Search Results - "Cooray, Sadani N"
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Ligand-specific conformational change of the G-protein–coupled receptor ALX/FPR2 determines proresolving functional responses
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (05-11-2013)“…Formyl-peptide receptor type 2 (FPR2), also called ALX (the lipoxin A4 receptor), conveys the proresolving properties of lipoxin A ₄ and annexin A1 (AnxA1) and…”
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MRAP and MRAP2 are bidirectional regulators of the melanocortin receptor family
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (14-04-2009)“…The melanocortin receptor (MCR) family consists of 5 G protein-coupled receptors (MC1R-MC5R) with diverse physiologic roles. MC2R is a critical component of…”
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The E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Mahogunin Ubiquitinates the Melanocortin 2 Receptor
Published in Endocrinology (Philadelphia) (01-11-2011)“…Mahogunin ring fnger-1(MGRN1) encodes an E3 ubiquitin ligase and is mutated in the mahoganoid mouse. The mahoganoid mouse mutant shows similarities to the…”
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Distinct Melanocortin 2 Receptor Accessory Protein Domains Are Required for Melanocortin 2 Receptor Interaction and Promotion of Receptor Trafficking
Published in Endocrinology (Philadelphia) (01-02-2009)“…Melanocortin 2 receptor (MC2R) is the receptor for the pituitary hormone ACTH. When activated, MC2R stimulates cAMP production and adrenal steroidogenesis. The…”
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Annexin A1 and resolution of inflammation: tissue repairing properties and signalling signature
Published in Biological chemistry (01-10-2016)“…Inflammation is essential to protect the host from exogenous and endogenous dangers that ultimately lead to tissue injury. The consequent tissue repair is…”
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Biased agonism as a novel strategy to harness the proresolving properties of melanocortin receptors without eliciting melanogenic effects
Published in The Journal of immunology (1950) (01-04-2015)“…There is a need for novel approaches to control pathologies with overexuberant inflammatory reactions. Targeting melanocortin (MC) receptors represents a…”
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Melanocortin receptors and their accessory proteins
Published in Molecular and cellular endocrinology (15-01-2011)“…The melanocortin receptor family consists of 5 members which belong to the GPCR superfamily. Their specific ligands, the melanocortins are peptide hormones…”
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Bioluminescence Resonance Energy Transfer Reveals the Adrenocorticotropin (ACTH)-Induced Conformational Change of the Activated ACTH Receptor Complex in Living Cells
Published in Endocrinology (Philadelphia) (01-02-2011)“…Bioluminescence resonance energy transfer analysis is used to study the interaction between melanocortin 2 receptor (MC2R) accessory protein and the MC2R and…”
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The Melanocortin 2 Receptor Accessory Protein Exists as a Homodimer and Is Essential for the Function of the Melanocortin 2 Receptor in the Mouse Y1 Cell Line
Published in Endocrinology (Philadelphia) (01-04-2008)“…The ACTH receptor [melanocortin 2 receptor (MC2R)] gene produces a functional receptor only when transfected into cells of adrenocortical origin, implying that…”
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Accessory proteins are vital for the functional expression of certain G protein-coupled receptors
Published in Molecular and cellular endocrinology (05-03-2009)“…Certain G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) fail to be expressed in a functional form at the cell surface. This may be due to the improper folding and…”
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Adrenocorticotropin resistance syndromes
Published in Endocrine development (2008)“…Familial glucocorticoid deficiency (FGD) and triple A syndrome belong to a rare group of autosomal recessive disorders characterized by adrenocorticotropin…”
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Distinct MRAP domains are required for MC2R interaction and promotion of receptor trafficking
Published in Endocrinology (Philadelphia) (25-09-2008)“…Melanocortin 2 receptor (MC2R) is the receptor for the pituitary hormone adrenocorticotropin (ACTH). When activated, MC2R stimulates cAMP production and…”
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