{"product_id":"g-protein-coupled-receptors-isbn-9780470516478","title":"G Protein-coupled Receptors","description":"G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are membrane proteins that transduce a vast array of extracellular signals into intracellular reactions ranging from cell-cell communication processes to physiological responses. They play an important role in a variety of diseases from cancer and diabetes, to neurodegenerative, inflammatory and respiratory disorders. GPCRs are therefore of utmost interest in drug development: over half of all prescription drugs currently on the market act by targeting these receptors directly or indirectly.   \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eG Protein-coupled Receptors: Molecular Pharmacology\u003c\/i\u003e provides a clear summary of the current knowledge in this fast-evolving field. The book sets out with an introduction to signalling molecules and their receptors, and an overview of the technical approaches used to investigate these interactions. Structural, functional and especially pharmacological aspects of GPCRs are then discussed in more detail and much attention is devoted to the analysis and interpretation of experimental data. The now widespread use of recombinant cell lies, receptor mutants and related artifices in drug research is critically evaluated. Special attention is also devoted to topical but often poorly understood concepts, such as insurmountable antagonism, inverse agonism and allosteric interactions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy combining general information with the major state-of-the-art concepts in GPCR-research, this outstanding book equips the reader with the necessary background for understanding and critically evaluating the current literature. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by two experts from academia and industry, \u003ci\u003eG Protein-coupled Receptors: Molecular Pharmacology\u003c\/i\u003e offers a unique view of academic and applied approaches aiming to reveal new ideas in pharmaceutical research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book is of interest to anyone involved in drug development and preclinical research and those who need to function within multi-disciplinary teams in the pharmaceutical industry: from investigators to product managers or clinicians who seek to have a broad mechanistic understanding of drug-receptor interactions. It is also an invaluable resource for final year undergraduate and postgraduate students in pharmacology and cell and molecular biology.\u003c\/p\u003e  Preface.  \u003cp\u003eFOREWORD.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. CHEMICAL MESSENGERS AND THE CELL MEMBRANE.         \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1. Endocrine signalling by hormones.  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2. The nervous system and synaptic signalling by neurotransmitters.      \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSMALL MOLECULE NEUROTRANSMITTERS.             \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNEUROPEPTIDES.  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3. Paracrine signalling by local chemical messengers.      \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4. Hydrophobicity: effect on release and transport of messengers.      \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5. Membrane proteins and membrane receptors.  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6. Ligand receptor interactions.      \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. RADIOLIGAND BINDING STUDIES      \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1. Technical aspects of radioligand binding.      \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2. Saturation binding.      \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3. Competition binding.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4   Kinetic experiments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5. Regional distribution of receptors.  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.  FUNCTIONAL STUDIES   \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1. Dose-response curves and associated problems.   \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2. From receptor-occupation to stimulus and response.   \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFROM RECEPTOR OCCUPATION TO STIMULUS.    \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFROM STIMULUS TO RESPONSE : LINEAR RELATIONSHIP.           \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFROM STIMULUS TO RESPONSE: NON-LINEAR RELATIONSHIP.           \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3. Receptor classification and antagonist affinity.      \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4. Pharmacological models.      \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. G PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTORS           \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1. From receptor to response: introduction to GPCRs. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2. GPCR structure.   \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3. Ligand interaction with family A, B, C receptors.  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLIGAND INTERACTION WITH FAMILY A RECEPTORS.  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLIGAND INTERACTION WITH FAMILY B RECEPTORS.  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLIGAND INTERACTION WITH FAMILY C RECEPTORS.  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4. Receptor activation.  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5. Activated GPCRs: interaction with G proteins.     \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTECHNIQUES TO STUDY G -PROTEIN COUPLING PREFERENCE.               \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDIVERGENCE OF INTRACELLULAR SIGNALLING.               \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6. Activated GPCRs:  phosphorylation and internalisation.  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRECEPTOR PHOSPHORYLATION.    \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eb-ARRESTIN BINDING MEDIATE GPCR ENDOCYTOSIS.          \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMECHANISMS TO TERMINATE SIGNALLING.              \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7.  b-Arrestin- binding and MAP kinase activation.  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8. GPCR dimerisation and association with other proteins.     \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eINTRODUCTORY COMMENTS.               \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGPCR DIMERISATION.         \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGPCR INTERACTION WITH OTHER MEMBRANE RECEPTORS. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGPCR INTERACTION WITH OTHER MEMBRANE PROTEINS. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGPCR INTERACTION WITH CYTOPLASMIC PROTEINS. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.9. Early models for GPCR activation.  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.10. Restricted GPCR mobility and G protein coupling.    \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMEMBRANE COMPARTIMENTALISATION.     \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRESTRICTED GPCR- G PROTEIN COUPLING:  EFFECTOR ACTIVITY. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.11. Spontaneous receptor- G protein coupling.    \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMODELS.  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eINVERSE AGONISM. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.12. Interaction of two G proteins with one activated receptor state.          \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFUSION PROTEINS BETWEEN GPCRS AND G PROTEINS \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.13. Multiple receptor conformations.  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“AGONIST TRAFFICKING”: WHAT DO MODELS PREDICT? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEXPERIMENTAL “EVIDENCE” FOR AGONIST TRAFFICKING: POTENTIAL PITFALLS. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMULTISTATE RECEPTORS: LIGAND- MEDIATED SEQUENTIAL CHANGES IN RECEPTOR CONFORMATION.         \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMULTIPLE RECEPTOR STATES RELATED TO TRUNCATION, COVALENT MODIFICATION AND MUTATION.        \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.14. Multistate receptors and multiple ligand binding sites.          \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHE GENERAL ALLOSTERIC TERNARY COMPLEX MODEL.      \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEXOGENOUS AND ENDOGENOUS ALLOSTERIC MODULATORS.            \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eALLOSTERIC PHENOMENA AT GPCR: DETECTION BY RADIOLIGAND BINDING.            \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDETECTION OF ALLOSTERIC PHENOMENA AT GPCR BY FUNCTIONAL ASSAYS.             \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUSEFULNESS OF ALLOSTERIC MODULATORS. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.15. \"Competitive\", \"non-competitive \"and \"insurmountable\" antagonism.       \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCO-INCUBATION, NO RECEPTOR RESERVE.   \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eANTAGONIST PREINCUBATION, NO RECEPTOR RESERVE.   \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.16. Naturally occurring mutations of GPCRs. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. CONCLUDING REMARKS.   \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e REFERENCES.         \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eINDEX.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eGeorges Vauquelin.\u003c\/b\u003e Department of Molecular and Biochemical Pharmacology, Free University Brussels (VUB), Belgium  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBengt von Mentzer.\u003c\/b\u003e Department of Molecular Pharmacology, AstraZeneca Inc, Sweden\u003c\/p\u003e  G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are membrane proteins that transduce a vast array of extracellular signals into intracellular reactions ranging from cell-cell communication processes to physiological responses. They play an important role in a variety of diseases from cancer and diabetes, to neurodegenerative, inflammatory and respiratory disorders. GPCRs are therefore of utmost interest in drug development: over half of all prescription drugs currently on the market act by targeting these receptors directly or indirectly.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e G Protein-coupled Receptors - Molecular Pharmacology provides a clear summary of the current knowledge in this fast-evolving field. The book sets out with an introduction tosignalling molecules and their receptors, and an overview of the technical approaches used to investigate these interactions. Structural, functional and especially pharmacological aspects of GPCRs are then discussed in more detail and much attention is devoted to the analysis and interpretation of experimental data. The now widespread use of recombinant cell lines, receptor mutants and related artifices in drug research is critically evaluated. Special attention is also devoted to topical but often poorly understood concepts, such as insurmountable antagonism, inverse agonism and allosteric interactions. By combining general information with the major state-of-the-art concepts in GPCR research, the book equips the reader with the necessary background for understanding and critically evaluating the current literature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Written by two experts from academia and industry, G Protein-coupled Receptors -Molecular Pharmacology offers a unique view of academic and applied approaches aiming to reveal new ideas in pharmaceutical research.\u003cbr\u003e The book will be of interest to anyone involved in drug development and preclinical research and those who need to function within multi-disciplinary teams in the pharmaceutical industry: from investigators to product managers or clinicians who seek to have a broad mechanistic understanding of drug-receptor interactions. Final year undergraduate and postgraduate students in pharmacology and cell and molecular biology will also find the book an invaluable resource.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989269102821,"sku":"NP9780470516478","price":189.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470516478.jpg?v=1761783454","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/g-protein-coupled-receptors-isbn-9780470516478","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}