AJ Harmar, J Fahrenkrug, I Gozes… - British journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) and pituitary adenylate cyclase‐activating polypeptide (PACAP) are members of a superfamily of structurally related peptide hormones that …
L Dickson, K Finlayson - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2009 - Elsevier
Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) and the pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptides (PACAPs) share 68% identity at the amino acid level and belong to the …
Molecular determinants regulating the activation of class B G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) by native peptide agonists are largely unknown. We have investigated here the …
M Laburthe, A Couvineau, V Tan - Peptides, 2007 - Elsevier
VIP and PACAP impact strongly on human pathophysiology. Their receptors are very promising targets for developing new drugs in the treatment of inflammatory and …
Transformation of G protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs) from a quiescent to an active state initiates signal transduction. All GPCRs share a common architecture comprising seven …
A Couvineau, M Laburthe - British journal of pharmacology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) is a neuropeptide with wide distribution in both central and peripheral nervous systems, where it plays important regulatory role in many …
C Sun, D Song, RA Davis-Taber… - Proceedings of the …, 2007 - National Acad Sciences
The pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) receptor is a class II G protein-coupled receptor that contributes to many different cellular functions including …
Although family BG protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) contain only 15 members, they play key roles in transmembrane signal transduction of hormones. Family B GPCRs are drug …
S Runge, S Schimmer, J Oschmann, CB Schiødt… - Biochemistry, 2007 - ACS Publications
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and exendin-4 (Ex4) are homologous peptides with established potential for treatment of type 2 diabetes. They bind and activate the pancreatic …