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Functional solubilization of the β2-adrenoceptor using diisobutylene maleic acid
iScience, 2021 Summary: The β2-adrenoceptor (β2AR) is a well-established target in asthma and a prototypical G protein-coupled receptor for biophysical studies. Solubilization of membrane proteins has classically involved the use of detergents.
Clare.R. Harwood +7 more
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An Introduction to Membrane Proteins
Journal of Proteome Research, 2011 α-Helical membrane proteins are important for many biological functions. Due to physicochemical constraints, the structures of membrane proteins differ from the structure of soluble proteins. Historically, membrane protein structures were assumed to be more or less two-dimensional, consisting of long, straight, membrane-spanning parallel helices packed
Hedin, Linnea E. +2 more
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2021 Drugs useful in prevention/treatment of obesity could improve health. Cholecystokinin (CCK) is a key regulator of appetite, working through the type 1 CCK receptor (CCK1R); however, full agonists have not stimulated more weight loss than dieting.
Kaleeckal G. Harikumar +14 more
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Structures of membrane proteins [PDF]
Quarterly Reviews of Biophysics, 2010 AbstractIn reviewing the structures of membrane proteins determined up to the end of 2009, we present in words and pictures the most informative examples from each family. We group the structures together according to their function and architecture to provide an overview of the major principles and variations on the most common themes.
Kutti R. Vinothkumar, Richard Henderson
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Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2017 Recent advances in fluorescent ligand technology have enabled the study of G protein-coupled receptors in their native environment without the need for genetic modification such as addition of N-terminal fluorescent or bioluminescent tags.
Maria Augusta Arruda +11 more
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Structural insight into mitochondrial β-barrel outer membrane protein biogenesis
Nature Communications, 2020 The Sorting and Assembly Machinery (SAM) complex folds beta-barrel proteins and inserts them into the mitochondrial outer membrane. Here authors report cryoEM structures of the SAM complex from Myceliophthora thermophila, which reveals a GST-like fold ...
Kathryn A. Diederichs +8 more
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Exploring Ligand Binding to Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Receptors
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2021 Class B1 G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are important targets for many diseases, including cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. All the approved drugs for this receptor family are peptides that mimic the endogenous activating hormones.
Giuseppe Deganutti +7 more
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Membrane proteins bind lipids selectively to modulate their structure and function
Nature, 2014 Previous studies have established that the folding, structure and function of membrane proteins are influenced by their lipid environments and that lipids can bind to specific sites, for example, in potassium channels.
A. Laganowsky +6 more
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iScience, 2023 Summary: E-selectin is expressed on endothelial cells in response to inflammatory cytokines and mediates leukocyte rolling and extravasation. However, studies have been hampered by lack of experimental approaches to monitor expression in real time in ...
Lydia Ogrodzinski +7 more
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TLR3 forms a highly organized cluster when bound to a poly(I:C) RNA ligand
Nature Communications, 2022 TLR3 plays a crucial role in anti-viral immune response by recognizing RNAs produced during virus infection. Here, the authors determine a high resolution structure of the activated cluster of TLR3.
Chan Seok Lim +6 more
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