Conserved class B GPCR activation by a biased intracellular agonist

LH Zhao, Q He, Q Yuan, Y Gu, X He, H Shan, J Li… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Class B G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), including glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor
(GLP1R) and parathyroid hormone 1 receptor (PTH1R), are important drug targets …

Deciphering the role of glycosaminoglycans in GPCR signaling

S Savransky, AD White, JP Vilardaga - Cellular Signalling, 2024 - Elsevier
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCR) and glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are two essential
components of the cell surface that regulate physiological processes in the body. GPCRs …

Molecular recognition of two endogenous hormones by the human parathyroid hormone receptor-1

LH Zhao, Q Yuan, A Dai, X He, C Chen… - Acta Pharmacologica …, 2023 - nature.com
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) and PTH-related peptide (PTHrP) are two endogenous
hormones recognized by PTH receptor-1 (PTH1R), a member of class BG protein-coupled …

Hormone Analogues with Unique Signaling Profiles from Replacement of α-Residue Triads with β/γ Diads

R Gibadullin, TW Kim, LML Tran… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
We have applied an underexplored backbone modification strategy to generate new
analogues of peptides that activate two clinically important class B1 G protein-coupled …

Impact of secretin receptor homo-dimerization on natural ligand binding

KG Harikumar, SJ Piper, A Christopoulos… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Class BG protein-coupled receptors can form dimeric complexes important for high potency
biological effects. Here, we apply pharmacological, biochemical, and biophysical techniques …

Backbone Modification Provides a Long-Acting Inverse Agonist of Pathogenic, Constitutively Active PTH1R Variants

S Liu, EJ Daley, LML Tran, Z Yu, M Reyes… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Parathyroid hormone 1 receptor (PTH1R) plays a key role in mediating calcium homeostasis
and bone development, and aberrant PTH1R activity underlies several human diseases …

Harnessing Aromatic‐Histidine Interactions through Synergistic Backbone Extension and Side Chain Modification

Z Yu, DF Kreitler, YTT Chiu, R Xu… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Peptide engineering efforts have delivered drugs for diverse human diseases. Side chain
alteration is among the most common approaches to designing new peptides for specific …