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The dark sides of the GPCR tree ‐ research progress on understudied GPCRs

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract A large portion of the human GPCRome is still in the dark and understudied, consisting even of entire subfamilies of GPCRs such as odorant receptors, class A and C orphans, adhesion GPCRs, Frizzleds and taste receptors. However, it is undeniable that these GPCRs bring an untapped therapeutic potential that should be explored further.
Magdalena M. Scharf, Laura J. Humphrys, Sandra Berndt, Antonella Di Pizio, Juliane Lehmann, Ines Liebscher, Alessandro Nicoli, Masha Y. Niv, Lior Peri, Hannes Schihada, Gunnar Schulte   +10 more
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Changes in synaptic transmission and protein expression in the brains of adult offspring after prenatal inhibition of the kynurenine pathway [PDF]

, 2013
During early brain development, N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors are involved in cell migration, neuritogenesis, axon guidance and synapse formation, but the mechanisms which regulate NMDA receptor density and function remain unclear. The kynurenine
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G protein‐coupled receptor‐mediated autophagy in health and disease

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
G protein‐coupled receptors (GPCRs) constitute the largest and most diverse superfamily of mammalian transmembrane proteins. These receptors are involved in a wide range of physiological functions and are targets for more than a third of available drugs in the market. Autophagy is a cellular process involved in degrading damaged proteins and organelles
Devrim Öz‐Arslan, Zeynep Aslıhan Durer, Beki Kan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A PI3K-mediated negative feedback regulates Drosophila motor neuron excitability [PDF]

, 2008
Negative feedback can act as a homeostatic mechanism to maintain neuronal activity at a particular specified value. At the Drosophila neuromuscular junction, a mutation in the type II metabotropic glutamate receptor gene (mGluRA) increased motor neuron ...
Curtis C. J. Lin, Eric Howlett, Michael Stern, William Lavery   +3 more
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A population of immature cerebellar parallel fibre synapses are insensitive to adenosine but are inhibited by hypoxia [PDF]

, 2011
The purine adenosine plays an important role in a number of physiological and pathological processes and is neuroprotective during hypoxia and ischemia.
Atterbury, Alison, Wall, Mark J.
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ERNEST COST action overview on the (patho)physiology of GPCRs and orphan GPCRs in the nervous system

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
G protein‐coupled receptors (GPCRs) are a large family of cell surface receptors that play a critical role in nervous system function by transmitting signals between cells and their environment. They are involved in many, if not all, nervous system processes, and their dysfunction has been linked to various neurological disorders representing important
Necla Birgül Iyison, Clauda Abboud, Dayana Abboud, Abdulrasheed O. Abdulrahman, Ana‐Nicoleta Bondar, Julie Dam, Zafiroula Georgoussi, Jesús Giraldo, Anemari Horvat, Christos Karoussiotis, Alba Paz‐Castro, Miriam Scarpa, Hannes Schihada, Nicole Scholz, Bilge Güvenc Tuna, Nina Vardjan   +15 more
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Posttranslational Modification Biology of Glutamate Receptors and Drug Addiction

Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, 2011
Posttranslational covalent modifications of glutamate receptors remain a hot topic. Early studies have established that this family of receptors, including almost all ionotropic and metabotropic glutamate receptor subtypes, undergoes active ...
Li-Min eMao, Ming-Lei eGuo, Dao-Zhong eJin, Eugene E Fibuch, Eun Sang eChoe, John Q Wang   +5 more
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Reduction in Phencyclidine Induced Sensorimotor Gating Deficits in the Rat Following Increased System Xc − Activity in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex [PDF]

, 2013
Rationale: Aspects of schizophrenia, including deficits in sensorimotor gating, have been linked to glutamate dysfunction and/or oxidative stress in the prefrontal cortex. System xc −, a cystine–glutamate antiporter, is a poorly understood mechanism that
A Araque, A Kulak, A Wilmsmeier, B Moghaddam, B Moghaddam, B Oranje, BJ Morris, D Braff, D Lobner, D Matsuzawa, D Piani, DA Baker, DA Baker, David A. Baker, DH Ingvar, DL Braff, DV Pow, FK Graham, G Battaglia, G Franzen, G Paxinos, G Paxinos, G Rajkowska, HH Chen, J Cilia, JA Lieberman, JH Cabungcal, JI Sagara, Jon Resch, JT Coyle, K Japha, K Moussawi, K Moussawi, K Ogita, K Schwabe, K Shimosato, KE Poskanzer, KF Berman, KQ Do, Krista Qualmann, KS Kau, L Deserno, L Pasti, LA Glantz, Linghai Kong, LJ Garey, M Berk, M Berk, M Koch, M Li, M Raffa, MA Geyer, MC Angulo, ME Jackson, MJ Marino, MM Moran, NA Oberheim, NM Veelen van, NR Swerdlow, NR Swerdlow, NR Swerdlow, NR Swerdlow, O Kranich, P Bezzi, P Steullet, R Bridges, R Gysin, R Janaky, S Bannai, S Bannai, S Bannai, SG Potkin, SuJean Choi, T Majic, V Kumari, V Parpura, Victoria Lutgen, VM Goghari, VP Bakshi, WE Bunney, Y Cho, ZC Ye   +81 more
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Allosterism in the adenosine A2A and cannabinoid CB2 heteromer

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Purpose Allosterism is a regulatory mechanism for GPCRs that can be attained by ligand‐binding or protein–protein interactions with another GPCR. We have studied the influence of the dimer interface on the allosteric properties of the A2A receptor and CB2 receptor heteromer.
Claudia Llinas del Torrent, Iu Raïch, Angel Gonzalez, Jaume Lillo, Nil Casajuana‐Martin, Rafael Franco, Leonardo Pardo, Gemma Navarro   +7 more
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Glutamatergic Plasticity in Medial Prefrontal Cortex and Ventral Tegmental Area Following Extended-Access Cocaine Self-Administration [PDF]

, 2011
Glutamate signaling in prefrontal cortex and ventral tegmental area plays an important role in the molecular and behavioral plasticity associated with addiction to drugs of abuse.
Ghasemzadeh, Behnam, Giles, Chad, Mantsch, John R., Purgianto, Anthony, Seubert, Chad, Vasudevan, Preethi   +5 more
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