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D. M. Thal

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Pharmacology & Toxicology· 3 Biochemistry· 2

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Approach:experimental assay· 5 Organism:human· 4 Assay:cryo-EM· 3 Research Focus:protein structure prediction· 3 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Approach:mechanistic / dynamical model· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1

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A. Christopoulos· 3 shared A. Glukhova· 2 shared C. Valant· 2 shared C. W. Lindsley· 2 shared D. Wootten· 2 shared E. T. van der Westhuizen· 2 shared G. Thompson· 2 shared H. Venugopal· 2 shared

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Cryo-EM structures of human arachidonate 12S-Lipoxygenase (12-LOX) bound to endogenous and exogenous inhibitors

J. I. Mobbs, K. A. Black, M. Tran, H. Venugopal, T. R. Holman, M. Holinstat, D. M. Thal, A. Glukhova

This study determines the cryo-EM structures of human 12-LOX, revealing its oligomeric states, catalytic mechanism, and inhibitor binding, which informs drug development.

bioRxiv · Mar 10, 2023Biochemistry

Pharmacological hallmarks of allostery at the M4 muscarinic receptor elucidated through structure and dynamics

Z. Vuckovic, J. Wang, V. Pham, J. I. Mobbs, M. J. Belousoff, A. Bhattarai, W. A. C. Burger, G. Thompson, M. Yeasmin, K. Leach, E. T. van der Westhuizen, E. Khajehali, Y.-L. Liang, A. Glukhova, D. Wootten, , D. M. Thal

The paper presents cryo-EM structures of the M4 mAChR with ligands and modulators, revealing structural and dynamic insights into allosteric modulation and receptor activation mechanisms.

bioRxiv · Sep 27, 2022Pharmacology & Toxicology

Selective G protein signaling driven by Substance P-Neurokinin Receptor structural dynamics

J. A. Harris, B. Faust, A. B. Gondin, M. A. Damgen, C.-M. Suomivuori, N. A. Veldhuis, Y. Cheng, R. O. Dror, D. M. Thal, A. Manglik

This study investigates how different agonists of the NK1R receptor influence G-protein signaling through structural dynamics and extracellular loop interactions.

bioRxiv · May 16, 2021Biochemistry

Structures of the human cholecystokinin 1 (CCK1) receptor bound to Gs and Gq mimetic proteins: insight into mechanisms of G protein selectivity

J. Mobbs, M. J. Belousoff, K. G. Harikumar, S. J. Piper, X. Xu, S. G. B. Furness, H. Venugopal, A. Christopoulos, R. Danev, D. Wootten, D. M. Thal, L. J. Miller, P. M. Sexton

The paper determines cryo-EM structures of the CCK1R bound to Gs and Gq proteins, revealing conformational changes that enable promiscuous G protein coupling.

bioRxiv · May 6, 2021Pharmacology & Toxicology

Crystal structure of the M5 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor

Z. Vuckovic, P. R. Gentry, A. E. Berizzi, K. Hirata, S. Varghese, G. Thompson, E. T. van der Westhuizen, W. A. C. Burger, R. Rahmani, C. Valant, C. J. Langmead, C. W. Lindsley, J. Baell, A. B. Tobin, P. M. Sexton, , D. M. Thal

The paper reports the crystal structure of the human M5 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor bound to tiotropium, revealing structural differences that inform ligand selectivity design.

bioRxiv · Aug 14, 2019Pharmacology & Toxicology