Dimers and beyond: The functional puzzles of class C GPCRs

J Kniazeff, L Prézeau, P Rondard, JP Pin… - Pharmacology & …, 2011 - Elsevier
Our understanding of G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) activation has evolved during the
last ten years, both at a molecular level thanks to the resolution of several crystal structures …

Allosteric modulation of family C G-protein-coupled receptors: from molecular insights to therapeutic perspectives

S Urwyler - Pharmacological reviews, 2011 - ASPET
Allosteric receptor modulation is an attractive concept in drug targeting because it offers
important potential advantages over conventional orthosteric agonism or antagonism …

Structural mechanism of ligand activation in human calcium-sensing receptor

Y Geng, L Mosyak, I Kurinov, H Zuo, E Sturchler… - Elife, 2016 - elifesciences.org
Human calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) is a G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) that
maintains extracellular Ca2+ homeostasis through the regulation of parathyroid hormone …

[HTML][HTML] Calcium sensing receptor signalling in physiology and cancer

SC Brennan, U Thiem, S Roth, A Aggarwal… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2013 - Elsevier
The calcium sensing receptor (CaSR) is a class C G-protein-coupled receptor that is crucial
for the feedback regulation of extracellular free ionised calcium homeostasis. While …

Structural biology of GABAB receptor

A Frangaj, QR Fan - Neuropharmacology, 2018 - Elsevier
Metabotropic GABA B receptor is a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) that mediates slow
and prolonged inhibitory neurotransmission in the brain. It functions as a constitutive …

Structural insights into the activation of human calcium-sensing receptor

X Chen, L Wang, Q Cui, Z Ding, L Han, Y Kou… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Ca2+ homeostasis in serum. Here, we present the cryo-electron microscopy structures of the
CaSR in the inactive and agonist+ PAM bound states. Complemented with previously …

Calcium-sensing receptor and associated diseases

GN Hendy, V Guarnieri, L Canaff - Progress in molecular biology and …, 2009 - Elsevier
The calcium-sensing receptor (CASR) is expressed in parathyroid hormone (PTH)-secreting
cells of the parathyroid gland and cells lining the renal tubule. The activated CASR …

Molecular basis for amino acid sensing by family CG‐protein‐coupled receptors

P Wellendorph… - British journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Family C of human G‐protein‐coupled receptors (GPCRs) is constituted by eight
metabotropic glutamate receptors, two γ‐aminobutyric acid type B (GABAB1–2) subunits …

Calcium-sensing receptor activator cinacalcet for treatment of cyclic nucleotide-mediated secretory diarrheas

T Chu, P Yottasan, L de Souza Goncalves, AA Oak… - Translational …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cyclic nucleotide elevation in intestinal epithelial cells is the key pathology causing
intestinal fluid loss in secretory diarrheas such as cholera. Current secretory diarrhea …

Functional expression of the extracellular-Ca2+-sensing receptor in mouse taste cells

MF Bystrova, RA Romanov… - Journal of cell …, 2010 - journals.biologists.com
Three types of morphologically and functionally distinct taste cells operate in the mammalian
taste bud. We demonstrate here the expression of two G-protein-coupled receptors from the …