The G Protein-Coupled Estrogen Receptor (GPER): a critical therapeutic target for cancer

KA Hall, EJ Filardo - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Estrogens have been implicated in the pathogenesis of various cancers, with increasing
concern regarding the overall rising incidence of disease and exposure to environmental …

Get ready to sharpen your tools: A short guide to heterotrimeric G protein activity biosensors

R Janicot, M Garcia-Marcos - Molecular Pharmacology, 2024 - molpharm.aspetjournals.org
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest class of transmembrane receptors
encoded in the human genome, and they initiate cellular responses triggered by a plethora …

[HTML][HTML] Synaptic plasticity via receptor tyrosine kinase/G-protein-coupled receptor crosstalk

C Lao-Peregrin, G Xiang, J Kim, I Srivastava, AB Fall… - Cell reports, 2024 - cell.com
Cellular signaling involves a large repertoire of membrane receptors operating in
overlapping spatiotemporal regimes and targeting many common intracellular effectors …

Bicyclic peptide library screening for the identification of Gαi protein modulators

A Pepanian, FA Binbay, S Roy… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Noncanonical G protein activation and inactivation, particularly for the Gαi/s protein
subfamilies, have long been a focus of chemical research. Combinatorial libraries were …

Iridium (III) carbene complexes as potent girdin inhibitors against metastatic cancers

ML Ruan, WX Ni, JCH Chu, TL Lam… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Many cancer-driving protein targets remain undruggable due to a lack of binding molecular
scaffolds. In this regard, octahedral metal complexes with unique and versatile three …

Heterotrimeric G protein signaling without GPCRs: The Gα-binding-and-activating motif

M Garcia-Marcos - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2024 - ASBMB
Heterotrimeric G proteins (Gαβγ) are molecular switches that relay signals from 7-
transmembrane receptors located at the cell surface to the cytoplasm. The function of these …

Integrated NMR-crystallography-computational approach for molecular recognition studies of human Gαi3 protein by a small molecule inhibitor

M Ferreras-Gutiérrez, M Mínguez-Toral… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The small molecule IGGi-11 targets Gαi subunits of heterotrimeric guanine nucleotide-
binding proteins. Gα subunits are activated by G-protein-coupled receptors in response to …

[HTML][HTML] The role of RGS12 in tissue repair and human diseases

M Jiang, H Li, Q Zhang, T Xu, L Huang, J Zhang, H Yu… - Genes & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Regulator of G protein signaling 12 (RGS12) belongs to the superfamily of RGS proteins
defined by a conserved RGS domain that canonically binds and deactivates heterotrimeric G …

Investigation of the Effects of Atmospheric Low Temperature Plasma on Lung Adenocarcinoma Cells and Optimization of Treatment Conditions

G TAKAHASHI, Y MORI, T FUKAZAWA… - Journal of the Japan …, 2024 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Japan, with high morbidity
rates among younger individuals and women. Treatment options primarily include surgical …