Unravelling cell migration: defining movement from the cell surface

F Merino-Casallo, MJ Gomez-Benito… - Cell adhesion & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Cell motility is essential for life and development. Unfortunately, cell migration is also linked
to several pathological processes, such as cancer metastasis. Cells' ability to migrate relies …

Targeting in silico GPCR conformations with ultra-large library screening for hit discovery

D Sala, H Batebi, K Ledwitch, PW Hildebrand… - Trends in …, 2023 - cell.com
The use of deep machine learning (ML) in protein structure prediction has made it possible
to easily access a large number of annotated conformations that can potentially compensate …

The transmembrane domains of GPCR dimers as targets for drug development

X Cai, D Wang, R Zhang, Y Chen, J Chen - Drug Discovery Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•GPCRs can form homodimers or heterodimers; these complexes regulate a wide
range of physiological and pathological functions and are emerging drug targets.•The …

Targeting G protein-coupled receptors for the treatment of chronic pain in the digestive system

L Gottesman-Katz, R Latorre, S Vanner, BL Schmidt… - Gut, 2021 - gut.bmj.com
Chronic pain is a hallmark of functional disorders, inflammatory diseases and cancer of the
digestive system. The mechanisms that initiate and sustain chronic pain are incompletely …

Genetically encoded fluorescent biosensors for GPCR research

H Kim, IY Baek, J Seong - Frontiers in Cell and Developmental …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) regulate a wide range of physiological and
pathophysiological cellular processes, thus it is important to understand how GPCRs are …

In vivo mapping of a GPCR interactome using knockin mice

J Degrandmaison, K Abdallah, V Blais… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
With over 30% of current medications targeting this family of proteins, G-protein–coupled
receptors (GPCRs) remain invaluable therapeutic targets. However, due to their unique …

Neuroprotection afforded by targeting G protein-coupled receptors in heteromers and by heteromer-selective drugs

R Franco, G Navarro - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the target of hundreds of approved drugs.
Although these drugs were designed to target individual receptors, it is becoming …

Luminescence-and fluorescence-based complementation assays to screen for GPCR oligomerization: current state of the art

E Wouters, L Vasudevan, RAJ Crans, DK Saini… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) have the propensity to form homo-and heterodimers.
Dysfunction of these dimers has been associated with multiple diseases, eg, pre-eclampsia …

Altered intracellular signaling associated with dopamine D2 receptor in the prefrontal cortex in Wistar Kyoto rats

A Korlatowicz, M Kolasa, P Pabian, J Solich… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY), compared to Wistar rats, are a well-validated animal model for drug-
resistant depression. Thanks to this, they can provide information on the potential …

Characterization of acrosin and acrosin binding protein as novel CRISP2 interacting proteins in boar spermatozoa

M Zhang, RZ Chiozzi, EG Bromfield, AJR Heck… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Previously, we reported that cysteine‐rich secretory protein 2 is involved in high
molecular weight complexes in boar spermatozoa. These cysteine‐rich secretory protein …