Nanobody-based CAR-T cells for cancer immunotherapy

P Safarzadeh Kozani, A Naseri, SMJ Mirarefin… - Biomarker …, 2022 - Springer
Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy is the result of combining genetic
engineering-based cancer immunotherapy with adoptive cell therapy (ACT). CAR-T therapy …

Targeting G protein-coupled receptor signalling by blocking G proteins

AP Campbell, AV Smrcka - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2018 - nature.com
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest class of drug targets, largely owing to
their druggability, diversity and physiological efficacy. Many drugs selectively target specific …

[HTML][HTML] A global map of G protein signaling regulation by RGS proteins

I Masuho, S Balaji, BS Muntean, NK Skamangas… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
The control over the extent and timing of G protein signaling is provided by the regulator of G
protein signaling (RGS) proteins that deactivate G protein α subunits (Gα). Mammalian …

Capturing a rhodopsin receptor signalling cascade across a native membrane

S Chen, T Getter, D Salom, D Wu, D Quetschlich… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are cell-surface receptors that respond to various
stimuli to induce signalling pathways across cell membranes. Recent progress has yielded …

Optogenetic control of gene expression in plants in the presence of ambient white light

R Ochoa-Fernandez, NB Abel, FG Wieland… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Optogenetics is the genetic approach for controlling cellular processes with light. It provides
spatiotemporal, quantitative and reversible control over biological signaling and metabolic …

Specific and behaviorally consequential astrocyte Gq GPCR signaling attenuation in vivo with iβARK

J Nagai, A Bellafard, Z Qu, X Yu, M Ollivier… - Neuron, 2021 - cell.com
Astrocytes respond to neurotransmitters and neuromodulators using G-protein-coupled
receptors (GPCRs) to mediate physiological responses. Despite their importance, there has …

Exploring cellular biochemistry with nanobodies

RW Cheloha, TJ Harmand, C Wijne… - Journal of Biological …, 2020 - ASBMB
Reagents that bind tightly and specifically to biomolecules of interest remain essential in the
exploration of biology and in their ultimate application to medicine. Besides ligands for …

The application of nanobody in CAR-T therapy

C Bao, Q Gao, LL Li, L Han, B Zhang, Y Ding, Z Song… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T therapy represents a form of immune cellular therapy
with clinical efficacy and a specific target. A typical chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) …

[HTML][HTML] Diversity of the Gβγ complexes defines spatial and temporal bias of GPCR signaling

I Masuho, NK Skamangas, BS Muntean… - Cell systems, 2021 - cell.com
The signal transduction by G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) is mediated by
heterotrimeric G proteins composed from one of the 16 Gα subunits and the inseparable Gβγ …

G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 (GRK2) as a potential therapeutic target in cardiovascular and metabolic diseases

C Murga, AC Arcones, M Cruces-Sande… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 (GRK2) is a central signaling node involved in the
modulation of many G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and also displaying regulatory …