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ArticleNature2017

Cryo-EM structure of the activated GLP-1 receptor in complex with a G protein.

Yan Zhang, Bingfa Sun, Dan Feng, Hongli Hu, Matthew Chu, Qianhui Qu, Jeffrey T Tarrasch, Shane Li, Tong Sun Kobilka, Brian K Kobilka and 1 more

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Article in Nature, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 328 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
328citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
33.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
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

328 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 570 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Advances in Cyclic Peptides Targeting G Protein-Coupled Receptors.Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology · 2026
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  19. Distinctive molecular architectures of GActa pharmaceutica Sinica. B · 2026
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268 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yan ZhangLife Sciences Institute and Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
Bingfa SunConfometRx, 3070 Kenneth St, Santa Clara, California 95054, USA.
Dan FengConfometRx, 3070 Kenneth St, Santa Clara, California 95054, USA.
Hongli HuLife Sciences Institute and Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
Matthew ChuConfometRx, 3070 Kenneth St, Santa Clara, California 95054, USA.
Qianhui QuLife Sciences Institute and Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
Jeffrey T TarraschLife Sciences Institute and Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
Shane LiConfometRx, 3070 Kenneth St, Santa Clara, California 95054, USA.
Tong Sun KobilkaConfometRx, 3070 Kenneth St, Santa Clara, California 95054, USA.
Brian K KobilkaConfometRx, 3070 Kenneth St, Santa Clara, California 95054, USA.
Georgios SkiniotisLife Sciences Institute and Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
ConfometRx (United States) · USUniversity of Michigan–Ann Arbor · USStanford University · US

Funding

Structure and dynamics of G protein coupled receptor-G protein complexesR01GM083118 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI KOBILKA, BRIAN K, SKINIOTIS, GEORGIOS · 2008 to 2023
$8.3M
Structural Basis of Signal Instigation Through Metabotropic Glutamate ReceptorsR01NS092695 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI SKINIOTIS, GEORGIOS · 2015 to 2019
$3.4M
Architectural Basis of Leptin Transmembrane SignalingR01DK090165 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI SKINIOTIS, GEORGIOS · 2011 to 2017
$2.3M
Structure-based Drug Discovery for the GLP-1 ReceptorR44DK106942 · NIDDK · CONFOMETRX, INC. · PI SUN, BINGFA · 2015 to 2017
$1.2M
Silicon Mechanics Compute ClusterS10OD020011 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI SKINIOTIS, GEORGIOS · 2015 to 2015
$490k
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK090165NIDDK NIH HHS R44 DK106942NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM083118NIH HHS S10 OD020011NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS092695
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) is a hormone with essential roles in regulating insulin secretion, carbohydrate metabolism and appetite. GLP-1 effects are mediated through binding to the GLP-1 receptor (GLP-1R), a class B G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) that signals primarily through the stimulatory G protein G

Indexed as

Cryoelectron MicroscopyAnimalsGlucagon-Like Peptide 1Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 ReceptorGTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, GsModels, MolecularProtein DomainsRabbitsGlucagon-Like Peptide 1Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 ReceptorGTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gs

Identifiers

PMID28538729
PMCPMC5587415
OpenAlexW2618233912

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