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SUBMITTER: Tikhonova IG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3592210 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tikhonova Irina G IG Sum Chi Shing CS Neumann Susanne S Thomas Craig J CJ Raaka Bruce M BM Costanzi Stefano S Gershengorn Marvin C MC
Journal of medicinal chemistry 20070607 13
GPR40, free fatty acid receptor 1 (FFAR1), is a member of the GPCR superfamily and a possible target for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. In this work, we conducted a bidirectional iterative investigation, including computational modeling and site-directed mutagenesis, aimed at delineating amino acid residues forming the functional "chemoprint" of GPR40 for agonist recognition. The computational and experimental studies revolved around the recognition of the potent synthetic agonist GW9508. Our ...[more]