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    Identification of oleic acid as an endogenous ligand of GPR3

    Although GPR3 plays pivotal roles in both the nervous system and metabolic processes, such as cold-induced thermogenesis, its endogenous ligand remains elusive. Here, by combining structural approach (includin...

    Yangjie **ong, Zhenmei Xu, **nzhi Li, Yuqin Wang, **g Zhao, Na Wang in Cell Research (2024)

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    Structural basis of Sphingosine-1-phosphate transport via human SPNS2

    Yaning Duan, Nancy C. P. Leong, **g Zhao, Yu Zhang, Dat T. Nguyen in Cell Research (2024)

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    Structural basis of omega-3 fatty acid receptor FFAR4 activation and G protein coupling selectivity

    Han Yin, Asuka Inoue, Zhengxiong Ma, **nyan Zhu, Ruixue **a, Zhenmei Xu in Cell Research (2023)

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    Effects of warming and precipitation reduction on physiological characters of dominant psammophytes’ seeds in Horqin sandy land, northeast China

    Seeds are generally sensitive to environmental change and the reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated during their development cause oxidative stress leading to oxidative damage in seeds. Therefore, it is esse...

    Wenda Huang, Yuanzheng He, **n Zhao, Huaihai Wang in Acta Physiologiae Plantarum (2023)

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    Crystal structure of heliorhodopsin 48C12

    Yang Lu, X. Edward Zhou, **ang Gao, Na Wang, Ruixue **a, Zhenmei Xu in Cell Research (2020)

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    A complex structure of arrestin-2 bound to a G protein-coupled receptor

    Arrestins comprise a family of signal regulators of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), which include arrestins 1 to 4. While arrestins 1 and 4 are visual arrestins dedicated to rhodopsin, arrestins 2 and 3 (...

    Wanchao Yin, Zhihai Li, Mingliang **, Yu-Ling Yin, Parker W. de Waal in Cell Research (2019)

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    Molecular assembly of rhodopsin with G protein-coupled receptor kinases

    G protein-coupled receptor kinases (GRKs) play pivotal roles in desensitizing GPCR signaling but little is known about how GRKs recognize and phosphorylate GPCRs due to the technical difficulties in detecting ...

    Yuanzheng He, **ang Gao, Devrishi Goswami, Li Hou, Kuntal Pal, Yanting Yin in Cell Research (2017)

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    Erratum: Discovery of a highly potent glucocorticoid for asthma treatment

    Correction to: Cell Discovery (2015) 1, 15035; doi:10.1038/celldisc.2015.35; published online 15 December 2015 In the initial published version of this article, an error was made when we drew the chemical stru...

    Yuanzheng He, **g**g Shi, Wei Yi, **n Ren, **ang Gao, Jianshuang Li in Cell Discovery (2016)

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    Discovery of a highly potent glucocorticoid for asthma treatment

    Glucocorticoids are the most effective treatment for asthma. However, their clinical applications are limited by low efficacy in severe asthma and by undesired side effects associated with high dose or prolong...

    Yuanzheng He, **g**g Shi, Wei Yi, **n Ren, **ang Gao, Jianshuang Li in Cell Discovery (2015)

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    Structures and mechanism for the design of highly potent glucocorticoids

    The evolution of glucocorticoid drugs was driven by the demand of lowering the unwanted side effects, while kee** the beneficial anti-inflammatory effects. Potency is an important aspect of this evolution as...

    Yuanzheng He, Wei Yi, Kelly Suino-Powell, X Edward Zhou, W David Tolbert in Cell Research (2014)

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    Crystal structures of two phytohormone signal-transducing α/β hydrolases: karrikin-signaling KAI2 and strigolactone-signaling DWARF14

    Li-Hua Zhao, X Edward Zhou, Zhong-Shan Wu, Wei Yi, Yong Xu, Suling Li in Cell Research (2013)