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Ligand discovery from a dopamine D3 receptor homology model and crystal structure

09/18/2011 - Nature Chemical Biology

The determination of the D3 receptor structure and the challenge to the community to predict it enabled a fully prospective comparison of ligand discovery from a modeled structure versus that of the subsequently released crystal structure.

Design Strategies for Bivalent Ligands Targeting GPCRs

04/21/2011 - ChemMedChem

This Minireview focuses on the design of bivalent ligands recently described in the literature; discussing the choice of lead pharmacophore, the position and nature of the attachment point for linking the two pharmacophore units...

Cannabinoid receptor signaling in neurodegenerative diseases: a potential role for membrane fluidity disturbance.

02/16/2011 - Br J Pharmacol.

Type-1 cannabinoid receptor (CB(1)) and its endogenous agonists belong to an ancient neurosignaling system that plays important functions in neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory disorders like Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and multiple sclerosis.

G protein-coupled receptors: novel targets for drug discovery in cancer

01/10/2011 - Nat Rev Drug Discov.

Review of recent findings that present unexpected opportunities to interfere with major tumorigenic signals by manipulating GPCR-mediated pathways

CX3CR1 is required for airway inflammation by promoting T helper cell survival and maintenance in inflamed lung

10/31/2010 - Nature Medicine

CX3CR1 and CX3CL1 may represent attractive therapeutic targets in asthma.

Parkinson Disease Research in Doldrums

09/15/2010 - Gen Eng News

Discontinuation of PD Trial Highlights Hazards Inherent in Developing Drugs for This Indication.

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