Evidence map›Paper›PMID 28678776›Full record

ArticleNature2017

Crystal structures of agonist-bound human cannabinoid receptor CB

Tian Hua, Kiran Vemuri, Spyros P Nikas, Robert B Laprairie, Yiran Wu, Lu Qu, Mengchen Pu, Anisha Korde, Shan Jiang, Jo-Hao Ho and 10 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. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 230 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
230citing papers in PubMed
42.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

230 citing papers in PubMed, 501 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Tian HuaiHuman Institute, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China.
Kiran VemuriCenter for Drug Discovery, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
Spyros P NikasCenter for Drug Discovery, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
Robert B LaprairieDepartments of Molecular Medicine and Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, Florida 33458, USA.
Yiran WuiHuman Institute, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China.
Lu QuiHuman Institute, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China.
Mengchen PuiHuman Institute, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China.
Anisha KordeCenter for Drug Discovery, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
Shan JiangCenter for Drug Discovery, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
Jo-Hao HoDepartments of Molecular Medicine and Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, Florida 33458, USA.
Gye Won HanDepartments of Biological Sciences and Chemistry, Bridge Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA.
Kang DingiHuman Institute, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China.
Xuanxuan LiComplex Systems Division, Beijing Computational Science Research Center, Beijing 100193, China.
Haiguang LiuComplex Systems Division, Beijing Computational Science Research Center, Beijing 100193, China.
Michael A HansonGPCR Consortium, San Marcos, California 92078, USA.
Suwen ZhaoiHuman Institute, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China.
Laura M BohnDepartments of Molecular Medicine and Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, Florida 33458, USA.
Alexandros MakriyannisCenter for Drug Discovery, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
Raymond C StevensiHuman Institute, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China.
Zhi-Jie LiuiHuman Institute, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China.
ShanghaiTech University · CNInstitute of Biophysics · CNScripps Research Institute · USBeijing Computational Science Research Center · CNUniversity of Southern California · USClinical Research Consortium · US

Funding

Project 3 - In vivo pharmacology of cannabinoid receptor probesP01DA009158 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT STORRS · PI Alexandros Makriyannis · 1994 to 2026
$26.0M
Cannabinergic Medications for Methamphetamine AddictionR37DA023142 · NIDA · NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY · PI MAKRIYANNIS, ALEXANDROS · 2007 to 2016
$7.1M
Structure and Function of CB2 ReceptorR01DA045020 · NIDA · NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY · PI BOHN, LAURA M., KATRITCH, VSEVOLOD · 2017 to 2021
$3.9M
Structure Function of CB1 Cannabinoid ReceptorR01DA041435 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI KATRITCH, VSEVOLOD, MAKRIYANNIS, ALEXANDROS · 2016 to 2020
$3.6M
Rational discovery of new DOR chemotypes to prevent addiction and overdoseR21DA038858 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI KATRITCH, VSEVOLOD · 2015 to 2016
$410k
Rational Anthrax Vaccine with Structural Epitopes on VLPR43AI052969 · NIAID · PLEXUS VACCINE · PI KATRITCH, VSEVOLOD · 2002 to 2002
$98k
NIAID NIH HHS R43 AI052969NIDA NIH HHS P01 DA009158NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA041435NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA045020NIDA NIH HHS R21 DA038858NIDA NIH HHS R37 DA023142
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB

Indexed as

Binding SitesCannabinoid Receptor AgonistsCrystallography, X-RayDronabinolDroperidolHeterotrimeric GTP-Binding ProteinsHumansLigandsMolecular Docking SimulationProtein BindingProtein ConformationReceptor, Cannabinoid, CB17'-Isothiocyanato-11-hydroxy-1',1'-dimethylheptylhexahydrocannabinolAM11542Cannabinoid Receptor AgonistsDronabinolDroperidolHeterotrimeric GTP-Binding ProteinsLigandsReceptor, Cannabinoid, CB1

Identifiers

PMID28678776
PMCPMC5793864
OpenAlexW2729726531

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