Structural biology of complement receptors

J Santos-López, K de la Paz, FJ Fernández… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The complement system plays crucial roles in a wide breadth of immune and inflammatory
processes and is frequently cited as an etiological or aggravating factor in many human …

Mechanism of activation and biased signaling in complement receptor C5aR1

Y Feng, C Zhao, Y Deng, H Wang, L Ma, S Liu, X Tian… - Cell Research, 2023 - nature.com
The complement system plays an important role in the innate immune response to invading
pathogens. The complement fragment C5a is one of its important effector components and …

Transcriptional reprogramming during human osteoclast differentiation identifies regulators of osteoclast activity

MS Hansen, K Madsen, M Price, K Søe, Y Omata… - Bone Research, 2024 - nature.com
Enhanced osteoclastogenesis and osteoclast activity contribute to the development of
osteoporosis, which is characterized by increased bone resorption and inadequate bone …

Functional profiling of the G protein-coupled receptor C3aR1 reveals ligand-mediated biased agonism

P Rodriguez, LJ Laskowski, JP Pallais, HA Bock… - Journal of Biological …, 2024 - jbc.org
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are leading druggable targets for several medicines,
but many GPCRs are still untapped for their therapeutic potential due to poor understanding …

Chemical synthesis of grafted cyclotides using a “plug and play” approach

J Koehbach, E Muratspahić, ZM Ahmed… - RSC Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Cyclotides are a diverse class of plant-derived cyclic, disulfide-rich peptides with a unique
cyclic cystine knot topology. Their remarkable structural stability and resistance to proteolytic …

Exploration of compounds to inhibit the Panton-Valentine leukocidin of Staphylococcus aureus

T Grebe, MT Sarkari, A Cherkaoui… - Medical Microbiology and …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) of Staphylococcus aureus is associated
with necrotizing infections. After binding to complement 5a receptor (C5aR/CD88) and CD45 …

[HTML][HTML] Protocol for cell-based screening assay to measure ERK1/2 phosphorylation as a readout for complement receptor activation

XX Li, TM Woodruff - STAR protocols, 2023 - Elsevier
The complement receptors C3aR and C5aR1 are promising therapeutic targets. Here, we
present a protocol to screen the effects of different agonists and antagonists on these …

Complement peptide receptors in GtoPdb v. 2023.1

A Cianciulli, L Coulthard, O Hawksworth… - IUPHAR/BPS Guide …, 2023 - journals.ed.ac.uk
Complement peptide receptors (nomenclature as agreed by the NC-IUPHAR subcommittee
on Complement peptide receptors [113]) are activated by the endogenous~ 75 amino-acid …

Structural insights into ligand-recognition, activation, and signaling-bias at the complement C5a receptor, C5aR1

S Saha, J Maharana, MK Yadav, P Sarma, V Singh… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Activation of the complement cascade is a critical part of our innate immune response
against invading pathogens, and it operates in a concerted fashion with the antibodies and …

Transcriptional reprogramming during human osteoclast differentiation identifies regulators of osteoclast activity

A Rauch, M Hansen, K Madsen, M Price, K Søe… - 2023 - researchsquare.com
Enhanced osteoclastogenesis and osteoclast activity contribute to the development of
osteoporosis, which is characterized by increased bone resorption and inadequate bone …