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Small Molecule Fluorescent Ligands for the Atypical Chemokine Receptor 3 (ACKR3) (2023)
Journal Article
Dekkers, S., Comez, D., Karsai, N., Arimont-Segura, M., Canals, M., Caspar, B., …Stocks, M. J. (2023). Small Molecule Fluorescent Ligands for the Atypical Chemokine Receptor 3 (ACKR3). ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 15(1), 143–148. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.3c00469

The atypical chemokine receptor 3 (ACKR3) is a receptor that induces cancer progression and metastasis in multiple cell types. Therefore, new chemical tools are required to study the role of ACKR3 in cancer and other diseases. In this study, fluoresc... Read More about Small Molecule Fluorescent Ligands for the Atypical Chemokine Receptor 3 (ACKR3).

A time-resolved Förster resonance energy transfer assay to investigate inhibitor binding to ABCG2 (2023)
Working Paper
Mitchell-White, J. I., Briggs, D. A., Mistry, S. J., Mbiwan, H. A., Kellam, B., Holliday, N. D., …Kerr, I. D. A time-resolved Förster resonance energy transfer assay to investigate inhibitor binding to ABCG2

The human ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter, ABCG2 is responsible for multidrug resistance in some tumours. Detailed knowledge of its activity is crucial for understanding drug transport and resistance in cancer, and has implications for wider p... Read More about A time-resolved Förster resonance energy transfer assay to investigate inhibitor binding to ABCG2.

Small-Molecule Fluorescent Ligands for the CXCR4 Chemokine Receptor (2023)
Journal Article
Dekkers, S., Caspar, B., Goulding, J., Kindon, N. D., Kilpatrick, L. E., Stoddart, L. A., …Stocks, M. J. (2023). Small-Molecule Fluorescent Ligands for the CXCR4 Chemokine Receptor. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 66(7), 5208-5222. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c00151

The C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4, or CXCR4, is a chemokine receptor found to promote cancer progression and metastasis of various cancer cell types. To investigate the pharmacology of this receptor, and to further elucidate its role in cancer, nov... Read More about Small-Molecule Fluorescent Ligands for the CXCR4 Chemokine Receptor.

Bitter taste sensitivity in domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) and its relevance to bitter deterrents of ingestion (2022)
Journal Article
Gibbs, M., Winnig, M., Riva, I., Dunlop, N., Waller, D., Klebansky, B., …McGrane, S. J. (2022). Bitter taste sensitivity in domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) and its relevance to bitter deterrents of ingestion. PLoS ONE, 17(11), Article e0277607. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0277607

As the most favoured animal companion of humans, dogs occupy a unique place in society. Understanding the senses of the dog can bring benefits to both the dogs themselves and their owners. In the case of bitter taste, research may provide useful info... Read More about Bitter taste sensitivity in domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) and its relevance to bitter deterrents of ingestion.

Probing the binding of interleukin-23 to individual receptor components and the IL-23 heteromeric receptor complex in living cells using NanoBRET (2021)
Journal Article
Lay, C. S., Bridges, A., Goulding, J., Briddon, S. J., Soloviev, Z., Craggs, P. D., & Hill, S. J. (2022). Probing the binding of interleukin-23 to individual receptor components and the IL-23 heteromeric receptor complex in living cells using NanoBRET. Cell Chemical Biology, 29(1), 19-29.e6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chembiol.2021.05.002

Interleukin-23 (IL-23) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine involved in the host defence against pathogens, but also implicated in the development of several autoimmune disorders. The IL- 23 receptor has become a key target for drug discovery but the exact... Read More about Probing the binding of interleukin-23 to individual receptor components and the IL-23 heteromeric receptor complex in living cells using NanoBRET.

Analysis of sequence divergence in mammalian abcgs predicts a structural network of residues that underlies functional divergence (2021)
Journal Article
Mitchell-White, J. I., Stockner, T., Holliday, N., Briddon, S. J., & Kerr, I. D. (2021). Analysis of sequence divergence in mammalian abcgs predicts a structural network of residues that underlies functional divergence. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(6), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22063012

© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. The five members of the mammalian G subfamily of ATP-binding cassette transporters differ greatly in their substrate specificity. Four members of the subfamily are important in lipid transport... Read More about Analysis of sequence divergence in mammalian abcgs predicts a structural network of residues that underlies functional divergence.

The use of fluorescence correlation spectroscopy to monitor cell surface ?2?adrenoceptors at low expression levels in human embryonic stem cell?derived cardiomyocytes and fibroblasts (2021)
Journal Article
Goulding, J., Kondrashov, A., Mistry, S. J., Melarangi, T., Vo, N. T. N., Hoang, D. M., …Hill, S. J. (2021). The use of fluorescence correlation spectroscopy to monitor cell surface β2‐adrenoceptors at low expression levels in human embryonic stem cell‐derived cardiomyocytes and fibroblasts. FASEB Journal, 35(4), Article e21398. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.202002268r

The importance of cell phenotype in determining the molecular mechanisms underlying ?2- adrenoceptor (?2AR) function has been noted previously when comparing responses in primary cells and recombinant model cell lines. Here, we have generated haploty... Read More about The use of fluorescence correlation spectroscopy to monitor cell surface ?2?adrenoceptors at low expression levels in human embryonic stem cell?derived cardiomyocytes and fibroblasts.

Detection of genome-edited and endogenously expressed G protein-coupled receptors (2021)
Journal Article
Soave, M., Stoddart, L. A., White, C. W., Kilpatrick, L. E., Goulding, J., Briddon, S. J., & Hill, S. J. (2021). Detection of genome-edited and endogenously expressed G protein-coupled receptors. FEBS Journal, 288(8), 2585-2601. https://doi.org/10.1111/febs.15729

© 2021 The Authors. The FEBS Journal published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Federation of European Biochemical Societies. G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest family of membrane receptors and major targets for FDA-approved d... Read More about Detection of genome-edited and endogenously expressed G protein-coupled receptors.

A lipid-anchored neurokinin 1 receptor antagonist prolongs pain relief by a three-pronged mechanism of action targeting the receptor at the plasma membrane and in endosomes (2021)
Journal Article
Mai, Q. N., Shenoy, P., Quach, T., Retamal, J. S., Gondin, A. B., Yeatman, H. R., …Veldhuis, N. A. (2021). A lipid-anchored neurokinin 1 receptor antagonist prolongs pain relief by a three-pronged mechanism of action targeting the receptor at the plasma membrane and in endosomes. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 296, Article 100345. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JBC.2021.100345

G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are traditionally known for signaling at the plasma membrane, but they can also signal from endosomes after internalization to control important pathophysiological processes. In spinal neurons, sustained endosomal... Read More about A lipid-anchored neurokinin 1 receptor antagonist prolongs pain relief by a three-pronged mechanism of action targeting the receptor at the plasma membrane and in endosomes.

Monitoring Allosteric Interactions with CXCR4 Using NanoBiT Conjugated Nanobodies (2020)
Journal Article
Soave, M., Heukers, R., Kellam, B., Woolard, J., Smit, M. J., Briddon, S. J., & Hill, S. J. (2020). Monitoring Allosteric Interactions with CXCR4 Using NanoBiT Conjugated Nanobodies. Cell Chemical Biology, 27, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chembiol.2020.06.006

© 2020 The Authors Camelid single-domain antibody fragments (nanobodies) offer the specificity of an antibody in a single 15-kDa immunoglobulin domain. Their small size allows for easy genetic manipulation of the nanobody sequence to incorporate prot... Read More about Monitoring Allosteric Interactions with CXCR4 Using NanoBiT Conjugated Nanobodies.