Fluorescent probes for bioimaging of potential biomarkers in Parkinson's disease

L Gao, W Wang, X Wang, F Yang, L Xie… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Parkinson's disease (PD), as the second most common neurodegenerative disease, is
caused by complex pathological processes and currently remains very difficult to treat. PD …

Ligands of adrenergic receptors: a structural point of view

Y Wu, L Zeng, S Zhao - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Adrenergic receptors are G protein-coupled receptors for epinephrine and norepinephrine.
They are targets of many drugs for various conditions, including treatment of hypertension …

Structures of the entire human opioid receptor family

Y Wang, Y Zhuang, JF DiBerto, XE Zhou, GP Schmitz… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Opioids are effective analgesics, but their use is beset by serious side effects, including
addiction and respiratory depression, which contribute to the ongoing opioid crisis. The …

Structures of the 5-HT2A receptor in complex with the antipsychotics risperidone and zotepine

KT Kimura, H Asada, A Inoue, FMN Kadji… - Nature structural & …, 2019 - nature.com
Many drugs target the serotonin 2A receptor (5-HT2AR), including second-generation
antipsychotics that also target the dopamine D2 receptor (D2R). These drugs often produce …

Structural and signaling mechanisms of TAAR1 enabled preferential agonist design

P Shang, N Rong, JJ Jiang, J Cheng, MH Zhang… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Trace amine-associated receptor 1 (TAAR1) senses a spectrum of endogenous amine-
containing metabolites (EAMs) to mediate diverse psychological functions and is useful for …

New paradigms in GPCR drug discovery

KA Jacobson - Biochemical pharmacology, 2015 - Elsevier
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) remain a major domain of pharmaceutical discovery.
The identification of GPCR lead compounds and their optimization are now structure-based …

Structural insights into the agonists binding and receptor selectivity of human histamine H4 receptor

D Im, J Kishikawa, Y Shiimura, H Hisano, A Ito… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Histamine is a biogenic amine that participates in allergic and inflammatory processes by
stimulating histamine receptors. The histamine H4 receptor (H4R) is a potential therapeutic …

Haloperidol bound D2 dopamine receptor structure inspired the discovery of subtype selective ligands

L Fan, L Tan, Z Chen, J Qi, F Nie, Z Luo… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The D2 dopamine receptor (DRD2) is one of the most well-established therapeutic targets
for neuropsychiatric and endocrine disorders. Most clinically approved and investigational …

Structure of the dopamine D2 receptor in complex with the antipsychotic drug spiperone

D Im, A Inoue, T Fujiwara, T Nakane… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
In addition to the serotonin 5-HT2A receptor (5-HT2AR), the dopamine D2 receptor (D2R) is
a key therapeutic target of antipsychotics for the treatment of schizophrenia. The inactive …

Structural basis for recognition of antihistamine drug by human histamine receptor

X Peng, L Yang, Z Liu, S Lou, S Mei, M Li… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The histamine receptors belong to the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) superfamily, and
play important roles in the regulation of histamine and other neurotransmitters in the central …