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ArticleProtein science : a publication of the Protein Society2024

Semi-synthetic nanobody-ligand conjugates exhibit tunable signaling properties and enhanced transcriptional outputs at neurokinin receptor-1.

Nayara Braga Emidio, Ross W Cheloha

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Article in Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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17 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nayara Braga EmidioLaboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7835-9636
Ross W ChelohaLaboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
National Institutes of Health · US

Funding

New tools from chemistry and antibodies to address receptor functionZIADK075157 · NIDDK · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES · PI CHELOHA, ROSS · 2021 to 2025
$6.6M
Intramural NIH HHS ZIA DK075157NIDDK NIH HHSNIH HHS
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antibodies have proven highly valuable for therapeutic development; however, they are typically poor candidates for applications that require activation of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), the largest collection of targets for clinically approved drugs. Nanobodies (Nbs), the smallest antibody fragments retaining full antigen-binding capacity, have emerged as promising tools for pharmacologic applications, including GPCR modulation. Past work has shown that conjugation of Nbs with ligands can provide GPCR agonists that exhibit improved activity and selectivity compared to their parent ligands. The neurokinin-1 receptor (NK1R), a GPCR targeted for the treatment of pain, is activated by peptide agonists such as Substance P (SP) and neurokinin A (NKA), which induce signaling through multiple pathways (G

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Receptors, G-Protein-CoupledSignal Transductionbeta-ArrestinsLigandsPeptidesbeta-ArrestinsLigandsPeptidesReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledGPCRsnanobodiesNK1Rsignaling

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PMID38088474
PMCPMC10806929
OpenAlexW4389675501

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