The structure and function of olfactory receptors

C Wu, M Xu, J Dong, W Cui, S Yuan - Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, 2024 - cell.com
Olfactory receptors (ORs) form the most important chemosensory receptor family responsible
for our sense of smell in the nasal olfactory epithelium. This receptor family belongs to the …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide pan-GPCR cell libraries accelerate drug discovery

H Yang, Y Wang, W Liu, T He, J Liao, Z Qian… - … Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2024 - Elsevier
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are pivotal in mediating diverse physiological and
pathological processes, rendering them promising targets for drug discovery. GPCRs …

Engineered odorant receptors illuminate the basis of odour discrimination

CA de March, N Ma, CB Billesbølle, J Tewari… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
How the olfactory system detects and distinguishes odorants with diverse physicochemical
properties and molecular configurations remains poorly understood. Vertebrate animals …

A pattern recognition artificial olfactory system based on human olfactory receptors and organic synaptic devices

HW Song, D Moon, Y Won, YK Cha, J Yoo, TH Park… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Neuromorphic sensors, designed to emulate natural sensory systems, hold the promise of
revolutionizing data extraction by facilitating rapid and energy-efficient analysis of extensive …

Conserved pattern-based classification of human odorant receptor multigene family

SE Ryu, J Bae, T Shim, WC Kim, K Kim, C Moon - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Conserved protein-coding sequences are critical for maintaining protein function across
species. Odorant receptors (ORs), a large poorly understood multigene family responsible …

Calcium-Driven In Silico Inactivation of a Human Olfactory Receptor

L Pirona, F Ballabio, M Alfonso-Prieto… - Journal of Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Conformational changes as well as molecular determinants related to the activation and
inactivation of olfactory receptors are still poorly understood due to the intrinsic difficulties in …

Ligand discrimination in hOR1A1 based on the capacitive response

A Lagunas, C Belloir, M Lalis, L Briand, J Topin… - Biosensors and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Odorant discrimination mechanisms are based on the differential interactions between
odorant molecules and olfactory receptors (ORs). Biohybrid sensors based on ORs …

A status report on human odorant receptors and their allocated agonists

M Lalis, M Hladiš, S Abi Khalil, C Deroo… - Chemical …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Olfactory perception begins when odorous substances interact with specialized receptors
located on the surface of dedicated sensory neurons. The recognition of smells depends on …

CORD: The chordata olfactory receptor database

W Han, S Bao, J Liu, Y Wu, L Zeng, T Zhang… - Protein & …, 2024 - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
CORD: The chordata olfactory receptor database CORD: The chordata olfactory receptor
database Protein Cell. 2024 Sep 20:pwae050. doi: 10.1093/procel/pwae050. Online ahead of …

Synthesis, biological activity, X-ray crystallographic, molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation studies of pyrazole-1, 3, 5-triazine derivatives as potential …

XY Xue, M Wei, Z Zhao, L Xu, Y Cao, S Chen… - Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT Thirteen novel pyrazole-1, 3, 5-triazine derivatives were synthesized and
assessed for their potential as cholinesterase inhibitors. The structure of the compounds was …