The in silico insights of alpha-adrenergic receptors over the last decade: methodological approaches and structural features of the 3D models.
Homology modeling has been widely used in the latest years in order to overcome the lack of adequate structural information. This technique has also been successfully applied in the very difficult but challenging field of G-protein coupled receptors where the need of three-dimensional insight is significantly more essential. Here we will review the latest advancements in this topic taking as case studies alpha-adrenergic receptors theoretical models and their structural features.
Carrieri
Antonio
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Dipartimento Farmaco Chimico, Via Orabona 4, 70125, Bari, Italy. carrieri@farmchim.uniba.it
Fano
Alessandra
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D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D011942:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism
D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists; D011942:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha