G protein-coupled receptor signaling: transducers and effectors

H Jiang, D Galtes, J Wang… - American Journal of …, 2022‏ - journals.physiology.org
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are of considerable interest due to their importance in
a wide range of physiological functions and in a large number of Food and Drug …

The role of structural dynamics in GPCR‐mediated signaling

D Hilger - The FEBS journal, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
G protein‐coupled receptors (GPCRs) play critical roles in the regulation of human
physiology in response to a wide array of different extracellular stimuli and thus represent …

Common activation mechanism of class A GPCRs

Q Zhou, D Yang, M Wu, Y Guo, W Guo, L Zhong, X Cai… - Elife, 2019‏ - elifesciences.org
Class A G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) influence virtually every aspect of human
physiology. Understanding receptor activation mechanism is critical for discovering novel …

Activation pathway of a G protein-coupled receptor uncovers conformational intermediates as targets for allosteric drug design

S Lu, X He, Z Yang, Z Chai, S Zhou, J Wang… - Nature …, 2021‏ - nature.com
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the most common proteins targeted by approved
drugs. A complete mechanistic elucidation of large-scale conformational transitions …

[HTML][HTML] How GPCR phosphorylation patterns orchestrate arrestin-mediated signaling

NR Latorraca, M Masureel, SA Hollingsworth… - Cell, 2020‏ - cell.com
Binding of arrestin to phosphorylated G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) controls many
aspects of cell signaling. The number and arrangement of phosphates may vary …

Structural basis of GPBAR activation and bile acid recognition

F Yang, C Mao, L Guo, J Lin, Q Ming, P **ao, X Wu… - Nature, 2020‏ - nature.com
The G-protein-coupled bile acid receptor (GPBAR) conveys the cross-membrane signalling
of a vast variety of bile acids and is a signalling hub in the liver–bile acid–microbiota …

Ligand recognition and allosteric regulation of DRD1-Gs signaling complexes

P **ao, W Yan, L Gou, YN Zhong, L Kong, C Wu… - Cell, 2021‏ - cell.com
Dopamine receptors, including D1-and D2-like receptors, are important therapeutic targets
in a variety of neurological syndromes, as well as cardiovascular and kidney diseases. Here …

Pyridoxine induces glutathione synthesis via PKM2-mediated Nrf2 transactivation and confers neuroprotection

Y Wei, M Lu, M Mei, H Wang, Z Han, M Chen… - Nature …, 2020‏ - nature.com
Oxidative stress is a major pathogenic mechanism in Parkinson's disease (PD). As an
important cellular antioxidant, glutathione (GSH) balances the production and incorporation …

Distinct G protein-coupled receptor phosphorylation motifs modulate arrestin affinity and activation and global conformation

D Mayer, FF Damberger, M Samarasimhareddy… - Nature …, 2019‏ - nature.com
Cellular functions of arrestins are determined in part by the pattern of phosphorylation on the
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) to which arrestins bind. Despite high-resolution …

Structural studies of phosphorylation-dependent interactions between the V2R receptor and arrestin-2

QT He, P **ao, SM Huang, YL Jia, ZL Zhu… - Nature …, 2021‏ - nature.com
Arrestins recognize different receptor phosphorylation patterns and convert this information
to selective arrestin functions to expand the functional diversity of the G protein-coupled …