Allosteric modulation of class A GPCRs: targets, agents, and emerging concepts

EA Wold, J Chen, KA Cunningham… - Journal of medicinal …, 2018 - ACS Publications
G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) have been tractable drug targets for decades with
over one-third of currently marketed drugs targeting GPCRs. Of these, the class A GPCR …

Combinatorial expression of GPCR isoforms affects signalling and drug responses

M Marti-Solano, SE Crilly, D Malinverni, C Munk… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are membrane proteins that modulate physiology
across human tissues in response to extracellular signals. GPCR-mediated signalling can …

[HTML][HTML] Preparation of new bicyclo [2.1. 1] hexane compact modules: an opening towards novel sp 3-rich chemical space

L Herter, I Koutsopetras, L Turelli, T Fessard… - Organic & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Among the valuable saturated bicyclic structures incorporated in newly developed bio-active
compounds, bicyclo [2.1. 1] hexanes are playing an increasingly important role, while being …

Stereoretentive Deuteration of α-Chiral Amines with D2O

LVA Hale, NK Szymczak - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
We present the direct and stereoretentive deuteration of primary amines using Ru-bMepi
(bMepi= 1, 3-(6′-methyl-2′-pyridylimino) isoindolate) complexes and D2O. High …

[HTML][HTML] CGRP, adrenomedullin and adrenomedullin 2 display endogenous GPCR agonist bias in primary human cardiovascular cells

AJ Clark, N Mullooly, D Safitri, M Harris… - Communications …, 2021 - nature.com
Agonist bias occurs when different ligands produce distinct signalling outputs when acting at
the same receptor. However, its physiological relevance is not always clear. Using primary …

Dual A1/A3 Adenosine Receptor Antagonists: Binding Kinetics and Structure− Activity Relationship Studies Using Mutagenesis and Alchemical Binding Free Energy …

M Stampelou, A Suchankova, E Tzortzini… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Drugs targeting adenosine receptors (AR) can provide treatment for diseases. We report the
identification of 7-(phenylamino)-pyrazolo [3, 4-c] pyridines L2–L10, A15, and A17 as low …

Current strategic trends in drug discovery: the present as prologue

DR Janero - Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Escalating costs and inherent uncertainties associated with drug discovery
invite initiatives to improve its efficiency and de-risk campaigns for inventing better …

[HTML][HTML] Sub-millisecond conformational dynamics of the A2A adenosine receptor revealed by single-molecule FRET

I Maslov, O Volkov, P Khorn, P Orekhov… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
The complex pharmacology of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) is defined by their multi-
state conformational dynamics. Single-molecule Förster Resonance Energy Transfer …

[HTML][HTML] Selective activation of Gαob by an adenosine A1 receptor agonist elicits analgesia without cardiorespiratory depression

MJ Wall, E Hill, R Huckstepp, K Barkan… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The development of therapeutic agonists for G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) is
hampered by the propensity of GPCRs to couple to multiple intracellular signalling …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacological characterisation of novel adenosine A3 receptor antagonists

K Barkan, P Lagarias, M Stampelou, D Stamatis… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
The adenosine A3 receptor (A3R) belongs to a family of four adenosine receptor (AR)
subtypes which all play distinct roles throughout the body. A3R antagonists have been …