Peter Gmeiner

TL;DR: The structure of an agonist-bound, active state of the human M2 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor stabilized by a G-protein mimetic camelid antibody fragment isolated by conformational selection using yeast surface display reveals larger conformational changes in the extracellular region and orthosteric binding site than observed in the active states of the β2AR and rhodopsin.

TL;DR: A covalent agonist-bound β2AR–T4L fusion protein is designed that can be covalently tethered to a specific site on the receptor through a disulphide bond, and is capable of activating a heterotrimeric G protein.

TL;DR: PZM21 is a potent Gi activator with exceptional selectivity for μOR and minimal β-arrestin-2 recruitment and is devoid of both respiratory depression and morphine-like reinforcing activity in mice at equi-analgesic doses.

TL;DR: A 2.1 Å X-ray crystal structure of the murine μOR bound to the morphinan agonist BU72 and a G protein mimetic camelid antibody fragment is reported, revealing an extensive polar network between the ligand-binding pocket and the cytoplasmic domains appears to play a similar role in signal propagation for all three G-protein-coupled receptors.

TL;DR: An interactive drug discovery process leading to heterocyclic bioisosteres is demonstrated and the benzothiophenes 3c and 3d revealed outstanding D3 affinity and subtype selectivity.