Adhesion GPCRs as Neurotherapeutic Targets
Sunday April 22, 2018
3:30 pm
-
6:00 pm
Eastern Time (ET)
Room 16A
BEH
DDD
MP
TCP
Chair :
Xianhua Piao
Harvard University
Gregory Tall
University of Michigan
Adhesion GPCRs (AGPCRs) are critical regulators of nervous system development and physiology. Most AGPCRs are considered understudied by the NIH, yet they comprise ~10% of all non-sensory GPCRs. Rapid developments have ensued including elucidation of a common activation mechanism, recognition that AGPCRs control glial progenitor differentiation and nerve myelination, and act as trans-synaptic connectors. The potential of AGPCRs as therapeutic targets has gained traction through discovery of small molecule receptor modulators. The symposium brings together a collection of experts in different facets of AGPCR neurobiology who will present cutting edge topics.
Speakers
Xianhua Piao
- Harvard University
GPR56 Regulation of Glial Cell Development
Demet Arac
- University of Chicago
Structural and Functional Studies of Adhesion GPCRs
Randy Hall
- Emory University
BAI Regulation of Synaptic Function and Involvement in Neurological Disease
Gregory Tall
- University of Michigan
New Probe Compounds to Investigate Adhesion GPCR Activation Mechanisms
Thomas Sudhof
- Stanford University School of Medicine
Adhesion-GPCR Function in Synapses