Emerging diversity in lipid–protein interactions

V Corradi, BI Sejdiu, H Mesa-Galloso… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Membrane lipids interact with proteins in a variety of ways, ranging from providing a stable
membrane environment for proteins to being embedded in to detailed roles in complicated …

[HTML][HTML] On the human taste perception: Molecular-level understanding empowered by computational methods

L Pallante, M Malavolta, G Grasso, A Korfiati… - Trends in Food Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The perception of taste is a prime example of complex signal transduction at the
subcellular level, involving an intricate network of molecular machinery, which can be …

Cholesterol-recognition motifs in membrane proteins

J Fantini, RM Epand, FJ Barrantes - Direct mechanisms in cholesterol …, 2019 - Springer
The impact of cholesterol on the structure and function of membrane proteins was
recognized several decades ago, but the molecular mechanisms underlying these effects …

Cholesterol in Class C GPCRs: Role, relevance, and localization

UH Isu, SA Badiee, E Khodadadi, M Moradi - Membranes, 2023 - mdpi.com
G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs), one of the largest superfamilies of cell-surface
receptors, are heptahelical integral membrane proteins that play critical roles in virtually …

Cholesterol interaction motifs in G protein‐coupled receptors: Slippery hot spots?

P Sarkar, A Chattopadhyay - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
G protein‐coupled receptors (GPCRs) are cell membrane associated signaling hubs that
orchestrate a multitude of cellular functions upon binding to a diverse variety of extracellular …

Exploring GPCR–lipid interactions by molecular dynamics simulations: excitements, challenges, and the way forward

D Sengupta, X Prasanna, M Mohole… - The Journal of …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Gprotein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are seven transmembrane receptors that mediate a
large number of cellular responses and are important drug targets. One of the current …

Identification of two new cholesterol interaction sites on the A2A adenosine receptor

E Rouviere, C Arnarez, L Yang, E Lyman - Biophysical journal, 2017 - cell.com
By mole, cholesterol is the most abundant component of animal cell plasma membranes.
Many membrane proteins have been shown to be functionally dependent on cholesterol …

A critical analysis of molecular mechanisms underlying membrane cholesterol sensitivity of GPCRs

M Jafurulla, G Aditya Kumar, BD Rao… - … Modulation of Protein …, 2019 - Springer
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest and a diverse family of proteins
involved in signal transduction across biological membranes. GPCRs mediate a wide range …

Characterization of the binding sites for bacterial acyl homoserine lactones (AHLs) on human bitter taste receptors (T2Rs)

A Jaggupilli, N Singh, VCD Jesus, K Duan… - ACS Infectious …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The 25 bitter taste receptors (T2Rs) in humans are novel players in mediating host–
pathogen responses in the airways and innate immunity. The chemosensory T2Rs are …

Chemosensory bitter taste receptors (T2Rs) are activated by multiple antibiotics

A Jaggupilli, N Singh, VC De Jesus… - The FASEB …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Many medications including antibiotics taste bitter. The potency of these antibiotics on the 25
bitter taste receptors (T2Rs) in humans remains poorly understood. Here we characterize by …