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A G-Protein Coupled Receptor and Macular Degeneration

Cells, 2020
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of irreversible blindness in the world. The risk of AMD increases with age and is most common among the white population. Here, we discuss the convergence of factors related to race, pigmentation,
Anna G. Figueroa, Brian S. McKay
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REGA-SIGN: Development of a Novel Set of NanoBRET-Based G Protein Biosensors

Biosensors, 2023
Despite G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) being important theapeutic targets, the signaling properties of many GPCRs remain poorly characterized. GPCR activation primarily initiates heterotrimeric G protein signaling. To detect ligand-induced G protein
Katrijn Boon, Nathan Vanalken, Eef Meyen, Dominique Schols, Tom Van Loy   +4 more
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Restoration of myocardial β-adrenergic receptor signaling after left ventricular assist device support [PDF]

, 2006
ObjectiveLeft ventricular assist device support for patients with chronic heart failure can significantly improve β-adrenergic receptor signaling, which is likely critical to myocardial recovery.
Akhter, Shahab A., Bulcao, Christian F., Merrill, Walter H., Pandalai, Prakash K.   +3 more
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The Metastasis Suppressor Gene KiSS-1 Encodes Kisspeptins, the Natural Ligands of the Orphan G Protein-coupled Receptor GPR54*

Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2001
Natural peptides displaying agonist activity on the orphan G protein-coupled receptor GPR54 were isolated from human placenta. These 54-, 14,- and 13-amino acid peptides, with a common RF-amide C terminus, derive from the product of KiSS-1, a metastasis ...
M. Kotani, M. Detheux, A. Vandenbogaerde, D. Communi, J. Vanderwinden, E. Le Poul, S. Brézillon, R. Tyldesley, Nathalie Suarez-Huerta, F. Vandeput, C. Blanpain, S. Schiffmann, G. Vassart, M. Parmentier   +13 more
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Gi- and Gs-coupled GPCRs show different modes of G-protein binding. [PDF]

, 2018
More than two decades ago, the activation mechanism for the membrane-bound photoreceptor and prototypical G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) rhodopsin was uncovered.
Altenbach, Christian, Caro, Lydia N, Dror, Ron O, Ernst, Oliver P, Hollingsworth, Scott A, Hubbell, Wayne L, Latorraca, Naomi R, Van Eps, Ned   +7 more
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Free fatty acid receptors, G protein‐coupled receptor 120 and G protein‐coupled receptor 40, are essential for oil‐induced gastric inhibitory polypeptide secretion

Journal of Diabetes Investigation, 2019
Aims/Introduction Incretin hormone glucose‐dependent insulinotropic polypeptide/gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP) plays a key role in high‐fat diet‐induced obesity and insulin resistance.
Akiko Sankoda, Norio Harada, Tomoko Kato, Eri Ikeguchi, Kanako Iwasaki, Shunsuke Yamane, Yuki Murata, Akira Hirasawa, Nobuya Inagaki   +8 more
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Evolution of vertebrate GnRH receptors from the perspective of a basal vertebrate

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2012
This minireview provides the current status on gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptors (GnRH-R) in vertebrates, from the perspective of a basal vertebrate, the sea lamprey, and provides an evolutionary scheme based on the recent advance of whole genome ...
Stacia A Sower, Wayne A Decatur, Nerine T Joseph, Mihael eFreamat   +3 more
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Significance of G Protein-Coupled Estrogen Receptor in the Pathophysiology of Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases and Colorectal Cancer

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2020
The regulatory role of estrogens and nuclear estrogen receptors, i. e., estrogen receptor α and β has been reported in gastrointestinal diseases. However, the contribution of G protein-coupled estrogen receptor, the membrane-bound estrogen receptor, is ...
Damian Jacenik, Wanda M. Krajewska
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Cryo‐EM structure of G‐protein‐coupled receptor GPR17 in complex with inhibitory G protein

MedComm, 2022
GPR17 is a class A orphan G protein‐coupled receptor (GPCR) expressed in neurons and oligodendrocyte progenitors of the central nervous system (CNS). The signalling of GPR17 occurs through the heterotrimeric Gi, but its activation mechanism is unclear ...
Fang Ye, Thian‐Sze Wong, Geng Chen, Zhiyi Zhang, Binghao Zhang, Shiyi Gan, Wei Gao, Jiancheng Li, Zhangsong Wu, Xin Pan, Yang Du   +10 more
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G protein-coupled receptors and obesity

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) have emerged as important drug targets for various chronic diseases, including obesity and diabetes. Obesity is a complex chronic disease that requires long term management predisposing to type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and some cancers.
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