Trends in GPCR drug discovery: new agents, targets and indications

AS Hauser, MM Attwood, M Rask-Andersen… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2017 - nature.com
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the most intensively studied drug targets, mostly
due to their substantial involvement in human pathophysiology and their pharmacological …

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 …

New insights into modes of GPCR activation

W Wang, Y Qiao, Z Li - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2018 - cell.com
In classical G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) activation, GPCRs couple to a variety of
heterotrimeric G proteins on the membrane and then activate downstream signaling …

The purinergic system as a pharmacological target for the treatment of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases

L Antonioli, C Blandizzi, P Pacher, G Haskó - Pharmacological reviews, 2019 - ASPET
Immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) encompass a wide range of seemingly
unrelated conditions, such as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, inflammatory …

Molecular switches in GPCRs

S Filipek - Current Opinion in Structural Biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Highlights•GPCRs are key players in cell-cell communication and pass the signal via
coordinated action of switches.•There are two types of switches: toggle switches and …

Phosphorylation barcodes direct biased chemokine signaling at CXCR3

DS Eiger, JS Smith, T Shi, TM Stepniewski, CF Tsai… - Cell chemical …, 2023 - cell.com
G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR)-biased agonism, selective activation of certain signaling
pathways relative to others, is thought to be directed by differential GPCR phosphorylation" …

Dynamic tuneable G protein-coupled receptor monomer-dimer populations

PM Dijkman, OK Castell, AD Goddard… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest class of membrane receptors, playing
a key role in the regulation of processes as varied as neurotransmission and immune …

Mu-Opioid receptor biased ligands: A safer and painless discovery of analgesics?

A Madariaga-Mazón, AF Marmolejo-Valencia, Y Li… - Drug discovery today, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•μ-OR biased agonists represent promising analgesics with improved therapeutic
profiles.•Protein-ligand interactions might account for biased ligands functional …

TAK-925, an orexin 2 receptor-selective agonist, shows robust wake-promoting effects in mice

H Yukitake, T Fujimoto, T Ishikawa, A Suzuki… - Pharmacology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Orexin-producing neurons in the lateral hypothalamus are a critical regulator of sleep/wake
states, and their loss is associated with narcolepsy type 1 (NT1). Orexin peptides act on two …

Updates in the function and regulation of α1‐adrenoceptors

J Akinaga, JA García‐Sáinz… - British journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
α1‐Adrenoceptors are seven transmembrane domain GPCRs involved in numerous
physiological functions controlled by the endogenous catecholamines, noradrenaline and …