The discovery and development of liraglutide and semaglutide

LB Knudsen, J Lau - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The discovery of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), an incretin hormone with important effects
on glycemic control and body weight regulation, led to efforts to extend its half-life and make …

Mechanisms of signalling and biased agonism in G protein-coupled receptors

D Wootten, A Christopoulos, M Marti-Solano… - … reviews Molecular cell …, 2018 - nature.com
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest group of cell surface receptors in
humans that signal in response to diverse inputs and regulate a plethora of cellular …

Structural insights into multiplexed pharmacological actions of tirzepatide and peptide 20 at the GIP, GLP-1 or glucagon receptors

F Zhao, Q Zhou, Z Cong, K Hang, X Zou… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Glucose homeostasis, regulated by glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP),
glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and glucagon (GCG) is critical to human health. Several …

Structural insights into G-protein-coupled receptor allostery

DM Thal, A Glukhova, PM Sexton, A Christopoulos - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are key cell-surface proteins that transduce external
environmental cues into biochemical signals across the membrane. GPCRs are intrinsically …

GPCR drug discovery: integrating solution NMR data with crystal and cryo-EM structures

I Shimada, T Ueda, Y Kofuku, MT Eddy… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2019 - nature.com
The 826 G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) in the human proteome regulate key
physiological processes and thus have long been attractive drug targets. With the crystal …

Structural insights into differences in G protein activation by family A and family B GPCRs

D Hilger, KK Kumar, H Hu, MF Pedersen, ES O'Brien… - Science, 2020 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Transmembrane signaling of heterotrimeric guanine nucleotide–binding
protein (G protein)–coupled receptors (GPCRs) is mediated by ligand-dependent …

Tail engagement of arrestin at the glucagon receptor

K Chen, C Zhang, S Lin, X Yan, H Cai, C Yi, L Ma… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Arrestins have pivotal roles in regulating G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signalling by
desensitizing G protein activation and mediating receptor internalization,. It has been …

Activation of the GLP-1 receptor by a non-peptidic agonist

P Zhao, YL Liang, MJ Belousoff, G Deganutti… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Class B G-protein-coupled receptors are major targets for the treatment of chronic diseases,
including diabetes and obesity. Structures of active receptors reveal peptide agonists …

Human GLP-1 receptor transmembrane domain structure in complex with allosteric modulators

G Song, D Yang, Y Wang, C De Graaf, Q Zhou, S Jiang… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
The glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) and the glucagon receptor (GCGR) are
members of the secretin-like class B family of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and …

New insights into the structure and function of class B1 GPCRs

BP Cary, X Zhang, J Cao, RM Johnson… - Endocrine …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
G protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest family of cell surface receptors. Class
B1 GPCRs constitute a subfamily of 15 receptors that characteristically contain large …