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ArticleNature2023

Ligand and G-protein selectivity in the κ-opioid receptor.

Jianming Han, Jingying Zhang, Antonina L Nazarova, Sarah M Bernhard, Brian E Krumm, Lei Zhao, Jordy Homing Lam, Vipin A Rangari, Susruta Majumdar, David E Nichols and 4 more

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Article in Nature, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers.

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54citing papers in PubMed
11.0field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

54 citing papers in PubMed, 74 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Jianming HanDepartment of Anesthesiology, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO, USA.
Jingying ZhangDepartment of Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA.
Antonina L NazarovaDepartment of Quantitative and Computational Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8480-8861
Sarah M BernhardDepartment of Anesthesiology, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO, USA.
Brian E KrummDepartment of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6039-4767
Lei ZhaoDepartment of Anesthesiology, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO, USA.
Jordy Homing LamDepartment of Quantitative and Computational Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Vipin A RangariCenter for Clinical Pharmacology, University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St Louis and Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA.
Susruta MajumdarDepartment of Anesthesiology, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2931-3823
David E NicholsDivision of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Vsevolod KatritchDepartment of Quantitative and Computational Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3883-4505
Peng YuanDepartment of Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5660-225X
Jonathan F FayDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA. jfay@som.umaryland.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-1822-2384
Tao CheDepartment of Anesthesiology, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, MO, USA. taoche@wustl.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-1620-3027
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy · USUniversity of Southern California · USWashington University in St. Louis · USUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore · US

Funding

Virology Research Program (Program 4)P30CA016086 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI David Darr · 1985 to 2026
$201.5M
Structural Determinants of Kappa Opioid Receptor SignalingR35GM143061 · NIGMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Tao Che · 2021 to 2026
$2.1M
STRUCTURE AND MECHANISM OF A POLYMODAL TRP ION CHANNELR01NS099341 · NINDS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI YUAN, PENG · 2017 to 2021
$1.7M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016086NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM143061NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS099341
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The κ-opioid receptor (KOR) represents a highly desirable therapeutic target for treating not only pain but also addiction and affective disorders

Indexed as

Cryoelectron MicroscopyHeterotrimeric GTP-Binding ProteinsLigandsReceptors, Opioid, kappaAllosteric RegulationAnalgesics, OpioidDiterpenes, ClerodaneHallucinogensSignal TransductionSubstrate SpecificityAnalgesics, OpioidDiterpenes, ClerodaneHallucinogensHeterotrimeric GTP-Binding ProteinsLigandsReceptors, Opioid, kappasalvinorin A

Identifiers

PMID37138078
PMCPMC10172140
OpenAlexW4367857025

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