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ArticleNature communications2018

Mechanistic insights into allosteric regulation of the A

Libin Ye, Chris Neale, Adnan Sljoka, Brent Lyda, Dmitry Pichugin, Nobuyuki Tsuchimura, Sacha T Larda, Régis Pomès, Angel E García, Oliver P Ernst and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 86 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
86citing papers in PubMed
8.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

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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

86 citing papers in PubMed, 158 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

12 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Libin YeDepartment of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 3359 Mississauga Road North, Mississauga, ON, L5L 1C6, Canada.
Chris NealeCenter for Nonlinear Studies, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, USA.
Adnan SljokaDepartment of Informatics, School of Science and Technology, CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Kwansei Gakuin University, Nishinomiya, 530-0012, Japan.
Brent LydaDepartment of Pharmacology, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
Dmitry PichuginDepartment of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 3359 Mississauga Road North, Mississauga, ON, L5L 1C6, Canada.
Nobuyuki TsuchimuraDepartment of Informatics, School of Science and Technology, CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Kwansei Gakuin University, Nishinomiya, 530-0012, Japan.
Sacha T LardaDepartment of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 3359 Mississauga Road North, Mississauga, ON, L5L 1C6, Canada.
Régis PomèsDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A8, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3068-9833
Angel E GarcíaCenter for Nonlinear Studies, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, USA.
Oliver P ErnstDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON, M5S 1A8, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8863-9444
Roger K SunaharaDepartment of Pharmacology, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-8619
R Scott ProsserDepartment of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 3359 Mississauga Road North, Mississauga, ON, L5L 1C6, Canada. scott.prosser@utoronto.ca.
University of Toronto · CAKwansei Gakuin University · JPLos Alamos National Laboratory · USUniversity of California San Diego · 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
Structure-based discovery of allosteric ligands for G Protein Coupled ReceptorsU19GM106990 · NIGMS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI GMEINER, PETER · 2013 to 2017
$6.3M
Structure and mechanism of beta2-adrenergic receptorR01GM068603 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI SUNAHARA, ROGER K · 2003 to 2008
$1.6M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM068603NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM083118NIGMS NIH HHS U19 GM106990
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cations play key roles in regulating G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), although their mechanisms are poorly understood. Here,

Indexed as

AdenosineAdenosine-5'-(N-ethylcarboxamide)Allosteric RegulationAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBinding SitesCalciumCations, DivalentCrystallography, X-RayGene ExpressionHumansKineticsMagnesiumModels, MolecularMolecular Dynamics SimulationProtein BindingAdenosineAdenosine-5'-(N-ethylcarboxamide)CalciumCations, DivalentMagnesiumReceptor, Adenosine A2ARecombinant ProteinsTriazinesTriazolesZM 241385

Identifiers

PMID29636462
PMCPMC5893540
OpenAlexW2796750185

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