Administration of a novel high affinity PICK1 PDZ domain inhibitor attenuates cocaine seeking in rats

C Turner, M De Luca, J Wolfheimer, N Hernandez… - …, 2020 - Elsevier
Protein interacting with C kinase-1 (PICK1) regulates intra-cellular trafficking of GluA2-
containing AMPA receptors, a process known to play a critical role in cocaine-seeking …

Identification of β-strand mediated protein–protein interaction inhibitors using ligand-directed fragment ligation

Z Hegedüs, F Hóbor, DK Shoemark, S Celis… - Chemical …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
β-Strand mediated protein–protein interactions (PPIs) represent underexploited targets for
chemical probe development despite representing a significant proportion of known and …

Prokineticin 2 potentiates acid-sensing ion channel activity in rat dorsal root ganglion neurons

CY Qiu, YQ Liu, F Qiu, J Wu, QY Zhou… - Journal of …, 2012 - Springer
Abstract Background Prokineticin 2 (PK2) is a secreted protein and causes potent
hyperalgesia in vivo, and is therefore considered to be a new pronociceptive mediator …

PICK1 confers anti-inflammatory effects in acute liver injury via suppressing M1 macrophage polarization

J Xie, X Wu, Q Zhou, Y Yang, Y Tian, C Huang, X Meng… - Biochimie, 2016 - Elsevier
Protein interacting with C kinase 1 (PICK1) is a scaffolding protein mainly implicated in
neurological diseases, however, the function of PICK1 in acute liver injury (ALI) remains …

Consideration of allosterism and interacting proteins in the physiological functions of the serotonin transporter

H Zhong, C Sánchez, MG Caron - Biochemical pharmacology, 2012 - Elsevier
The serotonin transporter (SERT) functions to transport serotonin (5-HT) from the
extracellular space into neurons to maintain homeostatic control of 5-HT. It is the molecular …

Prolactin potentiates the activity of acid-sensing ion channels in female rat primary sensory neurons

TT Liu, ZW Qu, C Ren, X Gan, CY Qiu, WP Hu - Neuropharmacology, 2016 - Elsevier
Prolactin (PRL) is a polypeptide hormone produced and released from the pituitary and
extrapituitary tissues. It regulates activity of nociceptors and causes hyperalgesia in pain …

MotifAnalyzer‐PDZ: A computational program to investigate the evolution of PDZ‐binding target specificity

J Valgardson, R Cosbey, P Houser, M Rupp… - Protein …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Recognition of short linear motifs (SLiMs) or peptides by proteins is an important component
of many cellular processes. However, due to limited and degenerate binding motifs …

GABAB receptors-associated proteins: potential drug targets in neurological disorders?

R Lujan, F Ciruela - Current drug targets, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
γ-aminobutyric acid type B (GABAB) receptors play a critical role in neuronal excitability and
modulation of synaptic neurotransmission in the central nervous system. They are G protein …

FSC231 can alleviate paclitaxel-induced neuralgia by inhibiting PICK1 and affecting related factors

G Wang, X Zhang, X Pan, Y Xiao - Neuroscience Letters, 2021 - Elsevier
Aim To explore the inhibitory effect of FSC231, a PDZ domain inhibitor of protein interacting
with C kinase 1 (PICK1), on paclitaxel induced neuralgia and its possible pathways …

Chemically modified peptide scaffolds target the CFTR-associated ligand PDZ domain

JF Amacher, R Zhao, MR Spaller, DR Madden - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
PDZ domains are protein-protein interaction modules that coordinate multiple signaling and
trafficking pathways in the cell and that include active therapeutic targets for diseases such …