P-selectin interaction (Wong
- An overview of the compartmentalized GPCR Signaling: Relevance and Implications
Nature communications, 8(1), 443. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00357-2 Jong, Y.
- Structural landscape of the Chemokine Receptor system
interaction follows a common pattern which is generally described by the classic “two-site” model (Crump, Gong
- Extracellular signal-regulated kinases – a potential pathway for GPCR-targeted drug discovery
Sir William Osler Scientists have long sought to discover a “golden bullet” that would cure every disease signal-regulated kinases (ERK), a subset of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) family, have long activation, contributing to the broader toolkit available for GPCR-related drug discovery (Eishingdrelo & Kongsamut References Eishingdrelo, H., & Kongsamut, S. (2013).
- Fluorescence based HTS compatible ligand binding assays for dopamine D3 receptors in baculovirus preparations and live cells
Springer Netherlands: Dordrecht, 2014; pp 55–74. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7423-0_4 . (12) Yung-Chi













