Identifying multiple active conformations in the G protein-coupled receptor activation landscape using computational methods

SS Dong, WA Goddard III, R Abrol - Methods in cell biology, 2017 - Elsevier
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are membrane proteins critical in cellular signaling,
making them important targets for therapeutics. The activation of GPCRs is central to their …

[HTML][HTML] Conformational and thermodynamic landscape of GPCR activation from theory and computation

SS Dong, WA Goddard, R Abrol - Biophysical journal, 2016 - cell.com
We present a hybrid computational methodology to predict multiple energetically accessible
conformations for G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) that might play a role in binding to …

[HTML][HTML] Characterizing conformational states in GPCR structures using machine learning

I Buyanov, P Popov - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) play a pivotal role in signal transduction and
represent attractive targets for drug development. Recent advances in structural biology …

Molecular dynamics techniques for modeling G protein-coupled receptors

FM McRobb, A Negri, T Beuming… - Current opinion in …, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•Molecular dynamics can be used to explore relevant conformational states of
GPCRs.•Analysis of water molecules in a GPCR binding site can guide lead optimization.• …

In silico Exploration of the Conformational Universe of GPCRs

I Rodríguez‐Espigares, AA Kaczor… - Molecular …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The structural plasticity of G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) leads to a conformational
universe going from inactive to active receptor states with several intermediate states. Many …

Importance of Structure and Dynamics in the Rational Drug Design of G Protein‐Coupled Receptor (GPCR) Modulators

R Lazim, Y Lee, P Nakliang… - GPCRs as Therapeutic …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
G protein‐coupled receptors (GPCRs) are one of the largest classes of human membrane
proteins. The aptitude of GPCRs to assume multiple conformational states enables them to …

Structural dynamics bridge the gap between the genetic and functional levels of GPCRs

M Torrens-Fontanals, TM Stepniewski… - Current Opinion in …, 2021 - Elsevier
G protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs) are implicated in nearly all physiological processes in
the human body and represent an important drug targeting class. The genes encoding the …

Advances in the development and application of computational methodologies for structural modeling of G-protein-coupled receptors

JC Mobarec, M Filizola - Expert opinion on drug discovery, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Despite the large amount of experimental data accumulated in the past decade
on G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) structure and function, understanding of the …

Multiscale computational methods for mapping conformational ensembles of G-protein-coupled receptors

N Vaidehi, S Bhattacharya - Advances in Protein Chemistry and Structural …, 2011 - Elsevier
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) belong to a large superfamily of membrane proteins
and they mediate many physiological and pathological processes in cell signaling. GPCRs …

[HTML][HTML] Can molecular dynamics simulations improve the structural accuracy and virtual screening performance of GPCR models?

J Kapla, I Rodríguez-Espigares, F Ballante… - PLoS Computational …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The determination of G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) structures at atomic resolution has
improved understanding of cellular signaling and will accelerate the development of new …