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ArticleCell2020

Activation and Signaling Mechanism Revealed by Cannabinoid Receptor-G

Tian Hua, Xiaoting Li, Lijie Wu, Christos Iliopoulos-Tsoutsouvas, Yuxia Wang, Meng Wu, Ling Shen, Christina A Brust, Spyros P Nikas, Feng Song and 13 more

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Article in Cell, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 168 papers.

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168citing papers in PubMed
33.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

168 citing papers in PubMed, 341 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

23 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Tian HuaiHuman Institute, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China. Electronic address: huatian@shanghaitech.edu.cn.
Xiaoting LiiHuman Institute, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China.
Lijie WuiHuman Institute, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China.
Christos Iliopoulos-TsoutsouvasCenter for Drug Discovery and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Yuxia WangiHuman Institute, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China.
Meng WuiHuman Institute, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China; School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China.
Ling SheniHuman Institute, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China; School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China.
Christina A BrustDepartments of Molecular Medicine and Neuroscience, Scripps Research, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA.
Spyros P NikasCenter for Drug Discovery and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Feng SongSchool of Life Science, Dezhou University, Dezhou 253023, Shandong Province, China.
Xiyong SongInstitute of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650500, Yunnan Province, China.
Shuguang YuanThe Research Center for Computer-aided Drug Discovery, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China.
Qianqian SuniHuman Institute, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China.
Yiran WuiHuman Institute, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China.
Shan JiangCenter for Drug Discovery and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Travis W GrimDepartments of Molecular Medicine and Neuroscience, Scripps Research, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA.
Othman BenchamaCenter for Drug Discovery and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Edward L StahlDepartments of Molecular Medicine and Neuroscience, Scripps Research, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA.
Nikolai ZvonokCenter for Drug Discovery and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Suwen ZhaoiHuman Institute, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China; School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China.
Laura M BohnDepartments of Molecular Medicine and Neuroscience, Scripps Research, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA.
Alexandros MakriyannisCenter for Drug Discovery and Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Center for Drug Discovery and Departments of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Zhi-Jie LiuiHuman Institute, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China; School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China; Institute of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650500, Yunnan Province, China. Electronic address: liuzhj@shanghaitech.edu.cn.
ShanghaiTech University · CNNortheastern University · USScripps Research Institute · USChinese Academy of Sciences · CNDezhou University · CNKunming Medical University · CN

Funding

Project 3 - In vivo pharmacology of cannabinoid receptor probesP01DA009158 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT STORRS · PI Alexandros Makriyannis · 1994 to 2026
$26.0M
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
NIDA NIH HHS P01 DA009158NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA041435NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA045020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human endocannabinoid systems modulate multiple physiological processes mainly through the activation of cannabinoid receptors CB1 and CB2. Their high sequence similarity, low agonist selectivity, and lack of activation and G protein-coupling knowledge have hindered the development of therapeutic applications. Importantly, missing structural information has significantly held back the development of promising CB2-selective agonist drugs for treating inflammatory and neuropathic pain without the psychoactivity of CB1. Here, we report the cryoelectron microscopy structures of synthetic cannabinoid-bound CB2 and CB1 in complex with G

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Signal TransductionAllosteric RegulationAllosteric SiteAnimalsCannabinoid Receptor AgonistsCannabinoidsCell Line, TumorCHO CellsCholesterolCricetinaeCricetulusGTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-GoHumansMolecular Dynamics SimulationReceptor, Cannabinoid, CB1Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB2Cannabinoid Receptor AgonistsCannabinoidsCholesterolGTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-GoHU 308Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB2activationallosteric modulationcannabinoid receptorsCB2-Gicholesterolcryo-EM structurescrystal structureG protein-coupled receptorsubtype selectivity

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PMID32004463
PMCPMC7898353
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