[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of Hedgehog signalling

Y Zhang, PA Beachy - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2023 - nature.com
The Hedgehog signalling pathway has crucial roles in embryonic tissue patterning,
postembryonic tissue regeneration, and cancer, yet aspects of Hedgehog signal …

Structure-based virtual screening for ligands of G protein–coupled receptors: what can molecular docking do for you?

F Ballante, AJ Kooistra, S Kampen, C de Graaf… - Pharmacological …, 2021 - ASPET
G protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs) constitute the largest family of membrane proteins in
the human genome and are important therapeutic targets. During the last decade, the …

Lysosomal GPCR-like protein LYCHOS signals cholesterol sufficiency to mTORC1

HR Shin, YR Citron, L Wang, L Tribouillard, CS Goul… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Lysosomes coordinate cellular metabolism and growth upon sensing of essential nutrients,
including cholesterol. Through bioinformatic analysis of lysosomal proteomes, we identified …

Cholesterol access in cellular membranes controls Hedgehog signaling

A Radhakrishnan, R Rohatgi, C Siebold - Nature chemical biology, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract The Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway coordinates cell–cell communication in
development and regeneration. Defects in this pathway underlie diseases ranging from birth …

Seriously cilia: A tiny organelle illuminates evolution, disease, and intercellular communication

C Derderian, GI Canales, JF Reiter - Developmental cell, 2023 - cell.com
The borders between cell and developmental biology, which have always been permeable,
have largely dissolved. One manifestation is the blossoming of cilia biology, with cell and …

Hedgehog signaling mechanism and role in cancer

J Jiang - Seminars in cancer biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Cell-cell communication through evolutionarily conserved signaling pathways governs
embryonic development and adult tissue homeostasis. Deregulation of these signaling …

Structural basis of ligand recognition and self-activation of orphan GPR52

X Lin, M Li, N Wang, Y Wu, Z Luo, S Guo, GW Han, S Li… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
GPR52 is a class-A orphan G-protein-coupled receptor that is highly expressed in the brain
and represents a promising therapeutic target for the treatment of Huntington's disease and …

[HTML][HTML] Structure of human Frizzled5 by fiducial-assisted cryo-EM supports a heterodimeric mechanism of canonical Wnt signaling

N Tsutsumi, S Mukherjee, D Waghray, CY Janda… - elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Frizzleds (Fzd) are the primary receptors for Wnt morphogens, which are essential
regulators of stem cell biology, yet the structural basis of Wnt signaling through Fzd remains …

[HTML][HTML] Structural insights into ligand recognition and activation of the medium-chain fatty acid-sensing receptor GPR84

H Liu, Q Zhang, X He, M Jiang, S Wang, X Yan… - nature …, 2023 - nature.com
GPR84 is an orphan class AG protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) that is predominantly
expressed in immune cells and plays important roles in inflammation, fibrosis, and …