Emerging targets in photopharmacology

MM Lerch, MJ Hansen, GM van Dam… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The field of photopharmacology uses molecular photoswitches to establish control over the
action of bioactive molecules. It aims to reduce systemic drug toxicity and the emergence of …

The role of calcium–calcineurin–NFAT signaling pathway in health and autoimmune diseases

YJ Park, SA Yoo, M Kim, WU Kim - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Calcium (Ca2+) is an essential signaling molecule that controls a wide range of biological
functions. In the immune system, calcium signals play a central role in a variety of cellular …

Structure of the TRPV1 ion channel determined by electron cryo-microscopy

M Liao, E Cao, D Julius, Y Cheng - Nature, 2013 - nature.com
Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels are sensors for a wide range of cellular and
environmental signals, but elucidating how these channels respond to physical and …

TRPV1 structures in distinct conformations reveal activation mechanisms

E Cao, M Liao, Y Cheng, D Julius - Nature, 2013 - nature.com
Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels are polymodal signal detectors that respond to
a wide range of physical and chemical stimuli. Elucidating how these channels integrate and …

Structural snapshots of TRPV1 reveal mechanism of polymodal functionality

K Zhang, D Julius, Y Cheng - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Many transient receptor potential (TRP) channels respond to diverse stimuli and
conditionally conduct small and large cations. Such functional plasticity is presumably …

Cryo-EM structure of SARS-CoV-2 ORF3a in lipid nanodiscs

DM Kern, B Sorum, SS Mali, CM Hoel… - Nature structural & …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract SARS-CoV-2 ORF3a is a putative viral ion channel implicated in autophagy
inhibition, inflammasome activation and apoptosis. 3a protein and anti-3a antibodies are …

Capsaicin: current understanding of its mechanisms and therapy of pain and other pre-clinical and clinical uses

V Fattori, MSN Hohmann, AC Rossaneis… - Molecules, 2016 - mdpi.com
In this review, we discuss the importance of capsaicin to the current understanding of
neuronal modulation of pain and explore the mechanisms of capsaicin-induced pain. We …

Topical capsaicin for pain management: therapeutic potential and mechanisms of action of the new high-concentration capsaicin 8% patch

P Anand, K Bley - British journal of anaesthesia, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Topical capsaicin formulations are used for pain management. Safety and modest efficacy of
low-concentration capsaicin formulations, which require repeated daily self-administration …

Transient receptor potential channels as drug targets: from the science of basic research to the art of medicine

B Nilius, A Szallasi, DR Sibley - Pharmacological reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
The large Trp gene family encodes transient receptor potential (TRP) proteins that form
novel cation-selective ion channels. In mammals, 28 Trp channel genes have been …

A pentameric TRPV3 channel with a dilated pore

S Lansky, JM Betancourt, J Zhang, Y Jiang, ED Kim… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels are a large, eukaryotic ion channel superfamily
that control diverse physiological functions, and therefore are attractive drug targets,,,–. More …