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ArticleJournal of the American Chemical Society2026

GPR3 Ligands Discovered through Combined Virtual and Conformational Biosensor-Based Screening.

Hannes Schihada, Aida Shahraki, Ainoleena Turku-Metsänen, Maximilian Rath, Lukas Wirth, Katarina Nemec, Hrisowalantu Tselepli, Laura Heitzer, Bernadette Vallaster, Mariam Fadel and 5 more

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Article in Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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15 authors.

Hannes SchihadaPhilipps-Universität Marburg, Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Marbacher Weg 8, 35032 Marburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1889-1636
Aida ShahrakiPhilipps-Universität Marburg, Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Marbacher Weg 8, 35032 Marburg, Germany.
Ainoleena Turku-MetsänenSection of Receptor Biology & Signaling, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-0959-7221
Maximilian RathInstitute of Pharmacy, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 31, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Lukas WirthInstitute of Pharmacy, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 31, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Katarina NemecMax Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, 13125 Berlin, Germany.
Hrisowalantu TselepliInstitute of Pharmacy, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 31, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Laura HeitzerInstitute of Pharmacy, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 31, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Bernadette VallasterInstitute of Pharmacy, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 31, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Mariam FadelPhilipps-Universität Marburg, Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Marbacher Weg 8, 35032 Marburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8441-9623
Gunnar SchulteSection of Receptor Biology & Signaling, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, 17177 Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-2700-7013
Daniel HilgerPhilipps-Universität Marburg, Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Marbacher Weg 8, 35032 Marburg, Germany.
Steffen PockesInstitute of Pharmacy, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstraße 31, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Martin J LohseISAR Bioscience Institute, Planegg, 82152 Munich, Germany.
Peter KolbPhilipps-Universität Marburg, Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Marbacher Weg 8, 35032 Marburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4089-614X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

GPR3 belongs to the protein superfamily of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and plays a central role in both benign and malignant physiological processes, such as energy expenditure in adipocytes and Alzheimer's disease pathology, respectively. Despite the therapeutic potential of both receptor agonists and inverse agonists, GPR3 so far has lacked drug-like ligands and innovative screening technologies, hindering effective drug discovery efforts targeting this receptor. To overcome the limitations of conventional ligand screening techniques based on cAMP accumulation or β-arrestin recruitment, we developed a conformational GPR3 biosensor to monitor receptor activity in living cells with high-throughput screening (HTS)-compatible sensitivity and robustness. Combined with virtual compound screening against homology models of GPR3 and classical medicinal chemistry, this biosensor enabled us to identify new ligands, one of which (compound

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Biosensing TechniquesReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledHEK293 CellsHigh-Throughput Screening AssaysHumansLigandsGPR3 protein, humanLigandsReceptors, G-Protein-Coupled

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PMID42096618
PMCPMC13195669

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