Identifying ligands of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) that elicit biased downstream signalling is an established strategy for separating the desired and unwanted effects of these receptors. Campbell and Smrcka describe how inhibiting the downstream G proteins themselves could also be used to bias GPCR signalling, as well as block pathways shared by multiple GPCRs involved in complex diseases, and discuss how the currently available G protein ligands could be optimized to generate therapeutic leads.
- Adrian P. Campbell
- Alan V. Smrcka
