Quantum chemical descriptors in quantitative structure–activity relationship models and their applications

L Wang, J Ding, L Pan, D Cao, H Jiang… - … and Intelligent Laboratory …, 2021 - Elsevier
With the accumulation of chemical and biological experimental data and the continuous
development of mathematical statistical algorithms, quantitative structure–activity …

Physiology of the orexinergic/hypocretinergic system: a revisit in 2012

JP Kukkonen - American Journal of Physiology-Cell …, 2013 - journals.physiology.org
The neuropeptides orexins and their G protein-coupled receptors, OX1 and OX2, were
discovered in 1998, and since then, their role has been investigated in many functions …

Crystal structure of the µ-opioid receptor bound to a morphinan antagonist

A Manglik, AC Kruse, TS Kobilka, FS Thian… - Nature, 2012 - nature.com
Opium is one of the world's oldest drugs, and its derivatives morphine and codeine are
among the most used clinical drugs to relieve severe pain. These prototypical opioids …

GPCR-I-TASSER: a hybrid approach to G protein-coupled receptor structure modeling and the application to the human genome

J Zhang, J Yang, R Jang, Y Zhang - Structure, 2015 - cell.com
Experimental structure determination remains difficult for G protein-coupled receptors
(GPCRs). We propose a new hybrid protocol to construct GPCR structure models that …

Novel insights on thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor signal transduction

G Kleinau, S Neumann, A Grüters, H Krude… - Endocrine …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
The TSH receptor (TSHR) is a member of the glycoprotein hormone receptors, a subfamily of
family AG protein-coupled receptors. The TSHR is of great importance for the growth and …

Integrated approach to structure-based enzymatic drug design: molecular modeling, spectroscopy, and experimental bioactivity

B Honarparvar, T Govender, GEM Maguire… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Analysis of the literature involving computational modeling of diseases and drug design with
the aid of experimental spectroscopic techniques reveals that this specific combination of …

A small chaperone improves folding and routing of rhodopsin mutants linked to inherited blindness

P Behnen, A Felline, A Comitato, MT Di Salvo… - Iscience, 2018 - cell.com
The autosomal dominant form of retinitis pigmentosa (adRP) is a blindness-causing
conformational disease largely linked to mutations of rhodopsin. Molecular simulations …

Molecular modeling, quantum polarized ligand docking and structure-based 3D-QSAR analysis of the imidazole series as dual AT1 and ETA receptor antagonists

KD Singh, K Muthusamy - Acta Pharmacologica Sinica, 2013 - nature.com
Aim: Both endothelin ET A receptor antagonists and angiotensin AT 1 receptor antagonists
lower blood pressure in hypertensive patients. A dual AT 1 and ET A receptor antagonist …

GPCR heterodimerization in the reproductive system: functional regulation and implication for biodiversity

H Satake, S Matsubara, M Aoyama… - Frontiers in …, 2013 - frontiersin.org
AG protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) functions not only as a monomer or homodimer but
also as a heterodimer with another GPCR. GPCR heterodimerization results in the …

Evolutionary analyses reveal immune cell receptor GPR84 as a conserved receptor for bacteria-derived molecules

AS Schulze, G Kleinau, R Krakowsky, D Rochmann… - Iscience, 2022 - cell.com
The G protein-coupled receptor 84 (GPR84) is found in immune cells and its expression is
increased under inflammatory conditions. Activation of GPR84 by medium-chain fatty acids …