Advances in Computational Techniques to Study GPCR-Ligand Recognition

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G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are among the most intensely investigated drug targets. The recent revolutions in protein engineering and molecular modeling algorithms have overturned the research paradigm in the GPCR field. While the numerous ligand-bound X-ray structures determined have provided invaluable insights into GPCR structure and function, the development of algorithms exploiting graphics processing units (GPUs) has made the simulation of GPCRs in explicit lipid-water environments feasible within reasonable computation times. In this review we present a survey of the recent advances in structure-based drug design approaches with a particular emphasis on the elucidation of the ligand recognition process in class A GPCRs by means of membrane molecular dynamics (MD) simulations.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:36

Enthalten in:

Trends in pharmacological sciences - 36(2015), 12 vom: 14. Dez., Seite 878-890

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ciancetta, Antonella [VerfasserIn]
Sabbadin, Davide [VerfasserIn]
Federico, Stephanie [VerfasserIn]
Spalluto, Giampiero [VerfasserIn]
Moro, Stefano [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Ligands
Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

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Date Completed 24.10.2016

Date Revised 26.02.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.tips.2015.08.006

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM254343996