Structure, dynamics and lipid interactions of serotonin receptors: excitements and challenges

P Sarkar, S Mozumder, A Bej, S Mukherjee… - Biophysical …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) is an intrinsically fluorescent
neurotransmitter found in organisms spanning a wide evolutionary range. Serotonin exerts …

Targeting VIP and PACAP receptor signaling: new insights into designing drugs for the PACAP subfamily of receptors

J Lu, SJ Piper, P Zhao, LJ Miller, D Wootten… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Peptide (PACAP) and Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide
(VIP) are neuropeptides involved in a diverse array of physiological and pathological …

Intermediate-state-trapped mutants pinpoint G protein-coupled receptor conformational allostery

X Wang, C Neale, SK Kim, WA Goddard… - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Understanding the roles of intermediate states in signaling is pivotal to unraveling the
activation processes of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). However, the field is still …

Detergent-free lipodisq nanoparticles facilitate high-resolution mass spectrometry of folded integral membrane proteins

KK Hoi, JF Bada Juarez, PJ Judge, HY Yen, D Wu… - Nano …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Integral membrane proteins pose considerable challenges to mass spectrometry (MS) owing
to the complexity and diversity of the components in their native environment. Here, we use …

Lipid nanoparticle technologies for the study of G protein-coupled receptors in lipid environments

S Lavington, A Watts - Biophysical Reviews, 2020 - Springer
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are a large family of integral membrane proteins
which conduct a wide range of biological roles and represent significant drug targets. Most …

Capturing peptide–GPCR interactions and their dynamics

A Kaiser, I Coin - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Many biological functions of peptides are mediated through G protein-coupled receptors
(GPCRs). Upon ligand binding, GPCRs undergo conformational changes that facilitate the …

Pyroglutamination-Induced Changes in the Physicochemical Features of a CXCR4 Chemokine Peptide: Kinetic and Structural Analysis

MML Ferreira, SEG de Souza, CC da Silva… - Biochemistry, 2023 - ACS Publications
We investigate the physicochemical effects of pyroglutamination on the QHALTSV-NH2
peptide, a segment of cytosolic helix 8 of the human C–X–C chemokine G-protein-coupled …

Molecular insights into mechanisms of GPCR hijacking by Staphylococcus aureus

CM Grison, P Lambey, S Jeannot… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Atypical chemokine receptor 1 (ACKR1) is a G protein–coupled receptor (GPCR) targeted by
Staphylococcus aureus bicomponent pore-forming leukotoxins to promote bacterial growth …

Control of G protein–coupled receptor function via membrane-interacting intrinsically disordered C-terminal domains

CD Mancinelli, DC Marx… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
G protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs) control intracellular signaling cascades via agonist-
dependent coupling to intracellular transducers including heterotrimeric G proteins, GPCR …

Pan-cancer functional analysis of somatic mutations in G protein-coupled receptors

BJ Bongers, M Gorostiola González, X Wang… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
G Protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the most frequently exploited drug target family,
moreover they are often found mutated in cancer. Here we used a dataset of mutations …