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Overview

Eric R. Prossnitz is affiliated with the University of New Mexico in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant work in subfields such as Genetics, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Oncology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics related to Estrogen and related hormone effects, Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension, Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments, Immune Response and Inflammation, Cell Adhesion Molecules Research, Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, and Computational Drug Discovery Methods.

Eric R. Prossnitz has authored multiple papers, including:

  • The G protein-coupled oestrogen receptor GPER in health and disease: an update (2023) published in Nature Reviews Endocrinology
  • Preclinical efficacy of the GPER-selective agonist G-1 in mouse models of obesity and diabetes (2020) published in Science Translational Medicine
  • G Protein-Coupled Estrogen Receptor GPER: Molecular Pharmacology and Therapeutic Applications (2023) published in The Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology
  • G Protein-Coupled Estrogen Receptor in Cancer and Stromal Cells: Functions and Novel Therapeutic Perspectives (2021) published in Cells
  • G-CSF and G-CSFR Modulate CD4 and CD8 T Cell Responses to Promote Colon Tumor Growth and Are Potential Therapeutic Targets (2020) published in Frontiers in Immunology

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Geetanjali Sharma
  • Helen J. Hathaway
  • Thomas R. Howdieshell
  • Jeffrey B. Arterburn
  • Randy Ko

Common venues for publication are The FASEB Journal, Methods in Molecular Biology, IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE, Nature Reviews Endocrinology, and Science Translational Medicine.

Best Publications

  • A transmembrane intracellular estrogen receptor mediates rapid cell signaling.

    Chetana M. Revankar;Daniel F. Cimino;Larry A. Sklar;Jeffrey B. Arterburn

  • Virtual and biomolecular screening converge on a selective agonist for GPR30

    Cristian G Bologa;Chetana M Revankar;Susan M Young;Bruce S Edwards

  • The G-protein-coupled estrogen receptor GPER in health and disease

    Eric R. Prossnitz;Matthias Barton

  • Estrogen Signaling through the Transmembrane G Protein–Coupled Receptor GPR30

    Eric R. Prossnitz;Jeffrey B. Arterburn;Jeffrey B. Arterburn;Harriet O. Smith;Tudor I. Oprea

  • In vivo effects of a GPR30 antagonist

    Megan K Dennis;Ritwik Burai;Chinnasamy Ramesh;Whitney K Petrie

  • Distribution and characterization of estrogen receptor G protein-coupled receptor 30 in the rat central nervous system

    Eugen Brailoiu;Siok L Dun;G Cristina Brailoiu;Keisuke Mizuo

  • The Concise Guide to PHARMACOLOGY 2017/18: Overview

    Stephen P. H. Alexander;Eamonn Kelly;Neil V. Marrion;John A. Peters

  • G protein-coupled receptor 30 (GPR30) mediates gene expression changes and growth response to 17beta-estradiol and selective GPR30 ligand G-1 in ovarian cancer cells.

    Lidia Albanito;Antonio Madeo;Rosamaria Lappano;Adele Vivacqua

  • Mechanisms of estrogen signaling and gene expression via GPR30.

    Eric R. Prossnitz;Marcello Maggiolini

  • THE CONCISE GUIDE TO PHARMACOLOGY 2021/22: G protein-coupled receptors

    Stephen P.H. Alexander;Arthur Christopoulos;Anthony P. Davenport;Eamonn Kelly

  • Localisation of GPR30, a novel G protein-coupled oestrogen receptor, suggests multiple functions in rodent brain and peripheral tissues

    Georgina G J Hazell;Song T Yao;James A Roper;Eric R Prossnitz

  • Estrogen biology: new insights into GPER function and clinical opportunities.

    Eric R. Prossnitz;Matthias Barton

  • Regulatory Role of G Protein–Coupled Estrogen Receptor for Vascular Function and Obesity

    Elvira Haas;Indranil Bhattacharya;Eugen Brailoiu;Marlen Damjanović

  • GPR30: a G protein-coupled receptor for estrogen

    Eric R. Prossnitz;Jeffrey B. Arterburn;Larry A. Sklar

  • Full characterization of GPCR monomer–dimer dynamic equilibrium by single molecule imaging

    Rinshi S. Kasai;Kenichi G. N. Suzuki;Eric R. Prossnitz;Ikuko Koyama-Honda

  • Identification of a GPER/GPR30 antagonist with improved estrogen receptor counterselectivity.

    Megan K. Dennis;Angela S. Field;Ritwik Burai;Chinnasamy Ramesh

  • Obesity, insulin resistance and diabetes: sex differences and role of oestrogen receptors

    Matthias R. Meyer;Deborah J. Clegg;Eric R. Prossnitz;Matthias Barton

  • The N-formyl peptide receptor: A model for the study of chemoattractant receptor structure and function

    Eric R. Prossnitz;Richard D. Ye

  • Chemotaxis inhibitory protein of Staphylococcus aureus binds specifically to the C5a and formylated peptide receptor.

    Bent Postma;Miriam J. Poppelier;Joost C. van Galen;Eric R. Prossnitz

  • The G Protein–Coupled Receptor GPR30 Inhibits Proliferation of Estrogen Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer Cells

    Eric A. Ariazi;Eugen Brailoiu;Smitha Yerrum;Heather A. Shupp

Frequent Co-Authors

Larry A. Sklar
Larry A. Sklar University of New Mexico
Richard D. Ye
Richard D. Ye Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Akihiro Kusumi
Akihiro Kusumi Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
Charles G. Cochrane
Charles G. Cochrane Scripps Research Institute
Oswald Quehenberger
Oswald Quehenberger University of California, San Diego
Vsevolod V. Gurevich
Vsevolod V. Gurevich Vanderbilt University
Marcello Maggiolini
Marcello Maggiolini University of Calabria
Kerstin Amann
Kerstin Amann University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Richard R. Neubig
Richard R. Neubig Michigan State University
Toshihide Kobayashi
Toshihide Kobayashi University of Strasbourg

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