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Bitter taste sensitivity in domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) and its relevance to bitter deterrents of ingestion (2022)
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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.

Development of fluorescent peptide G protein-coupled receptor activation biosensors for NanoBRET characterization of intracellular allosteric modulators (2022)
Journal Article
Farmer, J. P., Mistry, S. N., Laughton, C. A., & Holliday, N. D. (2022). Development of fluorescent peptide G protein-coupled receptor activation biosensors for NanoBRET characterization of intracellular allosteric modulators. FASEB Journal, 36(11), Article e22576. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.202201024R

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are widely therapeutically targeted, and recent advances in allosteric modulator development at these receptors offer further potential for exploitation. Intracellular allosteric modulators (IAM) represent a class... Read More about Development of fluorescent peptide G protein-coupled receptor activation biosensors for NanoBRET characterization of intracellular allosteric modulators.

Optical control of the β2-adrenergic receptor with opto-prop-2: A cis-active azobenzene analog of propranolol (2022)
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Bosma, R., Dijon, N. C., Zheng, Y., Schihada, H., Hauwert, N. J., Shi, S., …Leurs, R. (2022). Optical control of the β2-adrenergic receptor with opto-prop-2: A cis-active azobenzene analog of propranolol. iScience, 25(9), Article 104882. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2022.104882

In this study, we synthesized and evaluated new photoswitchable ligands for the beta-adrenergic receptors β1-AR and β2-AR, applying an azologization strategy to the first-generation beta-blocker propranolol. The resulting compounds (Opto-prop-1, -2,... Read More about Optical control of the β2-adrenergic receptor with opto-prop-2: A cis-active azobenzene analog of propranolol.