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G Protein-coupled Receptors in the Human Genome |
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1 | (26) |
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1 | (1) |
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2 | (3) |
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5 | (1) |
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The Frizzled/Taste 2 Family |
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5 | (3) |
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The Frizzled Receptor Cluster |
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6 | (2) |
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The Taste 2 Receptor Cluster |
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8 | (1) |
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8 | (3) |
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11 | (4) |
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11 | (1) |
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The Prostaglandin Receptor Cluster |
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11 | (1) |
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The Amine Receptor Cluster |
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12 | (1) |
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The Opsin Receptor Cluster |
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13 | (1) |
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The Melatonin Receptor Cluster |
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14 | (1) |
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The MECA Receptor Cluster |
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14 | (1) |
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Other Rhodopsin α-Receptors |
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14 | (1) |
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15 | (1) |
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15 | (3) |
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16 | (1) |
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The Melanocyte Concentrating Hormone Receptor Cluster |
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17 | (1) |
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The Chemokine Receptor Cluster |
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18 | (1) |
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Other Rhodopsin γ-Receptors |
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18 | (1) |
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18 | (3) |
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The MAS-related Receptor Cluster |
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18 | (2) |
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The Glycoprotein Receptor Cluster |
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20 | (1) |
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The Coagulation Factor Receptor Cluster |
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20 | (1) |
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The Purinergic Receptor Cluster |
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20 | (1) |
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The Olfactory Receptor Cluster |
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20 | (1) |
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Other Rhodopsin α-Receptors |
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20 | (1) |
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21 | (1) |
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21 | (6) |
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23 | (4) |
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Why G Protein-coupled Receptors Databases are Needed |
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27 | (24) |
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27 | (1) |
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A Non-exhaustive List of the GPCR Data Models |
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27 | (1) |
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Using the Central Dogma of Biology |
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28 | (2) |
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30 | (5) |
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Using a Chemogenomic Approach |
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35 | (3) |
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38 | (13) |
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38 | (13) |
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A Novel Drug Screening Assay for G Protein-coupled Receptors |
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51 | (10) |
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51 | (2) |
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51 | (1) |
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Nuclear Translocation of Endogenous GPCRs |
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52 | (1) |
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52 | (1) |
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The MOCA Strategy Demonstrated with the D1 Dopamine Receptor |
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53 | (3) |
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53 | (2) |
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Concentration-dependent Antagonist Blockade of Nuclear Transport |
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55 | (1) |
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Measurement of Receptor Cell Surface Expression: Antagonist Binding of Receptors at Cell Surface |
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55 | (1) |
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Development of Quantitative Methodology Suitable for High Throughput Analysis |
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56 | (2) |
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Nuclear Translocation of Orphan GPCRs |
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58 | (1) |
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Discussion of the MOCA Method |
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58 | (1) |
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59 | (2) |
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60 | (1) |
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Importance of GPCR Dimerization for Function: The Case of the Class C GPCRs |
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61 | (22) |
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61 | (1) |
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Class C GPCRs are Multidomain Proteins |
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62 | (4) |
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63 | (1) |
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64 | (1) |
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65 | (1) |
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66 | (1) |
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Class C GPCRs are Constitutive Dimers |
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66 | (1) |
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Agonists Activate Class C GPCRs by Stabilizing the Closed State of the VFT |
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67 | (1) |
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Dimeric Functioning of the Dimer of VFTs |
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68 | (3) |
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Agonist Stoichiometry: Symmetry or Asymmetry? |
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70 | (1) |
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The Heptahelical Domain, the Target of Positive and Negative Allosteric Modulators, Behaves in a Manner Similar to Rhodopsin-like Class A GPCRs |
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71 | (2) |
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Allosteric Coupling Between the Extracellular and Heptahelical Domains within the Dimer |
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73 | (2) |
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Molecular Determinants of the Coupling Between the VFT and the HD |
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73 | (1) |
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Cis- and Trans-activation Can Exist within Class C GPCRs |
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74 | (1) |
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Asymmetric Functioning of the HD Dimer |
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75 | (1) |
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76 | (7) |
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77 | (6) |
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Molecular Mechanisms of GPCR Activation |
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83 | (16) |
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Structure of G Protein-coupled Receptors |
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83 | (1) |
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Activation of GPCRs by Endogenous Ligands: The Concept of Receptor Agonism |
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84 | (1) |
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Distinction Between Orthosteric and Allosteric Ligands |
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84 | (1) |
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Only a Few Receptor Types are Known to Possess an Endogenous Antagonist |
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85 | (1) |
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Constitutively Active GPCRs |
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86 | (1) |
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Mechanism of GPCR Activation: The Active/Inactive ``Switch'' |
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86 | (2) |
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88 | (1) |
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89 | (1) |
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Interaction Between GPCRs and G Proteins |
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90 | (1) |
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91 | (8) |
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92 | (7) |
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Allosteric Properties and Regulation of G Protein-coupled Receptors |
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99 | (16) |
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99 | (2) |
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Multiple Conformations and Signaling Pathways of G Protein-coupled Receptors |
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101 | (4) |
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Biophysical Approaches to Monitoring Conformational Changes of G Protein-coupled Receptors |
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102 | (3) |
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Allosteric Modulators of G Protein-coupled Receptors |
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105 | (2) |
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Where Do Allosteric Modulators Bind on GPCRs? |
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107 | (4) |
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Future Challenges for Allosteric Modulation of GPCRs |
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111 | (4) |
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112 | (3) |
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Chemogenomics Approaches to Ligand Design |
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115 | (22) |
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Introduction to Chemogenomics: Similar Receptors Bind Similar Ligands |
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115 | (2) |
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Focused Libraries and Screening Collections Directed Against GPCRs |
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117 | (7) |
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Physicochemical Property-based Selection of GPCR Screening Sets |
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118 | (1) |
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Pharmacophore and Molecular Descriptors for GPCR Directed Libraries |
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118 | (2) |
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Privileged-fragment-based GPCR-directed Libraries |
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120 | (1) |
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GPCR Collection and Subfamily-directed Library Design |
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121 | (3) |
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Understanding Molecular Recognition: Impact on GPCR Ligand Design |
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124 | (8) |
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Sites for Ligand Recognition within Biogenic-amine-binding and Other GPCRs |
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125 | (2) |
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Design of GPCR-directed Libraries Using ``Motifs'' and ``Themes'' |
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127 | (1) |
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``Chemoprints'' for Recognition of GPCR-privileged Fragments |
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127 | (4) |
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Molecular Interaction Models by Proteochemometrics |
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131 | (1) |
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132 | (5) |
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133 | (4) |
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Strategies for the Design of pGPCR-targeted Libraries |
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137 | (28) |
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137 | (4) |
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Peptidergic GPCRs: Brief Overview |
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137 | (3) |
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Endogenous Ligands for pGPCRs |
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140 | (1) |
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Potential Therapeutic Targets of pGPCRs |
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140 | (1) |
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Approaches to the Design of pGPCR-targeted Libraries |
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141 | (15) |
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Problems in Drug Discovery Directed Towards pGPCRs |
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143 | (3) |
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Docking and Pharmacophore-based Design |
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146 | (2) |
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Knowledge-based Data Mining Approaches |
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148 | (1) |
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149 | (1) |
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Incorporation of Specific Biomolecular Recognition Motifs |
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149 | (1) |
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150 | (4) |
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Mimetics of the Peptide Secondary Structure Elements |
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154 | (2) |
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Synthesis of pGPCR-focused Libraries: Example of a Practical Methodology |
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156 | (3) |
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159 | (6) |
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160 | (5) |
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Ligand-based Rational Design: Virtual Screening |
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165 | (18) |
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165 | (1) |
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Why Use Ligand-based Virtual Screening? |
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166 | (1) |
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166 | (1) |
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166 | (1) |
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166 | (1) |
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Overview of Ligand-based Virtual Screening |
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167 | (3) |
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167 | (1) |
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Chemical Structure Databases |
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167 | (1) |
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Database Search Techniques |
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168 | (1) |
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2-D Substructure Searching |
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168 | (1) |
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169 | (1) |
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3-D Substructure Searching |
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170 | (1) |
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170 | (1) |
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170 | (1) |
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Successful Applications of Ligand-based Virtual Screening for GPCRs |
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170 | (9) |
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171 | (1) |
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Muscarinic M3 Receptor Antagonists |
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172 | (2) |
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174 | (2) |
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Melanin-concentrating Hormone-1 Receptor Antagonists |
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176 | (2) |
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Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor Agonists |
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178 | (1) |
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179 | (4) |
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180 | (3) |
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3-D Structure of G Protein-coupled Receptors |
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183 | (22) |
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183 | (2) |
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Classification of G Protein-coupled Receptors |
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185 | (1) |
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The Extracellular N-terminal Domain of G Protein-coupled Receptors |
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185 | (1) |
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Sequence Analyses of the 7TM Segments of the Rhodopsin Family of G Protein-coupled Receptors |
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185 | (1) |
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The Conformation of Pro-kinked Transmembrane α-Helices |
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186 | (1) |
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Helix Deformation in the Rhodopsin Family of G Protein-coupled Receptors |
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187 | (6) |
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187 | (1) |
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188 | (2) |
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190 | (1) |
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190 | (1) |
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190 | (2) |
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192 | (1) |
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193 | (1) |
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Structural and Functional Role of Internal Water Molecules |
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193 | (2) |
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A Conserved Hydrogen Bond Network Linking D2.50 and W6.48 |
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194 | (1) |
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The Environment of the NPxxY Motif in TM7 |
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195 | (1) |
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Molecular Processes of Receptor Activation |
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195 | (3) |
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Molecular Processes Initiated by the Recognition of the Extracellular Ligand by the Receptor |
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196 | (1) |
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Molecular Processes that Propagate the Signal from the Ligand Binding Site to the Intracellular Amino Acids of the Transmembrane Bundle |
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196 | (2) |
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198 | (7) |
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199 | (6) |
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7TM Models in Structure-based Drug Design |
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205 | (36) |
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205 | (2) |
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Early Models of 7TM Receptors |
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207 | (1) |
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Third Generation 7TM Models |
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208 | (6) |
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Docking Ligands into Receptor Models |
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209 | (1) |
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Designing 5-HT2C Selective Antagonists |
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210 | (2) |
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Even Wrong Models Can be Useful: The Importance of SDM Studies |
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212 | (2) |
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214 | (1) |
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Revisiting the 5-HT2c Antagonist Binding Site |
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214 | (1) |
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The Inclusion of Extracellular Loops in 7TM Models |
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215 | (3) |
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Switching Selectivity in Neurokinin Antagonists |
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218 | (5) |
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Homology (Fifth Generation) Models of 7TM Receptors |
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223 | (1) |
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``Ligand-based'' Design of 7TM Receptor Compounds |
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223 | (5) |
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Pharmacophores Often do NOT Work |
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226 | (2) |
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Refinement of 7TM Pharmacophores Using Current Receptor Models |
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228 | (2) |
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Optimizing Properties of the CCR2 Antagonists |
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230 | (3) |
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Some General Ligand Considerations When Docking |
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233 | (3) |
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236 | (1) |
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Abbreviations and Nomenclature |
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236 | (5) |
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237 | (4) |
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Receptor-based Rational Design: Virtual Screening |
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241 | (20) |
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241 | (1) |
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Structure-based Screening Workflow |
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242 | (5) |
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Setting Up a Ligand Library |
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242 | (2) |
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244 | (2) |
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246 | (1) |
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247 | (3) |
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247 | (2) |
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Several Alternative Screening Strategies |
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249 | (1) |
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250 | (5) |
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Screening Rhodopsin-based Ligand-biased Homology Models |
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250 | (3) |
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Screening Ab Initio Models |
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253 | (1) |
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A Few Difficult Screening Scenarios |
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253 | (2) |
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255 | (6) |
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256 | (5) |
Subject Index |
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