Structural bioinformatics and its impact to biomedical science

KC Chou - Current medicinal chemistry, 2004 - ingentaconnect.com
During the last two decades, the number of sequence-known proteins has increased rapidly.
In contrast, the corresponding increment for structure-known proteins is much slower. The …

Structural and dynamic mechanisms of GABAA receptor modulators with opposing activities

S Zhu, A Sridhar, J Teng, RJ Howard, E Lindahl… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract γ-Aminobutyric acid type A (GABAA) receptors are pentameric ligand-gated ion
channels abundant in the central nervous system and are prolific drug targets for treating …

GABAA/Bz receptor subtypes as targets for selective drugs

F Da Settimo, S Taliani, ML Trincavelli… - Current medicinal …, 2007 - ingentaconnect.com
The γ-aminobutyric acid type A (GABAA) receptors are the major inhibitory neuronal
receptors in the mammalian brain. Their activation by GABA opens the intrinsic ion channel …

Structural Requirements for Eszopiclone and Zolpidem Binding to the γ-Aminobutyric Acid Type-A (GABAA) Receptor Are Different

SM Hanson, EV Morlock, KA Satyshur… - Journal of medicinal …, 2008 - ACS Publications
The sleep-aids zolpidem and eszopiclone exert their effects by binding to and modulating γ-
aminobutyric acid type-A receptors (GABAARs), but little is known about the structural …

Neonatal development of the rat visual cortex: synaptic function of GABAa receptor α subunits

LWJ Bosman, TW Rosahl… - The Journal of …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Each GABAA receptor consists of two α and three other subunits. The spatial and temporal
distribution of different α subunit isomeres expressed by the CNS is highly regulated. Here …

Modelling extracellular domains of GABA-A receptors: subtypes 1, 2, 3, and 5

KC Chou - Biochemical and Biophysical Research …, 2004 - Elsevier
GABA is the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the mammalian central nervous system.
When GABA binds to the ubiquitous GABA-A receptors on neurons, chloride channels are …

The molecular basis of drug selectivity for α5 subunit-containing GABAA receptors

VB Kasaragod, T Malinauskas, AA Wahid… - Nature Structural & …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract α5 subunit-containing γ-aminobutyric acid type A (GABAA) receptors represent a
promising drug target for neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders. Altered expression …

3D-QSAR Model of Flavonoids Binding at Benzodiazepine Site in GABAA Receptors

X Huang, T Liu, J Gu, X Luo, R Ji, Y Cao… - Journal of medicinal …, 2001 - ACS Publications
With flavone as a structural template, three-dimensional quantitative structure− activity
relationship (3D-QSAR) studies and ab initio calculations were performed on a series of …

Synthesis and Antibacterial Activity of New Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridines Festooned with Pyridine, Thiazole or Pyrazole Moiety

I Althagafi, E Abdel-Latif - Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract A series of new 6, 8-dichloro-imidazo [1, 2-a] pyridine derivatives incorporating
pyridine, thiazole, and pyrazole ring systems was synthesized. The synthetic strategy of …

Tracazolate reveals a novel type of allosteric interaction with recombinant γ-aminobutyric acidA receptors

SA Thompson, PB Wingrove, L Connelly… - Molecular …, 2002 - ASPET
Tracazolate, a pyrazolopyridine, is an anxiolytic known to interact with γ-aminobutyric acid
(GABA) A receptors, adenosine receptors, and phosphodiesterases. Its anxiolytic effect is …