Retrospective ensemble docking of allosteric modulators in an adenosine G-protein-coupled receptor

A Bhattarai, J Wang, Y Miao - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-General …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Ensemble docking has proven useful in drug discovery and development. It
increases the hit rate by incorporating receptor flexibility into molecular docking as …

Molecular Docking Screening Using Agonist-Bound GPCR Structures: Probing the A2A Adenosine Receptor

D Rodríguez, ZG Gao, SM Moss… - Journal of chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Crystal structures of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) have recently revealed the
molecular basis of ligand binding and activation, which has provided exciting opportunities …

Multisite model of allosterism for the adenosine A1 receptor

G Deganutti, K Barkan, G Ladds… - Journal of Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Despite being a target for about one-third of approved drugs, G protein-coupled receptors
(GPCRs) still represent a tremendous reservoir for therapeutic strategies against diseases …

Dynamic allosteric networks drive adenosine A1 receptor activation and G-protein coupling

MA Maria-Solano, S Choi - Biophysical Journal, 2023 - cell.com
Biological receptors respond to environmental changes through allosteric regulation. In G-
protein coupled receptors (GPCRs), the binding of ligands establishes chemical and …

Small molecule allosteric modulation of the adenosine A1 receptor

ATN Nguyen, QL Tran, JA Baltos, SM McNeill… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) represent the target for approximately a third of FDA-
approved small molecule drugs. The adenosine A1 receptor (A1R), one of four adenosine …

Optimization of adenosine 5′-carboxamide derivatives as adenosine receptor agonists using structure-based ligand design and fragment screening

DK Tosh, K Phan, ZG Gao, AA Gakh, F Xu… - Journal of medicinal …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Structures of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) have a proven utility in the discovery of
new antagonists and inverse agonists modulating signaling of this important family of clinical …

Could the presence of sodium ion influence the accuracy and precision of the ligand-posing in the human A2A adenosine receptor orthosteric binding site using a molecular …

E Margiotta, G Deganutti, S Moro - Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular …, 2018 - Springer
The allosteric modulation of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) by sodium ions has
received considerable attention as crystal structures of several receptors, in their inactive …

Alternative Quality Assessment Strategy to Compare Performances of GPCR-Ligand Docking Protocols: The Human Adenosine A2A Receptor as a Case Study

A Ciancetta, A Cuzzolin, S Moro - Journal of Chemical Information …, 2014 - ACS Publications
The progress made in the field of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) structural
determination has increased the adoption of docking-driven approaches for the identification …

Structure based prediction of subtype-selectivity for adenosine receptor antagonists

V Katritch, I Kufareva, R Abagyan - Neuropharmacology, 2011 - Elsevier
One of the major hurdles in the development of safe and effective drugs targeting G-protein
coupled receptors (GPCRs) is finding ligands that are highly selective for a specific receptor …

Current assessment of docking into GPCR crystal structures and homology models: successes, challenges, and guidelines

T Beuming, W Sherman - Journal of chemical information and …, 2012 - ACS Publications
The growing availability of novel structures for several G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs)
has provided new opportunities for structure-based drug design of ligands against this …