International union of basic and clinical pharmacology. CXII: adenosine receptors: a further update

AP IJzerman, KA Jacobson, CE Müller… - Pharmacological …, 2022 - ASPET
Our previous International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology report on the
nomenclature and classification of adenosine receptors (2011) contained a number of …

Membranes under the magnetic lens: a dive into the diverse world of membrane protein structures using Cryo-EM

SJ Piper, RM Johnson, D Wootten, PM Sexton - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Membrane proteins are highly diverse in both structure and function and can, therefore,
present different challenges for structure determination. They are biologically important for …

GPCR activation and GRK2 assembly by a biased intracellular agonist

J Duan, H Liu, F Zhao, Q Yuan, Y Ji, X Cai, X He, X Li… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Phosphorylation of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) by GPCR kinases (GRKs)
desensitizes G-protein signalling and promotes arrestin signalling, which is also modulated …

State-specific protein–ligand complex structure prediction with a multiscale deep generative model

Z Qiao, W Nie, A Vahdat, TF Miller III… - Nature Machine …, 2024 - nature.com
The binding complexes formed by proteins and small molecule ligands are ubiquitous and
critical to life. Despite recent advancements in protein structure prediction, existing …

Biased allosteric activation of ketone body receptor HCAR2 suppresses inflammation

C Zhao, H Wang, Y Liu, L Cheng, B Wang, X Tian, H Fu… - Molecular Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Summary Hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 2 (HCAR2), modulated by endogenous ketone
body β-hydroxybutyrate and exogenous niacin, is a promising therapeutic target for …

Cryo-EM structure of the human adenosine A2B receptor–Gs signaling complex

Y Chen, J Zhang, Y Weng, Y Xu, W Lu, W Liu, M Liu… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
The human adenosine A2B receptor (A2BR) is a class AG protein–coupled receptor that is
involved in several major physiological and pathological processes throughout the body …

[HTML][HTML] Delineating the activation mechanism and conformational landscape of a class BG protein-coupled receptor glucagon receptor

Y Wang, M Li, W Liang, X Shi, J Fan, R Kong… - Computational and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Class BG protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are important targets in the treatment of
metabolic syndrome and diabetes. Although multiple structures of class B GPCRs–G protein …

Pharmacology of adenosine receptors: Recent advancements

F Vincenzi, S Pasquini, C Contri, M Cappello, M Nigro… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Adenosine receptors (ARs) are widely acknowledged pharmacological targets yet are still
underutilized in clinical practice. Their ubiquitous distribution in almost all cells and tissues …

GLOW: A workflow integrating Gaussian-accelerated molecular dynamics and deep learning for free energy profiling

HN Do, J Wang, A Bhattarai, Y Miao - Journal of Chemical Theory …, 2022 - ACS Publications
We introduce a Gaussian-accelerated molecular dynamics (GaMD), deep learning (DL), and
free energy profiling workflow (GLOW) to predict molecular determinants and map free …

Transmembrane protein CD69 acts as an S1PR1 agonist

H Chen, Y Qin, M Chou, JG Cyster, X Li - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
The activation of Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 (S1PR1) by S1P promotes
lymphocyte egress from lymphoid organs, a process critical for immune surveillance and T …