Role of calcium homeostasis in modulating EMT in cancer

CA Jones, LA Hazlehurst - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Calcium is essential for cells to perform numerous physiological processes. In cancer, the
augmentation of calcium signaling supports the more proliferative and migratory cells, which …

Cryo-EM structure of the human adenosine A2B receptor–Gs signaling complex

Y Chen, J Zhang, Y Weng, Y Xu, W Lu, W Liu, M Liu… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
The human adenosine A2B receptor (A2BR) is a class AG protein–coupled receptor that is
involved in several major physiological and pathological processes throughout the body …

Stationed or relocating: The seesawing emt/met determinants from embryonic development to cancer metastasis

CH Li, TI Hsu, YC Chang, MH Chan, PJ Lu, M Hsiao - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Epithelial and mesenchymal transition mechanisms continue to occur during the cell cycle
and throughout human development from the embryo stage to death. In embryo …

N-Acyl-N-Alkyl Sulfonamide Probes for Ligand-Directed Covalent Labeling of GPCRs: The Adenosine A2B Receptor as Case Study

BLH Beerkens, V Andrianopoulou, X Wang… - ACS Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Small molecular tool compounds play an essential role in the study of G protein-coupled
receptors (GPCRs). However, tool compounds most often occupy the orthosteric binding …

Pan-cancer functional analysis of somatic mutations in G protein-coupled receptors

BJ Bongers, M Gorostiola González, X Wang… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
G Protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the most frequently exploited drug target family,
moreover they are often found mutated in cancer. Here we used a dataset of mutations …

Functional dynamics of G protein-coupled receptors reveal new routes for drug discovery

P Conflitti, E Lyman, MSP Sansom… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2025 - nature.com
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest human membrane protein family that
transduce extracellular signals into cellular responses. They are major pharmacological …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of cancer-associated mutations in CC chemokine receptor 2 on receptor function and antagonism

LS den Hollander, OJM Béquignon, X Wang… - Biochemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract CC chemokine receptor 2 (CCR2), a G protein-coupled receptor, plays a role in
many cancer-related processes such as metastasis formation and immunosuppression …

Magic angle spinning NMR of G protein-coupled receptors

B Chandler, L Todd, SO Smith - Progress in nuclear magnetic resonance …, 2022 - Elsevier
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) have a simple seven transmembrane helix
architecture which has evolved to recognize a diverse number of chemical signals. The …

Cancer‐related somatic mutations alter adenosine A1 receptor pharmacology—A focus on mutations in the loops and C‐terminus

X Wang, W Jespers, JJ de Waal, KAN Wolff… - The FASEB …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
G protein‐coupled receptors (GPCRs) are known to be involved in tumor progression and
metastasis. The adenosine A1 receptor (A1AR) has been detected to be over‐expressed in …

Current adenosinergic therapies: what do cancer cells stand to gain and lose?

J Kotulová, M Hajdúch, P Džubák - International Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
A key objective in immuno-oncology is to reactivate the dormant immune system and
increase tumour immunogenicity. Adenosine is an omnipresent purine that is formed in …