[HTML][HTML] G protein-coupled receptors: structure-and function-based drug discovery

D Yang, Q Zhou, V Labroska, S Qin… - Signal transduction and …, 2021 - nature.com
As one of the most successful therapeutic target families, G protein-coupled receptors
(GPCRs) have experienced a transformation from random ligand screening to knowledge …

[HTML][HTML] Dendritic cells and CCR7 expression: an important factor for autoimmune diseases, chronic inflammation, and cancer

EP Brandum, AS Jørgensen, MM Rosenkilde… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chemotactic cytokines—chemokines—control immune cell migration in the process of
initiation and resolution of inflammatory conditions as part of the body's defense system …

[HTML][HTML] Common activation mechanism of class A GPCRs

Q Zhou, D Yang, M Wu, Y Guo, W Guo, L Zhong, X Cai… - Elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
Class A G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) influence virtually every aspect of human
physiology. Understanding receptor activation mechanism is critical for discovering novel …

Structural basis of CXC chemokine receptor 2 activation and signalling

K Liu, L Wu, S Yuan, M Wu, Y Xu, Q Sun, S Li, S Zhao… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Chemokines and their receptors mediate cell migration, which influences multiple
fundamental biological processes and disease conditions such as inflammation and cancer …

Lymphatic endothelial-like cells promote glioblastoma stem cell growth through cytokine-driven cholesterol metabolism

L Zhao, Z Qiu, Z Yang, L Xu, TM Pearce, Q Wu, K Yang… - Nature Cancer, 2024 - nature.com
Glioblastoma is the most lethal primary brain tumor with glioblastoma stem cells (GSCs) atop
a cellular hierarchy. GSCs often reside in a perivascular niche, where they receive …

Structural insights into the inhibition of glycine reuptake

A Shahsavar, P Stohler, G Bourenkov, I Zimmermann… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
The human glycine transporter 1 (GlyT1) regulates glycine-mediated neuronal excitation
and inhibition through the sodium-and chloride-dependent reuptake of glycine,–. Inhibition …

[HTML][HTML] Ligands of adrenergic receptors: a structural point of view

Y Wu, L Zeng, S Zhao - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Adrenergic receptors are G protein-coupled receptors for epinephrine and norepinephrine.
They are targets of many drugs for various conditions, including treatment of hypertension …

CCR7 as a therapeutic target in Cancer

A Salem, M Alotaibi, R Mroueh, HA Basheer… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2021 - Elsevier
The CCR7 chemokine axis is comprised of chemokine ligand 21 (CCL21) and chemokine
ligand 19 (CCL19) acting on chemokine receptor 7 (CCR7). This axis plays two important …

[HTML][HTML] Structural basis of antibody inhibition and chemokine activation of the human CC chemokine receptor 8

D Sun, Y Sun, E Janezic, T Zhou, M Johnson… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The CC motif chemokine receptor 8 (CCR8) is a class A G-protein coupled receptor that has
emerged as a promising therapeutic target in cancer. Targeting CCR8 with an antibody has …

[HTML][HTML] New insights of CCR7 signaling in dendritic cell migration and inflammatory diseases

W Hong, B Yang, Q He, J Wang, Q Weng - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
CCR7, collaborated with its ligands CCL19 and CCL21, controls extensive migratory events
in the immune system. CCR7-bearing dendritic cells can swarm into T-cell zones in lymph …