[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 …

AlphaFold2 versus experimental structures: evaluation on G protein-coupled receptors

X He, C You, H Jiang, Y Jiang, HE Xu… - Acta Pharmacologica …, 2023 - nature.com
As important drug targets, G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) play pivotal roles in a wide
range of physiological processes. Extensive efforts of structural biology have been made on …

Molecular recognition of morphine and fentanyl by the human μ-opioid receptor

Y Zhuang, Y Wang, B He, X He, XE Zhou, S Guo… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Morphine and fentanyl are among the most used opioid drugs that confer analgesia and
unwanted side effects through both G protein and arrestin signaling pathways of μ-opioid …

[HTML][HTML] GPCR activation mechanisms across classes and macro/microscales

AS Hauser, AJ Kooistra, C Munk… - Nature structural & …, 2021 - nature.com
Two-thirds of human hormones and one-third of clinical drugs activate~ 350 G-protein-
coupled receptors (GPCR) belonging to four classes: A, B1, C and F. Whereas a model of …

GPCR activation and GRK2 assembly by a biased intracellular agonist

J Duan, H Liu, F Zhao, Q Yuan, Y Ji, X Cai, X He, X Li… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Phosphorylation of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) by GPCR kinases (GRKs)
desensitizes G-protein signalling and promotes arrestin signalling, which is also modulated …

[HTML][HTML] Structural insights into multiplexed pharmacological actions of tirzepatide and peptide 20 at the GIP, GLP-1 or glucagon receptors

F Zhao, Q Zhou, Z Cong, K Hang, X Zou… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Glucose homeostasis, regulated by glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP),
glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and glucagon (GCG) is critical to human health. Several …

Structural basis for strychnine activation of human bitter taste receptor TAS2R46

W Xu, L Wu, S Liu, X Liu, X Cao, C Zhou, J Zhang, Y Fu… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Taste sensing is a sophisticated chemosensory process, and bitter taste perception is
mediated by type 2 taste receptors (TAS2Rs), or class TG protein–coupled receptors …

Recognition of methamphetamine and other amines by trace amine receptor TAAR1

H Liu, Y Zheng, Y Wang, Y Wang, X He, P Xu, S Huang… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Trace amine-associated receptor 1 (TAAR1), the founding member of a nine-member family
of trace amine receptors, is responsible for recognizing a range of biogenic amines in the …

Molecular basis for selective activation of DREADD-based chemogenetics

S Zhang, RH Gumpper, XP Huang, Y Liu, BE Krumm… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Designer receptors exclusively activated by designer drugs (DREADDs) represent a
powerful chemogenetic technology for the remote control of neuronal activity and cellular …

Structural basis of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 activation and biased agonism

Z Xu, T Ikuta, K Kawakami, R Kise, Y Qian… - Nature chemical …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 (S1PR1) is a master regulator of lymphocyte
egress from the lymph node and an established drug target for multiple sclerosis (MS) …