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Pharmacoperones: a new therapeutic approach for diseases caused by misfolded G protein-coupled receptors.
Recent patents on endocrine, metabolic & immune drug discovery - 1 Jan 2011
Ulloa-Aguirre Alfredo, Michael Conn P
Abstract excerpt
G Protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are cell membrane proteins that recognize specific chemical signals such as drugs and hormones and transduce these signals into cellular responses by activating G-proteins. As is the case for all newly synthesized proteins, GPCRs are subjected to conformational scrutiny at the endoplasmic reticulum prior to processing and trafficking to the cell surface membrane. Because of...
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