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 …

CAR T cells for solid tumors: new strategies for finding, infiltrating, and surviving in the tumor microenvironment

M Martinez, EK Moon - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells, T cells that have been genetically engineered to
express a receptor that recognizes a specific antigen, have given rise to breakthroughs in …

Autoantibodies against chemokines post-SARS-CoV-2 infection correlate with disease course

J Muri, V Cecchinato, A Cavalli, AA Shanbhag… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 associates with diverse
symptoms, which can persist for months. While antiviral antibodies are protective, those …

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 …

Activation pathway of a G protein-coupled receptor uncovers conformational intermediates as targets for allosteric drug design

S Lu, X He, Z Yang, Z Chai, S Zhou, J Wang… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the most common proteins targeted by approved
drugs. A complete mechanistic elucidation of large-scale conformational transitions …

A guide to chemokines and their receptors

CE Hughes, RJB Nibbs - The FEBS journal, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The chemokines (or chemotactic cytokines) are a large family of small, secreted proteins that
signal through cell surface G protein‐coupled heptahelical chemokine receptors. They are …

Tissue resident CCR2− and CCR2+ cardiac macrophages differentially orchestrate monocyte recruitment and fate specification following myocardial injury

G Bajpai, A Bredemeyer, W Li, K Zaitsev… - Circulation …, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
Rationale: Recent advancements have brought to light the origins, complexity, and functions
of tissue-resident macrophages. However, in the context of tissue injury or disease, large …

Biased signalling: from simple switches to allosteric microprocessors

JS Smith, RJ Lefkowitz, S Rajagopal - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2018 - nature.com
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest class of receptors in the human
genome and some of the most common drug targets. It is now well established that GPCRs …

CCL2/CCR2 signaling in cancer pathogenesis

Q Hao, JV Vadgama, P Wang - Cell Communication and Signaling, 2020 - Springer
Chemokines are a family of small cytokines, which guide a variety of immune/inflammatory
cells to the site of tumor in tumorigenesis. A dysregulated expression of chemokines is …

Targeting the CCL2–CCR2 axis for atheroprotection

MK Georgakis, J Bernhagen, LH Heitman… - European heart …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Decades of research have established atherosclerosis as an inflammatory disease. Only
recently though, clinical trials provided proof-of-concept evidence for the efficacy of anti …