Multiscale simulations of biological membranes: the challenge to understand biological phenomena in a living substance

G Enkavi, M Javanainen, W Kulig, T Róg… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Biological membranes are tricky to investigate. They are complex in terms of molecular
composition and structure, functional over a wide range of time scales, and characterized by …

Dopamine receptors–IUPHAR R eview 13

JM Beaulieu, S Espinoza… - British journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The variety of physiological functions controlled by dopamine in the brain and periphery is
mediated by the D 1, D 2, D 3, D 4 and D 5 dopamine GPCRs. Drugs acting on dopamine …

Molecular signatures of G-protein-coupled receptors

AJ Venkatakrishnan, X Deupi, G Lebon, CG Tate… - Nature, 2013 - nature.com
G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are physiologically important membrane proteins that
sense signalling molecules such as hormones and neurotransmitters, and are the targets of …

G protein–coupled receptor oligomerization revisited: functional and pharmacological perspectives

S Ferré, V Casadó, LA Devi, M Filizola, R Jockers… - Pharmacological …, 2014 - ASPET
Most evidence indicates that, as for family CG protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs), family A
GPCRs form homo-and heteromers. Homodimers seem to be a predominant species, with …

Action of molecular switches in GPCRs-theoretical and experimental studies

B Trzaskowski, D Latek, S Yuan… - Current medicinal …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs), also called 7TM receptors, form a huge superfamily of
membrane proteins that, upon activation by extracellular agonists, pass the signal to the cell …

Conducting nanomaterial sensor using natural receptors

OS Kwon, HS Song, TH Park, J Jang - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
One of the recently emerging topics in biotechnology is natural receptors including G protein-
coupled receptors, ligand-gated ion channels, enzyme-linked receptors, and intracellular …

Full characterization of GPCR monomer–dimer dynamic equilibrium by single molecule imaging

RS Kasai, KGN Suzuki, ER Prossnitz… - Journal of Cell …, 2011 - rupress.org
Receptor dimerization is important for many signaling pathways. However, the monomer–
dimer equilibrium has never been fully characterized for any receptor with a 2D equilibrium …

[PDF][PDF] Apo-ghrelin receptor forms heteromers with DRD2 in hypothalamic neurons and is essential for anorexigenic effects of DRD2 agonism

A Kern, R Albarran-Zeckler, HE Walsh, RG Smith - Neuron, 2012 - cell.com
We identified subsets of neurons in the brain that coexpress the dopamine receptor subtype-
2 (DRD2) and the ghrelin receptor (GHSR1a). Combination of FRET confocal microscopy …

[HTML][HTML] Immunomodulatory effects of dopamine in inflammatory diseases

Y Feng, Y Lu - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Dopamine (DA) receptor, a significant G protein-coupled receptor, is classified into two
families: D1-like (D1 and D5) and D2-like (D2, D3, and D4) receptor families, with further …

Crystal structure of oligomeric β1-adrenergic G protein–coupled receptors in ligand-free basal state

J Huang, S Chen, JJ Zhang, XY Huang - Nature structural & molecular …, 2013 - nature.com
G protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs) mediate transmembrane signaling. Before ligand
binding, GPCRs exist in a basal state. Crystal structures of several GPCRs bound with …