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- What's Going On with GPCRs?! Find Out in This Week's Update! ⦿ Nov 4 - 10, 2024
coupled receptors under diverse states Fan Liu , Han Zhou , Xiaonong Li , Liangliang Zhou , Chungong Yu
- The Perils and Guardrails of Modifying Signalling Proteins in Bioassays
Schlander M, Hernandez-Villafuerte K, Cheng CY, Mestre-Ferrandiz J, Baumann M. Shen S, Zhao C, Wu C, Sun S, Li Z, Yan W, et al. J Phys Chem B. 2016;120(11):2878-85. 36. J Biol Chem. 2018;293(19):7466-7473. 45. Teng X, Chen S, Wang Q, Chen Z, Wang X, Huang N, et al.
- Fluorescence Polarization in GPCR Research
This combined with the use of polarized light leads to a signal that can only be detected when the fluorescent When polarized light hits a free fluorescent ligand, its rotation speed is so fast that the emission On the other hand, when the polarized light hits the bound fluorescent ligand, the slower rotation speed Adapted from: Zhang Y, Tang H, Chen W, Zhang J. ACS Med Chem Lett. 2022 Jan 10;13(2):243-249. doi: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.1c00598.
- Conjugation Strategies for Probe Development
This method has several advantages: it is usually very robust, good yields, reagents are found in most chem Chem. 2016 , 59 (10), 4443–4458. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b01409 . Bioconjugate Chem. 2015 , 26 (1), 145–152. https://doi.org/10.1021/bc5005262 . Chem. Rev. 2008 , 108 (8), 2952–3015. https://doi.org/10.1021/cr0783479 .
- Regulators of G-protein signaling: essential players in GPCR signaling
and subsequent activation of the G-protein heterotrimeric complex (α, β, and γ); it is at this point when Liu-Chen, and J.R. J Biol Chem, 2009. 284(27): p. 18357-67. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19416973/ 5.
- VAMP2: a crucial player in the delivery of MOR to the synapse
Through developing a high-resolution method, Hao Chen et al. directly visualized the fusion of vesicles Chen, X. Zhang, and L. Ma. 2008.
- Targeting Intracellular Allosteric Sites in GPCRs
this has the potential to enhance GPCR subtype-selectivity, it also presents a significant challenge when modulators (NAMs), that fully or partially dampen the receptor's functional response to the ligand (Wold, Chen selectivity, which can arise from greater sequence variation in allosteric sites among receptor subtypes when This is particularly important when dealing with receptor subtypes that exhibit significant similarity substantial doses of allosteric modulators with a diminished risk of target-related toxicity (Wold, Chen
- Fluorescence based HTS compatible ligand binding assays for dopamine D3 receptors in baculovirus preparations and live cells
determined to be 30.1 ± 1.7 nM corresponding to apparent Ki ± SEM = 15.7 ± 0.9 nM according to the Cheng-Prusoff Chem. 2022 , 65 (6), 4832–4853. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c02033 . (18) Dempsey, C.; Chen, K. H.; Bates, M.; Zhuang, X.
- Decoding β-Arrestins: from Structure to function
activation initiates conformational changes, exposing an intracellular cavity (Kang, Y. et al. 2015, Chen F et al. 2021, Chen, H. et al. 2022).
- Illuminating GPCR Research: FRET and BRET-Based Sensors Shed Light on Cellular Signaling
J Biol Chem, 2018. 293(19): p. 7466-7473. 8. Nat Chem Biol, 2020. 16(8): p. 841-849. 10. J Biol Chem, 2007. 282(14): p. 10576-84. 13.
- Targeting GPCRs in the CNS: Advances in Drug Discovery Strategies
What happens when a GPCR is activated? When the endogenous binder of the GPCR (which can be a neuromodulator, neurotransmitter, etc.), binds Chem Rev. 2017 Jan 11;117(1):139-155. Studying these routes may reduce side-effects when using GPCR-based therapies. drug development targeting CNS diseases , especially as traditional targets seem to have stagnated when
- Hop in the Time Machine with GPCR: Unraveling the Future of Research! ⦿ Nov 24 - Dec 1, 2024
Hauser Calcineurin-fusion facilitates cryo-EM structure determination of a Family A GPCR Jun Xu , Geng Chen
- A robust and Efficient FRET-Based Assay for Cannabinoid Receptor Ligands Discovery.
This can be appreciated when talking about SCRAs (Synthetic Cannabinoid Agonists), as one of the series Chem. 2019 , 62 (1), 276–287. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.8b00368 . (9) Adams, A. Chem. Bioconjugate Chem. 2013 , 24 (11), 1907–1916. https://doi.org/10.1021/bc400328m . (16) Morrison Chem. 2006 , 49 (1), 70–79. https://doi.org/10.1021/jm050467q .
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- AlphaFold’s Breakthrough in GPCR Research: Revolutionizing Discovery, Yet Awaiting Experimental Proof
was the most common method for predicting G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) structures, especially when antipsychotic-like effects in rodent models, reinforcing the value of AlphaFold in drug discovery, especially when Nat Chem Biol 7 , 769-778 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchembio.662 Diaz-Holguin, A.
- An overview of the compartmentalized GPCR Signaling: Relevance and Implications
When it comes to signal transduction, cellular context matters. Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland), 14(5), 439. https://doi.org/10.3390/ph14050439 Chen, K.
- 📰 GPCR Weekly News, April 22 to 28, 2024
Dysfunction of the adhesion GPCR latrophilin 1 (ADGRL1/LPHN1) increases the risk of obesity Norton Cheng
- Overview of adhesion GPCRs self-activation
When I started studying aGPCRs, the structural conformation of the GAIN domain of ADGRL1/Lphn1 and ADGRB3 of human ADGRL3-G13, this paper reports that the stalk peptide of ADGRL3 adopts a hook conformation when Furthermore, when an alignment analysis of the Stalk peptide of the aGPCR family was performed highlighted ., Zhu, X., Wang, N., Xu, Z., Xia, R., Liang, J., Duan, Y., Yin, H., Xiong, Y., Zhang, A., Guo, C., Chen
- Class B1 GPCR Dimerization: Unveiling Its Role in Receptor Function and Signaling
Chem Rev, 2017. 117 (1): p. 111-138.
- Optimizing HTRF Assays with Fluorescent Ligands: Time-Resolved Fluorescence in GPCR Research
When the distance between donor and acceptor is close enough, energy is transferred, and a second, short-lived This is moreso the case when detecting partial agonism or weak receptor interactions. By using two labeled ligands the transference of energy event will only happen when the adequate distance Curr Chem Genomics. 2009 May 28;3:22-32. doi: 10.2174/1875397300903010022.
- Structural landscape of the Chemokine Receptor system
When comparing the CKRs structures complexes, the disulfide bridges formed between the N-loop and the agonist (maraviroc) (Tan, Zhu et al. 2013, Zheng, Han et al. 2017, Isaikina, Tsai et al. 2021, Zhang, Chen CCL15L (residues 26-92) and CCL15M (residues 27-92), while the third structure lacks a ligand (Shao, Shen conformational change of Y2917.43 tilted toward TM2, a model supported by mutagenesis experiments (Shao, Shen
- Advantages of Fluorescent Probes in GPCR Assays
This happens when prolonged exposure to light in the excitation range causes the emission signal to decrease ACS Chem Biol. 2014 Sep 19;9(9):1918-28. doi: 10.1021/cb5004042.
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