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ArticleNature2025

Allosteric modulation and biased signalling at free fatty acid receptor 2.

Xuan Zhang, Abdul-Akim Guseinov, Laura Jenkins, Alice Valentini, Sara Marsango, Katrine Schultz-Knudsen, Trond Ulven, Elisabeth Rexen Ulven, Irina G Tikhonova, Graeme Milligan and 1 more

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Article in Nature, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Xuan Zhang *Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4276-6464
Abdul-Akim Guseinov *School of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2796-4323
Laura Jenkins *Centre for Translational Pharmacology, School of Molecular Biosciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1382-8547
Alice ValentiniDepartment of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Sara MarsangoCentre for Translational Pharmacology, School of Molecular Biosciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Katrine Schultz-KnudsenDepartment of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Trond UlvenDepartment of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Elisabeth Rexen UlvenDepartment of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0003-1243-7587
Irina G TikhonovaSchool of Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK. i.tikhonova@qub.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-6228-9431
Graeme MilliganCentre for Translational Pharmacology, School of Molecular Biosciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. graeme.milligan@glasgow.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-6946-3519
Cheng ZhangDepartment of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. chengzh@pitt.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-9042-4007

Funding

Structure, pharmacology and signaling of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) in inflammationR35GM128641 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI CHENG ZHANG · 2018 to 2026
$3.5M
Cryo-electron microscopeS10OD025009 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI CONWAY, JAMES F. · 2018 to 2018
$2.0M
Direct electron detecting (DED) cameraS10OD019995 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI CONWAY, JAMES F. · 2015 to 2015
$548k
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM128641NIH HHS S10 OD019995NIH HHS S10 OD025009
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Free fatty acid receptor 2 (FFA2) is a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) that is a primary sensor for short-chain fatty acids produced by gut microbiota. Consequently, FFA2 is a promising drug target for immunometabolic disorders

Indexed as

Receptors, G-Protein-CoupledSignal TransductionAllosteric RegulationCryoelectron MicroscopyGTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-GoGTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gq-G11HumansModels, MolecularMolecular Dynamics SimulationFFAR2 protein, humanGTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gi-GoGTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gq-G11Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled

Identifiers

PMID40533560
PMCPMC12570966

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