Protease-activated receptors in health and disease

CJ Peach, LE Edgington-Mitchell… - Physiological …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Proteases are signaling molecules that specifically control cellular functions by cleaving
protease-activated receptors (PARs). The four known PARs are members of the large family …

Protease-activated receptors (PARs): mechanisms of action and potential therapeutic modulators in PAR-driven inflammatory diseases

DM Heuberger, RA Schuepbach - Thrombosis journal, 2019 - Springer
Inflammatory diseases have become increasingly prevalent with industrialization. To
address this, numerous anti-inflammatory agents and molecular targets have been …

Structural insight into allosteric modulation of protease-activated receptor 2

RKY Cheng, C Fiez-Vandal, O Schlenker, K Edman… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Protease-activated receptors (PARs) are a family of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs)
that are irreversibly activated by proteolytic cleavage of the N terminus, which unmasks a …

The Concise Guide to PHARMACOLOGY 2013/14: G protein‐coupled receptors

SPH Alexander, HE Benson… - British journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Concise Guide to PHARMACOLOGY 2013/14 provides concise overviews of
the key properties of over 2000 human drug targets with their pharmacology, plus links to an …

Biased signaling of protease-activated receptors

P Zhao, M Metcalf, NW Bunnett - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
In addition to their role in protein degradation and digestion, proteases can also function as
hormone-like signaling molecules that regulate vital patho-physiological processes …

Targeting proteinase-activated receptors: therapeutic potential and challenges

R Ramachandran, F Noorbakhsh, K DeFea… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2012 - nature.com
Abstract Proteinase-activated receptors (PARs), a family of four seven-transmembrane G
protein-coupled receptors, act as targets for signalling by various proteolytic enzymes. PARs …

Protease-activated receptor 2 signaling in inflammation

AS Rothmeier, W Ruf - Seminars in immunopathology, 2012 - Springer
Protease-activated receptors (PARs) are G protein-coupled receptors that are activated by
proteolytical cleavage of the amino-terminus and thereby act as sensors for extracellular …

Protease-activated receptors (PARs)—biology and role in cancer invasion and metastasis

MZ Wojtukiewicz, D Hempel, E Sierko… - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2015 - Springer
Although many studies have demonstrated that components of the hemostatic system may
be involved in signaling leading to cancer progression, the potential mechanisms by which …

Molecular mechanisms regulating proteinase‐activated receptors (PARs)

A Chandrabalan, R Ramachandran - The FEBS Journal, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Proteinase‐activated receptors (PARs) are a four‐member family of G protein‐coupled
receptors defined by their irreversible proteolytic mechanism of activation. PARs have …

Proteinase-activated receptors (PARs)–focus on receptor-receptor-interactions and their physiological and pathophysiological impact

F Gieseler, H Ungefroren, U Settmacher… - Cell Communication and …, 2013 - Springer
Proteinase-activated receptors (PARs) are a subfamily of G protein-coupled receptors
(GPCRs) with four members, PAR 1, PAR 2, PAR 3 and PAR 4, playing critical functions in …