G Protein-Coupled Receptors and Diseases
A special issue of Cells (ISSN 2073-4409).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 660
Special Issue Editor
Interests: cancer; autophagy; cell death; cell proliferation; cell signaling; reactive oxygen species; mitochondria; apoptosis; ferroptosis; necroptosis; oral biology; microbiota; clinical trial; pulmonary hypertension; G protein-coupled receptor
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Dear Colleagues,
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest family of cell membrane receptor proteins in eukaryotic cells. These proteins sense stimuli from the environment and transmit the signals from outside the cell to the inside. GPCRs play diverse roles in cellular physiology and functions, such as cell survival, cell proliferation, the interactions between humans and the microbiome, and taste sensing. They are associated with many diseases, such as diabetes, cancer, oral diseases, lung diseases, aging, cardiovascular diseases, and neurodegeneration. Thus, they are attracting significant attention in the drug development field.
Extensive ongoing studies are exploring GPCRs’ roles in the mechanisms and treatment of diseases.
This Special Issue will showcase original research and review articles on GPCR-associated disease studies. Examples of possible research topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Mechanistic studies on GPCR-mediated signaling pathways that regulate disease etiology and treatment in cellular and animal models;
- Cell or molecular biology studies on GPCR-targeting drugs;
- Associations of taste receptors with diseases;
- Bioinformatic analyses of GPCR-regulated disease development and treatment (including cytological experiments).
Dr. Yongqiang Chen
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- G protein-coupled receptor
- taste receptor
- microbiome
- cancer
- aging
- neurodegenerative disease
- cardiovascular disease
- pulmonary hypertension
- cell survival
- cell death
- apoptosis
- autophagy
- necroptosis
- ferroptosis
- proliferation
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