Exploiting the role of stereoelectronic effects to design the antagonists of human complement C3a receptor.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sana Jindani ◽  
Bishwajit Ganguly
Keyword(s):  
Small Molecules ◽  
G Protein ◽  
Heterocyclic Ring ◽  
Agonist Activity ◽  
Human Complement ◽  
Stereoelectronic Effects ◽  
G Protein Coupled

The stereoelectronic effects are crucial in governing the conformational behaviour of the small molecules bearing heterocyclic ring adjacent to amides. It dictates the antagonist and agonist activity for G-protein coupled...

scholarly journals Allosteric Small Molecules Unveil a Role of an Extracellular E2/Transmembrane Helix 7 Junction for G Protein-coupled Receptor Activation

2007 ◽  
Vol 282 (48) ◽  
pp. 34968-34976 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorothea Jäger ◽  
Caroline Schmalenbach ◽  
Stefanie Prilla ◽  
Jasmin Schrobang ◽  
Anna Kebig ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Small Molecules ◽  
G Protein ◽  
Transmembrane Helix ◽  
Receptor Activation ◽  
G Protein Coupled Receptor ◽  
G Protein Coupled

scholarly journals Mini-review: antibody therapeutics targeting G protein-coupled receptors and ion channels

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 257-264
Author(s):  
Catherine J Hutchings
Keyword(s):  
Ion Channels ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Small Molecules ◽  
G Protein ◽  
Clinical Studies ◽  
G Protein Coupled Receptors ◽  
Protein Targets ◽  
Antibody Therapeutics ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
G Protein Coupled

Abstract Antibodies are now well established as therapeutics with many additional advantages over small molecules and peptides relative to their selectivity, bioavailability, half-life and effector function. Major classes of membrane-associated protein targets include G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and ion channels that are linked to a wide range of disease indications across all therapeutic areas. This mini-review summarizes the antibody target landscape for both GPCRs and ion channels as well as current progress in the respective research and development pipelines with some example case studies highlighted from clinical studies, including those being evaluated for the treatment of symptoms in COVID-19 infection.

scholarly journals The Role of G Protein-Coupled Receptors in the Right Ventricle in Pulmonary Hypertension

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gayathri Viswanathan ◽  
Argen Mamazhakypov ◽  
Ralph T. Schermuly ◽  
Sudarshan Rajagopal
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Hypertension ◽  
Right Ventricle ◽  
G Protein ◽  
G Protein Coupled Receptors ◽  
The Right ◽  
G Protein Coupled

Sustained muscle contraction induced by agonists, growth factors, and Ca2+ mediated by distinct PKC isozymes

2000 ◽  
Vol 279 (1) ◽  
pp. G201-G210 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. S. Murthy ◽  
J. R. Grider ◽  
J. F. Kuemmerle ◽  
G. M. Makhlouf
Keyword(s):  
Growth Factors ◽  
G Protein ◽  
Muscle Cells ◽  
Sustained Contraction ◽  
Calphostin C ◽  
Epidermal Growth ◽  
Pkc Isozymes ◽  
G Protein Coupled ◽  
Pkc Activation

The role of protein kinase C (PKC) in sustained contraction was examined in intestinal circular and longitudinal muscle cells. Initial contraction induced by agonists (CCK-8 and neuromedin C) was abolished by 1) inhibitors of Ca2+ mobilization (neomycin and dimethyleicosadienoic acid), 2) calmidazolium, and 3) myosin light chain (MLC) kinase (MLCK) inhibitor KT-5926. In contrast, sustained contraction was not affected by these inhibitors but was abolished by 1) the PKC inhibitors chelerythrine and calphostin C, 2) PKC-ε antibody, and 3) a pseudosubstrate PKC-ε inhibitor. GDPβS abolished both initial and sustained contraction, whereas a Gαq/11 antibody inhibited only initial contraction, implying that sustained contraction was dependent on activation of a distinct G protein. Sustained contraction induced by epidermal growth factor was inhibited by calphostin C, PKC-α,β,γ antibody, and a pseudosubstrate PKC-α inhibitor. Ca2+ (0.4 μM) induced an initial contraction in permeabilized muscle cells that was blocked by calmodulin and MLCK inhibitors and a sustained contraction that was blocked by calphostin C and a PKC-α,β,γ antibody. Thus initial contraction induced by Ca2+, agonists, and growth factors is mediated by MLCK, whereas sustained contraction is mediated by specific Ca2+-dependent and -independent PKC isozymes. G protein-coupled receptors are linked to PKC activation via distinct G proteins.

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