Structural Insights into Molecular Recognition and Receptor Activation in Chemokine–Chemokine Receptor Complexes

L Urvas, E Kellenberger - Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2023 - ACS Publications
The chemokine system is a key player in the functioning of the immune system and a sought-
after target for drug candidates. The number of experimental structures of chemokines in …

Revealing the signaling of complement receptors C3aR and C5aR1 by anaphylatoxins

Y Wang, W Liu, Y Xu, X He, Q Yuan, P Luo… - Nature Chemical …, 2023 - nature.com
The complement receptors C3aR and C5aR1, whose signaling is selectively activated by
anaphylatoxins C3a and C5a, are important regulators of both innate and adaptive immune …

[HTML][HTML] Macrophages and microglia in glioblastoma: heterogeneity, plasticity, and therapy

F Khan, L Pang, M Dunterman… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive tumor in the central nervous system and
contains a highly immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME). Tumor-associated …

[HTML][HTML] Structural basis of antibody inhibition and chemokine activation of the human CC chemokine receptor 8

D Sun, Y Sun, E Janezic, T Zhou, M Johnson… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The CC motif chemokine receptor 8 (CCR8) is a class A G-protein coupled receptor that has
emerged as a promising therapeutic target in cancer. Targeting CCR8 with an antibody has …

Cholesterol biases the conformational landscape of the chemokine receptor CCR3: A MAS SSNMR-filtered molecular dynamics study

EJ Van Aalst, CJ McDonald… - Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cholesterol directs the pathway of ligand-induced G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signal
transduction. The GPCR C–C motif chemokine receptor 3 (CCR3) is the principal …

Unveiling the structural mechanisms of nonpeptide ligand recognition and activation in human chemokine receptor CCR8

S Jiang, X Lin, L Wu, L Wang, Y Wu, Z Xu, F Xu - Science Advances, 2024 - science.org
The human CC chemokine receptor 8 (CCR8) is an emerging therapeutic target for cancer
immunotherapy and autoimmune diseases. Understanding the molecular recognition of …

[HTML][HTML] Structural insights into ligand recognition and selectivity of the human hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor HCAR2

X Pan, F Ye, P Ning, Z Zhang, X Li, B Zhang, Q Wang… - Cell Discovery, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 2 (HCAR2) belongs to the family of class AG
protein-coupled receptors with key roles in regulating lipolysis and free fatty acid formation …

[HTML][HTML] Differential expression of innate and adaptive immune genes during acute physical exercise in American quarter horses

J Wilson, M De Donato, B Appelbaum, CT Garcia… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Overtraining syndrome (OTS) is the reduction in performance due to
excess training and lack of proper recovery, which can lead to the chronic deprivation of …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of cancer-associated mutations in CC chemokine receptor 2 on receptor function and antagonism

LS den Hollander, OJM Béquignon, X Wang… - Biochemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract CC chemokine receptor 2 (CCR2), a G protein-coupled receptor, plays a role in
many cancer-related processes such as metastasis formation and immunosuppression …

[HTML][HTML] Directing the migration of serum-free, ex vivo-expanded Vγ9Vδ2 T cells

KK Parwani, GM Branella, RE Burnham… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Vγ9Vδ2 T cells represent a promising cancer therapy platform because the implementation
of allogenic, off-the-shelf product candidates is possible. However, intravenous …