G protein–coupled receptor signaling: new insights define cellular nanodomains

MJ Lohse, A Bock, M Zaccolo - Annual Review of Pharmacology …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
G protein–coupled receptors are the largest and pharmacologically most important receptor
family and are involved in the regulation of most cell functions. Most of them reside …

Structural perspective of class B1 GPCR signaling

Z Cong, YL Liang, Q Zhou, S Darbalaei, F Zhao… - Trends in …, 2022 - cell.com
Class B1 G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) play important roles in human physiology
and disease pathology. Using cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) and X-ray …

O-GlcNAcylation determines the translational regulation and phase separation of YTHDF proteins

Y Chen, R Wan, Z Zou, L Lao, G Shao, Y Zheng… - Nature Cell …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract N 6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most abundant internal mRNA nucleotide
modification in mammals, regulating critical aspects of cell physiology and differentiation …

Function and dynamics of the intrinsically disordered carboxyl terminus of β2 adrenergic receptor

J Heng, Y Hu, G Pérez-Hernández, A Inoue… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Advances in structural biology have provided important mechanistic insights into signaling
by the transmembrane core of G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs); however, much less is …

Structural basis for the allosteric modulation of rhodopsin by nanobody binding to its extracellular domain

A Wu, D Salom, JD Hong, A Tworak… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Rhodopsin is a prototypical G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) critical for vertebrate vision.
Research on GPCR signaling states has been facilitated using llama-derived nanobodies …

Melanogenesis and the targeted therapy of melanoma

C Li, L Kuai, R Cui, X Miao - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pigment production is a unique character of melanocytes. Numerous factors are linked with
melanin production, including genetics, ultraviolet radiation (UVR) and inflammation …

Roles of protein post-translational modifications in glucose and lipid metabolism: mechanisms and perspectives

YH Yang, R Wen, N Yang, TN Zhang, CF Liu - Molecular medicine, 2023 - Springer
The metabolism of glucose and lipids is essential for energy production in the body, and
dysregulation of the metabolic pathways of these molecules is implicated in various acute …

Molecular mechanisms regulating proteinase‐activated receptors (PARs)

A Chandrabalan, R Ramachandran - The FEBS Journal, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Proteinase‐activated receptors (PARs) are a four‐member family of G protein‐coupled
receptors defined by their irreversible proteolytic mechanism of activation. PARs have …

Adrenoceptor Desensitization: Current understanding of mechanisms

D Maaliki, AA Jaffa, S Nasser, A Sahebkar… - Pharmacological …, 2024 - Elsevier
G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) transduce a wide range of extracellular signals. They
are key players in the majority of biologic functions including vision, olfaction, chemotaxis …

OXTRHigh stroma fibroblasts control the invasion pattern of oral squamous cell carcinoma via ERK5 signaling

L Ding, Y Fu, N Zhu, M Zhao, Z Ding, X Zhang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract The Pattern Of Invasion (POI) of tumor cells into adjacent normal tissues clinically
predicts postoperative tumor metastasis/recurrence of early oral squamous cell carcinoma …