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High-throughput calcium flux assays: luminescent versus fluorescent readout

20 September 2016 | By , , ,

In vitro high-throughput cellular target-based assays are commonly used for hit identification targeting G-protein coupled receptors (GPCR). Agonist and antagonist identification of GPCRs often relies on the screening of large collections of chemicals using miniaturised in vitro cell-based functional assays. In the panel of assays, calcium mobilisation measured by aequorin…

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Heptares and Pfizer to focus on GPCR targets

30 November 2015 | By Victoria White

Heptares and Pfizer have announced they are to research and develop potential new medicines directed at up to 10 G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) targets across multiple therapeutic areas...

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Building GPCR screening cascades for lead generation

6 May 2014 | By , , ,

Although this target class is already heavily investigated, there are still a significant number of opportunities for discovery of novel drugs targeting additional GPCRs. In this review, scientists from AstraZeneca R&D discuss the general build-up of GPCR screening cascades for discovery of chemical leads that can be further developed into…

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Nuclear Magnetic Resonance as a tool for chemokine inhibitor discovery

1 May 2014 | By

Chemokines orchestrate leukocyte trafficking in the immune system, but unregulated or inappropriate chemokine activity plays a key role in many inflammatory, allergic and autoimmune diseases as well as metastatic tumour progression. The chemokine network is comprised of ~50 distinct ligands that specifically bind and activate a family of 20 G…