Allosteric modulation of G protein-coupled receptor signaling

S Shen, C Zhao, C Wu, S Sun, Z Li, W Yan… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), the largest family of transmembrane proteins,
regulate a wide array of physiological processes in response to extracellular signals …

Fine tuning muscarinic acetylcholine receptor signaling through allostery and bias

ET Van der Westhuizen, KHC Choy, C Valant… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The M1 and M4 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (mAChRs) are highly pursued drug
targets for neurological diseases, in particular for Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia …

Structure, function and drug discovery of GPCR signaling

L Cheng, F Xia, Z Li, C Shen, Z Yang, H Hou… - Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are versatile and vital proteins involved in a wide
array of physiological processes and responses, such as sensory perception (eg, vision …

Drug design targeting the muscarinic receptors and the implications in central nervous system disorders

CR Johnson, BD Kangas, EM Jutkiewicz, J Bergman… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
There is substantial evidence that cholinergic system function impairment plays a significant
role in many central nervous system (CNS) disorders. During the past three decades …

Impact of allosteric modulation in drug discovery: innovation in emerging chemical modalities

B Han, FG Salituro, MJ Blanco - ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
Recent years have seen an unprecedented level of innovation in allosteric drug discovery
and development, with multiple drug candidates advancing into clinical studies. From early …

Opportunities and challenges for the development of M1 muscarinic receptor positive allosteric modulators in the treatment for neurocognitive deficits

HTM Nguyen, ET van der Westhuizen… - British Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Targeting allosteric sites of M1 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (M1 receptors) is a
promising strategy to treat neurocognitive disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease and …

Cryptic pocket formation underlies allosteric modulator selectivity at muscarinic GPCRs

SA Hollingsworth, B Kelly, C Valant… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Allosteric modulators are highly desirable as drugs, particularly for G-protein-coupled
receptor (GPCR) targets, because allosteric drugs can achieve selectivity between closely …

Selective modulation of dynamic protein complexes

JM Garlick, AK Mapp - Cell chemical biology, 2020 - cell.com
Dynamic proteins perform critical roles in cellular machines, including those that control
proteostasis, transcription, translation, and signaling. Thus, dynamic proteins are prime …

Multitargeting nature of muscarinic orthosteric agonists and antagonists

J Myslivecek - Frontiers in Physiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Muscarinic receptors (mAChRs) are typical members of the G protein-coupled receptor
(GPCR) family and exist in five subtypes from M1 to M5. Muscarinic receptor subtypes do not …

Computational investigation of drug bank compounds against 3C-like protease (3CLpro) of SARS-CoV-2 using deep learning and molecular dynamics simulation

T Joshi, P Sharma, S Mathpal, T Joshi, P Maiti… - Molecular Diversity, 2022 - Springer
Blocking the main replicating enzyme, 3 Chymotrypsin-like protease (3CL pro) is the most
promising drug development strategy against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, responsible for the …