Protein design: From the aspect of water solubility and stability

R Qing, S Hao, E Smorodina, D Jin, A Zalevsky… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Water solubility and structural stability are key merits for proteins defined by the primary
sequence and 3D-conformation. Their manipulation represents important aspects of the …

G protein-coupled receptors: structure-and function-based drug discovery

D Yang, Q Zhou, V Labroska, S Qin… - Signal transduction and …, 2021 - nature.com
As one of the most successful therapeutic target families, G protein-coupled receptors
(GPCRs) have experienced a transformation from random ligand screening to knowledge …

[HTML][HTML] Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1)

TD Müller, B Finan, SR Bloom, D D'Alessio… - Molecular …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background The glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is a multifaceted hormone with broad
pharmacological potential. Among the numerous metabolic effects of GLP-1 are the glucose …

Common activation mechanism of class A GPCRs

Q Zhou, D Yang, M Wu, Y Guo, W Guo, L Zhong, X Cai… - Elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
Class A G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) influence virtually every aspect of human
physiology. Understanding receptor activation mechanism is critical for discovering novel …

The discovery and development of liraglutide and semaglutide

LB Knudsen, J Lau - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The discovery of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), an incretin hormone with important effects
on glycemic control and body weight regulation, led to efforts to extend its half-life and make …

The tethered peptide activation mechanism of adhesion GPCRs

X Barros-Álvarez, RM Nwokonko, A Vizurraga… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Adhesion G-protein-coupled receptors (aGPCRs) are characterized by the presence of auto-
proteolysing extracellular regions that are involved in cell–cell and cell–extracellular matrix …

Structural basis of tethered agonism of the adhesion GPCRs ADGRD1 and ADGRF1

X Qu, N Qiu, M Wang, B Zhang, J Du, Z Zhong, W Xu… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Adhesion G protein-coupled receptors (aGPCRs) are essential for a variety of physiological
processes such as immune responses, organ development, cellular communication …

Mechanisms of action and therapeutic application of glucagon-like peptide-1

DJ Drucker - Cell metabolism, 2018 - cell.com
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) released from gut enteroendocrine cells controls meal-
related glycemic excursions through augmentation of insulin and inhibition of glucagon …

GPCR signaling regulation: the role of GRKs and arrestins

VV Gurevich, EV Gurevich - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Every animal species expresses hundreds of different G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs)
that respond to a wide variety of external stimuli. GPCRs-driven signaling pathways are …

Antimicrobial peptides: Structure, mechanism, and modification

N Chen, C Jiang - European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
From the 1940s to the 1960s, the discovery of antibiotics held substantial promise for the
treatment of bacterial infection, and it was also widely used in food, agriculture, and other …