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Gain of function mutants: Ion channels and G protein-coupled receptors [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
Many ion channels and receptors display striking phenotypes for gain-of-function mutations but milder phenotypes for null mutations. Gain of molecular function can have several mechanistic bases: selectivity changes, gating changes including constitutive
Karschin, Andreas, Lester, Henry A.
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G Protein-Coupled Receptors in Taste Physiology and Pharmacology

open access: yesFrontiers in Pharmacology, 2020
Heterotrimeric G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) comprise the largest receptor family in mammals and are responsible for the regulation of most physiological functions.
Raise Ahmad, Julie E. Dalziel
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G-protein-coupled receptor kinases

open access: yesTrends in Biochemical Sciences, 1991
Rhodopsin kinase and the beta-adrenergic receptor kinase (beta ARK) catalyse the phosphorylation of the activated forms of the G-protein-coupled receptors, rhodopsin and the beta 2-adrenergic receptor (beta 2AR), respectively. The interaction between receptor and kinase is independent of second messengers and appears to involve a multipoint attachment ...
Palczewskl, Krzvsztof   +1 more
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G Protein–Coupled Receptor Deorphanizations [PDF]

open access: yesAnnual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2013
G protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs) are major regulators of intercellular interactions. They initiate these actions by being activated by a wide variety of natural ligands. Historically, ligands were discovered first, but the advent of molecular biology reversed this trend.
Zhiwei Wang   +5 more
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The tyrosine phosphatase CD148 is an essential positive regulator of platelet activation and thrombosis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Platelets play a fundamental role in hemostasis and thrombosis. They are also involved in pathologic conditions resulting from blocked blood vessels, including myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke.
Abtahian   +79 more
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Functional expression of opioid receptors and other human GPCRs in yeast engineered to produce human sterols

open access: yesNature Communications, 2022
The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is powerful for studying human G protein-coupled receptors as they can be coupled to its mating pathway. Here the authors engineer baker’s yeast to produce human sterols and show that vertebrate G protein coupled ...
Björn D. M. Bean   +12 more
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GPCRs in Intracellular Compartments: New Targets for Drug Discovery

open access: yesBiomolecules, 2022
The architecture of eukaryotic cells is defined by extensive membrane-delimited compartments, which entails separate metabolic processes that would otherwise interfere with each other, leading to functional differences between cells.
Irene Fasciani   +7 more
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G Protein-Coupled Receptors in Macrophages

open access: yesMicrobiology Spectrum, 2016
ABSTRACTAs the largest receptor gene family in the human genome, with >800 members, the signal-transducing G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) play critical roles in nearly all conceivable physiological processes, ranging from the sensing of photons and odorants to metabolic homeostasis and migration of leukocytes.
Hsi-Hsien Lin, Martin Stacey
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Lysophosphatidic Acid Signaling in Cancer Cells: What Makes LPA So Special?

open access: yesCells, 2021
Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) refers to a family of simple phospholipids that act as ligands for G protein-coupled receptors. While LPA exerts effects throughout the body in normal physiological circumstances, its pathological role in cancer is of great ...
Pravita Balijepalli   +2 more
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Positive allosteric modulators of the a-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA) receptor [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
L-glutamate is the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the mammalian central nervous system (CNS) and plays a fundamental role in the control of motor function, cognition and mood.
Grove, Simon J .A.   +4 more
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