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Cardiac GPCRs: GPCR signaling in healthy and failing hearts

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes, 2007
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are widely implicated in human heart disease, making them an important target for cardiac drug therapy. The most commonly studied and clinically targeted cardiac GPCRs include the adrenergic, angiotensin, endothelin, and adenosine receptors.
Salazar, Natasha C., Chen, Juhsien, Rockman, Howard A.   +2 more
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Illuminating the life of GPCRs [PDF]

Cell Communication and Signaling, 2009
The investigation of biological systems highly depends on the possibilities that allow scientists to visualize and quantify biomolecules and their related activities in real-time and non-invasively. G-protein coupled receptors represent a family of very dynamic and highly regulated transmembrane proteins that are involved in various important ...
Beck-Sickinger Annette G, Böhme Ilka
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Antigen‐Detected NMR for Minimal Epitope Engineering and Structure‐Guided Selection of a NaV1.7‐Selective Nanobody

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A minimal extracellular epitope from voltage‐gated sodium channel NaV1.7 was engineered into an isotope‐labelled antigen for antigen‐detected nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). Together with AlphaFold2 (AF2), this enabled structure‐guided selection of R4C8, a human NaV1.7‐selective nanobody that labels fixed NaV1.7‐expressing cells and produces staining
Junyu Liu, Wanlin Chen, Ben Cristofori‐Armstrong, Theo Crawford, Kai‐En Chen, Peng Xie, Rainbow Wing Bo Chan, Yifei Zhu, Mimi Golder, Anneka Pereira Schmidt, Jennifer D. Naughton, Nicholas D. Condon, Åsa Andersson, Farhad Dehkhoda, Kirsten L. McMahon, Tabea Klasfauseweh, Ashvriya Thapa, Hue Tran, Poanna Tran, Sina Jami, Lotten Ragnarsson, Sebastian G. B. Furness, Jennifer R. Deuis, Brett M. Collins, Wai‐Hong Tham, Indira Prasadam, Irina Vetter, Mehdi Mobli   +27 more
wiley   +1 more source

Site‐Specific Protein Bioconjugation Through Cellular Incorporation of Noncanonical Amino Acids

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
Genetic code expansion (GCE) enables site‐specific installation of noncanonical amino acids containing bioorthogonal conjugation handles, allowing precise, homogeneous protein modification. This review examines the principles of orthogonal translation, surveys the chemistries available for chemoselective labeling, and highlights emerging multi‐site ...
Rahul Sarkar, Manas Joshi, Abhishek Chatterjee   +2 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Dampening of neurotransmitter action: molecular similarity within the melatonin structure

Endocrine Regulations, 2018
Objectives. Melatonin initiates physiologic and therapeutic responses in various tissues through binding to poorly defined MT receptors regulated by G-proteins and purine nucleotides.
Williams Wynford R.
doaj   +1 more source

Spatial Transcriptomics Reveals a T Cell‐Mediated Microglial Activation Axis of Immune Checkpoint Inhibition‐Related Adverse Events in the Brain

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Immune checkpoint inhibition (ICI) reshapes the hippocampal neuroimmune niche. Spatial transcriptomic profiling and human brain histological analyses identify neuroinflammation and altered neuronal and glial programs. Notably, T cell depletion prevents ICI‐driven microglial activation, establishing the T cell–microglia crosstalk axis as a driving ...
Devyani Swami, Sanad M. El‐Khatib, Suhas Sureshchandra, Elise Nguyen, Janaki Manoja Vinnakota, Robert Zeiser, Shivashankar Othy, Munjal M. Acharya   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Nature's Blueprint: Macrocyclic Peptides Containing Unnatural Amino Acids in Therapeutic Development

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
Strategic incorporation of unnatural amino acids transforms macrocyclic peptides into drug‐like molecules capable of engaging challenging targets. These building blocks enhance stability, permeability, and bioavailability, accelerating the development of next‐generation peptide therapeutics.
Krishna K. Sharma, Komal Sharma, Anku Sharma, Kamya Rao, Rahul Jain, Brett VanVeller   +5 more
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Astrocytes Coordinate Neurovascular Coupling During Prolonged Sensory Demand via AQP4/TRPA1/BEST1/D‐Serine Signaling

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Neuronal activation leads to astrocytic transient volume changes, activating transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (TRPA1) channels, leading to Ca2+ influx. Activation of TRPA1 causes the release of D‐serine through BEST1. Finally, the augmented extracellular levels of D‐serine boost neuronal activity by binding GluN1‐containing NMDARs, leading to CBV
Kayoung Han, Minwoo Wendy Jang, Taeyoung Park, Ki Jung Kim, Victor James Drew, Sunpil Kim, Tai Young Kim, Mingu Gordon Park, Myeongju Kim, Seung Won Chung, Minah Suh, C. Justin Lee   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cannabinoid CB1 Receptor in Nociceptors Mediates Postoperative Analgesia via ASIC3 Inhibition

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
CB1R and ASIC3 are co‐expressed in CGRP+ nociceptors of mouse DRG. Plantar incision triggers an upregulation of ASIC3 and activation of ASIC3+ neurons, driving mechanical allodynia. CB1R activation suppresses ASIC3 function and downstream ERK1/2 phosphorylation, thereby braking nociceptive signaling and accelerating pain resolution.
Kangtai Xu, Luyao Ji, Haoyi Yang, Xiying Chen, Qiaodan Hu, Haimei He, Jiawei Wu, Leyan Shan, Shihui Feng, Yingzhi Li, Xiongchang Tan, Hao Wang, Zilong Wang, Chaoran Wu   +13 more
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Molecular Basis of NPY Recognition and Ligand Selectivity at the Neuropeptide Y5 Receptor

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
Here, we present the first active structure of the neuropeptide Y5 receptor (NPY5R) in complex with its endogenous ligand NPY and the Gi1 protein. The cryo‐electron microscopy structure, validated by extensive mutagenesis studies, gives important insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying ligand binding and receptor activation.
Lisa Christin Peuker, Hongyu Wang, Kun Chen, Kristin Löbner, Karin Mörl, Simon Jonas Schwarz, Qiang Zhao, Beili Wu, Annette Gabriele Beck‐Sickinger   +8 more
wiley   +2 more sources