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Christian Munk¹, Eshita Mutt², Vignir Isberg^3,4

¹Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. christian.munk@sund.ku.dk.

|January 22, 2019

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G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are key drug targets. This study surveys GPCR structures and provides a resource to aid researchers in future structure determination efforts.

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Area of Science:

Biochemistry
Structural Biology
Pharmacology

Background:

G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are crucial cell surface receptors involved in numerous physiological processes and are targets for a third of all marketed drugs.
While GPCR structural studies have elucidated mechanisms of activation, signaling, and drug interaction, structural data is available for only a small fraction of nonolfactory receptors.

Purpose of the Study:

To comprehensively survey existing GPCR crystal and cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structures.
To analyze the receptor modifications and experimental methods employed in obtaining these structures.
To develop an interactive resource to guide researchers in GPCR structure determination.

Main Methods:

Systematic review of published GPCR crystal and cryo-EM structures.
Analysis of protein engineering strategies and experimental conditions used in structure determination.
Integration of findings into an interactive web-based platform (GPCRdb).

Main Results:

A broad survey of GPCR structure determination methods and modifications was conducted.
An interactive resource was developed and integrated into GPCRdb.
The resource aids users in designing constructs and selecting experimental conditions for GPCR structure studies.

Conclusions:

Understanding the methodologies behind existing GPCR structures is essential for advancing the field.
The developed interactive resource facilitates the design and execution of future GPCR structure studies.
This work aims to accelerate the discovery of novel GPCR-targeted therapeutics by improving structural biology approaches.