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ReviewTrends in pharmacological sciences2023

The structure, function, and pharmacology of MRGPRs.

Can Cao, Bryan L Roth

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Review in Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. An Itch Receptor Drives Melanoma.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  3. MRGPRX2 as a novel therapeutic target in headache.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2026
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  14. A Skin Testing Strategy for Non-IgE-Mediated Reactions Associated With Vancomycin.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice · 2024
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  17. Non-IgE-Mediated Immediate Drug-Induced Hypersensitivity Reactions.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Can CaoDepartment of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Bryan L RothDepartment of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA; Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, Eschelman School of Pharmacy and NIMH Psychoactive Drug Screening Program, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. Electronic address: bryan_roth@med.unc.edu.

Funding

Screening CoreU19MH082441 · NIMH · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI CARON, MARC G., ROTH, BRYAN L. · 2007 to 2016
$15.2M
Illuminating the Druggable GPCR-omeU24DK116195 · NIDDK · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI ROTH, BRYAN L., SHOICHET, BRIAN K · 2017 to 2022
$14.3M
STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF MRG-FAMILY RECEPTORSR01DA055656 · NIDA · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Bryan L. Roth, Brian K Shoichet · 2022 to 2026
$2.8M
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA055656NIDDK NIH HHS U24 DK116195NIMH NIH HHS U19 MH082441
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mas-related G protein-coupled receptor (MRGPR) family members play important roles in the sensation of noxious stimuli and represent novel targets for the treatment of itch and pain. MRGPRs recognize a diversity of agonists and display complicated downstream signaling profiles, high sequence diversity across species, and many polymorphisms in humans. The recent structural advances on MRGPRs reveal unique structural features and diverse agonist recognition modes of this receptor family, which should facilitate the structure-based drug discovery at MRGPRs. In addition, the newly discovered ligands also provide valuable tools to explore the function and the therapeutic potential of MRGPRs. In this review, we discuss these progresses in our understanding of MRGPRs and highlight the challenges and potential opportunities for the future drug discovery at these receptors.

Indexed as

Receptors, G-Protein-CoupledSensory Receptor CellsHumansLigandsPainPruritusSignal TransductionLigandsReceptors, G-Protein-Coupleddrug discoveryfunctionligand recognitionMRGPRspolymorphismstructure

Identifiers

PMID36870785
PMCPMC10066734

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