title: IUPHAR-DB: new receptors and tools for easy searching and visualization of pharmacological data.
abstract: The IUPHAR database is an established online reference resource for several important classes of human drug targets and related proteins. As well as providing recommended nomenclature, the database integrates information on the chemical, genetic, functional and pathophysiological properties of receptors and ion channels, curated and peer-reviewed from the biomedical literature by a network of experts. The database now includes information on 616 gene products from four superfamilies in human and rodent model organisms: G protein-coupled receptors, voltage- and ligand-gated ion channels and, in a recent update, 49 nuclear hormone receptors (NHRs). New data types for NHRs include details on co-regulators, DNA binding motifs, target genes and 3D structures. Other recent developments include curation of the chemical structures of approximately 2000 ligand molecules, providing electronic descriptors, identifiers, link-outs and calculated molecular properties, all available via enhanced ligand pages. The interface now provides intelligent tools for the visualization and exploration of ligand structure-activity relationships and the structural diversity of compounds active at each target. The database is freely available at http://www.iuphar-db.org.
authors.affiliation: University/BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4TJ, UK.
authors.forename: Joanna L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Sharman
authors.forename: Chidochangu P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Mpamhanga
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Spedding
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Germain
authors.forename: Bart
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Staels
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dacquet
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Laudet
authors.forename: Anthony J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Harmar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D030562:Databases, Protein; D006801:Humans; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D008024:Ligands; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000737:chemistry*; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / Q000737:chemistry / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D012984:Software
chemical_list: D007473:Ion Channels; D008024:Ligands; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled