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ReviewACS medicinal chemistry letters2026

Recent Advances in GPCR Ligand Discovery Using DNA-Encoded Library Technology: From Affinity Binding to Functional Bias and Allosteric Modulation.

Ruolan Zhou, Jiajia Wang, Xiang Li, Yulong An

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Review in ACS medicinal chemistry letters, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Ruolan ZhouCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Jiajia WangCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Xiang LiSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Yulong AnResearch Institute of Zhejiang University-Taizhou, Taizhou 318000, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6161-6798

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

DNA-encoded library (DEL) technology has emerged as a transformative platform for the discovery of bioactive small molecules against challenging therapeutic targets including G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). As a clinically pivotal class of membrane-bound targets, GPCRs pose inherent challenges in the discovery of novel ligands. This Microperspective highlights recent methodological advances (2015-2026) that enable DEL selections against GPCRs, thereby facilitating the identification of diverse ligand modalities, including agonists, antagonists, allosteric modulators, and biased ligands. Furthermore, we discuss current challenges and future directions in the application of DEL technology to GPCR drug discovery, with a specific emphasis on opportunities in receptor stabilization, selection strategy design, and computational method development.

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agonistantagonistcell-based selectionDNA-encoded libraryfunctional biasGPCRsnegative allosteric modulators (NAMs)positive allosteric modulators (PAMs)

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PMID42157848
PMCPMC13181498

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