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ReviewNature reviews. Drug discovery2013

Emerging paradigms in GPCR allostery: implications for drug discovery.

Denise Wootten, Arthur Christopoulos, Patrick M Sexton

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Review in Nature reviews. Drug discovery, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 244 papers.

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244citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

244 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Genetically Encoded CBInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  7. Biased Allosteric Modulation in GPCR Drug Discovery.Handbook of experimental pharmacology · 2026
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  8. Structural Perspectives on Biased Allostery of GPCR Signaling.Handbook of experimental pharmacology · 2026
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  12. Multivalency Enables Signal Processing at Single Protein Level.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2025
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  15. Resistance to Allosteric Inhibitors.Journal of molecular biology · 2025
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184 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Denise WoottenDrug Discovery Biology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Department of Pharmacology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria 3052, Australia.
Arthur Christopoulos
Patrick M Sexton

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Allosteric ligands bind to G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs; also known as seven-transmembrane receptors) at sites that are distinct from the sites to which endogenous ligands bind. The existence of allosteric ligands has enriched the ways in which the functions of GPCRs can be manipulated for potential therapeutic benefit, yet the complexity of their actions provides both challenges and opportunities for drug screening and development. Converging avenues of research in areas such as biased signalling by allosteric ligands and the mechanisms by which allosteric ligands modulate the effects of diverse endogenous ligands have provided new insights into how interactions between allosteric ligands and GPCRs could be exploited for drug discovery. These new findings have the potential to alter how screening for allosteric drugs is performed and may increase the chances of success in the development of allosteric modulators as clinical lead compounds.

Indexed as

Allosteric SiteReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledAllosteric RegulationAnimalsDrug DiscoveryDrugs, InvestigationalHigh-Throughput Screening AssaysHumansLigandsModels, MolecularMolecular Targeted TherapySignal TransductionSpecies SpecificityDrugs, InvestigationalLigandsReceptors, G-Protein-Coupled

Identifiers

PMID23903222

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