Outputs (5)

GRKs as Key Modulators of Opioid Receptor Function (2020)
Journal Article
Lemel, L., Lane, J. R., & Canals, M. (2020). GRKs as Key Modulators of Opioid Receptor Function. Cells, 9(11), Article 2400. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9112400

Understanding the link between agonist-induced phosphorylation of the mu-opioid receptor (MOR) and the associated physiological effects is critical for the development of novel analgesic drugs and is particularly important for understanding the mecha... Read More about GRKs as Key Modulators of Opioid Receptor Function.

The life cycle of the Mu-Opioid Receptor (2020)
Journal Article
Cuitavi, J., Hipólito, L., & Canals, M. (2021). The life cycle of the Mu-Opioid Receptor. Trends in Biochemical Sciences, 46(4), 315-328. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibs.2020.10.002

Opioid receptors are undisputed targets for the treatment of pain. Unfortunately, targeting these receptors therapeutically poses significant challenges including addiction, dependence, tolerance and the appearance of side-effects such as respiratory... Read More about The life cycle of the Mu-Opioid Receptor.

Critical assessment of G protein-biased agonism at the µ opioid receptor (2020)
Journal Article
Gillis, A., Kliewer, A., Kelly, E., Henderson, G., Christie, M. J., Schulz, S., & Canals, M. (2020). Critical assessment of G protein-biased agonism at the µ opioid receptor. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, 41(12), 947-959. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tips.2020.09.009

G protein-biased agonists of the µ-opioid receptor have been proposed to be an improved class of opioid analgesics. Recent studies have been unable to reproduce the original experiments in the β-arrestin2 knockout mouse that led to this proposal, and... Read More about Critical assessment of G protein-biased agonism at the µ opioid receptor.

Endosomal signaling of delta opioid receptors is an endogenous mechanism and therapeutic target for relief from inflammatory pain (2020)
Journal Article
Jimenez-Vargas, N. N., Gong, J., Wisdom, M. J., Jensen, D. D., Latorre, R., Hegron, A., Teng, S., DiCello, J. J., Rajasekhar, P., Veldhuis, N. A., Carbone, S. E., Yu, Y., Lopez-Lopez, C., Jaramillo-Polanco, J., Canals, M., Reed, D. E., Lomax, A. E., Schmidt, B. L., Leong, K. W., Vanner, S. J., …Poole, D. P. (2020). Endosomal signaling of delta opioid receptors is an endogenous mechanism and therapeutic target for relief from inflammatory pain. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(26), 15281-15292. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2000500117

Whether G protein-coupled receptors signal from endosomes to control important pathophysiological processes and are therapeutic targets is uncertain. We report that opioids from the inflamed colon activate -opioid receptors (DOPr) in endosomes of noc... Read More about Endosomal signaling of delta opioid receptors is an endogenous mechanism and therapeutic target for relief from inflammatory pain.

Phosphoproteomic characterization of the signaling network resulting from activation of chemokine receptor CCR2 (2020)
Journal Article
Huang, C., Foster, S. R., Shah, A. D., Kleifeld, O., Canals, M., Schittenhelm, R. B., & Stone, M. J. (2020). Phosphoproteomic characterization of the signaling network resulting from activation of chemokine receptor CCR2. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 295, 6518-6531. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.ra119.012026

Leukocyte recruitment is a universal feature of tissue inflammation and regulated by the interactions of chemokines with their G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). Activation of CC chemokine receptor 2 (CCR2) by its cognate chemokine ligands, includi... Read More about Phosphoproteomic characterization of the signaling network resulting from activation of chemokine receptor CCR2.