Structure and Function of GPCRs (eBook)

Guillaume Lebon (Herausgeber)

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2019 | 1st ed. 2019
XIV, 289 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-24591-7 (ISBN)

Infos

This book introduces readers to the latest advances in G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) biology. It reviews our current understanding of the structural basis of ligand binding and allosteric mechanisms, following a decade of technological breakthroughs. Several examples of structure-based drug discovery are presented, together with the future challenges involved in designing better drugs that target GPCRs. In turn, the book illustrates the important concept of GPCR biased signaling in physiological contexts, and presents fluorescent- and light-based methodologies frequently used to measure GPCR signaling or to trace their dynamics in cells upon ligand activation. 

Taken together, the chapters provide an essential overview and toolkit for new scientific investigators who plan to develop GPCR projects. All chapters were written by experts in their respective fields, and share valuable insights and powerful methodologies for the GPCR field.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.8.2019
• Reihe/Serie: Topics in Medicinal Chemistry
• Reihe/Serie: Topics in Medicinal Chemistry
• Zusatzinfo: XIV, 289 p. 71 illus., 52 illus. in color.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Studium
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Physikalische Chemie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie
• Schlagworte: Aminoacids Incorporation • Class C GPRC activation mechanism • endocytic pathway • Femtosecond Crystallography • GPCR Activation • GPCR Agonists • GPCR Ligands • Pharmacochaperons • Rhodopsin • Time resolved fluorescence microscopy
• ISBN-10: 3-030-24591-8 / 3030245918
• ISBN-13: 978-3-030-24591-7 / 9783030245917