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Overview

John J. G. Tesmer is affiliated with Purdue University West Lafayette in the United States. Their primary research area lies within Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a particular focus on Molecular Biology, Oncology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Immunology, and Cell Biology.

The scientist's research topics cover several key areas including:

  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling
  • Chemokine receptors and signaling
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
  • Enzyme Structure and Function

John J. G. Tesmer has contributed to numerous publications, frequently appearing in journals such as:

  • Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Pharmacology
  • The FASEB Journal

Among their recent published papers are:

  • A Global Map of G Protein Signaling Regulation by RGS Proteins, 2020, Cell
  • Structures of rhodopsin in complex with G-protein-coupled receptor kinase 1, 2021, Nature
  • Structures of atypical chemokine receptor 3 reveal the basis for its promiscuity and signaling bias, 2022, Science Advances
  • High-Throughput Cryo-EM Enabled by User-Free Preprocessing Routines, 2020, Structure
  • G protein-coupled receptor interactions with arrestins and GPCR kinases: The unresolved issue of signal bias, 2022, Journal of Biological Chemistry

Collaboration has been a notable aspect of the scientist's work. Frequent co-authors include Yu-Chen Yen, Chun-Liang Chen, Sandeep K. Ravala, Jennifer N. Cash, and Arun K. Ghosh, reflecting ongoing scientific partnerships across multiple projects and publications.

Best Publications

  • Crystal Structure of the Catalytic Domains of Adenylyl Cyclase in a Complex with Gsα·GTPγS

    John J. G. Tesmer;Roger K. Sunahara;Alfred G. Gilman;Stephen R. Sprang

  • Structure of RGS4 Bound to AlF4−-Activated Giα1: Stabilization of the Transition State for GTP Hydrolysis

    John J.G. Tesmer;David M. Berman;Alfred G. Gilman;Stephen R. Sprang

  • G protein-coupled receptor kinases: more than just kinases and not only for GPCRs.

    Eugenia V. Gurevich;John J.G. Tesmer;Arcady Mushegian;Vsevolod V. Gurevich

  • Keeping G Proteins at Bay: A Complex Between G Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 2 and Gßγ

    David T. Lodowski;Julie A. Pitcher;Julie A. Pitcher;Julie A. Pitcher;W. Darrell Capel;W. Darrell Capel;W. Darrell Capel;Robert J. Lefkowitz;Robert J. Lefkowitz;Robert J. Lefkowitz

  • Crystal structure of the adenylyl cyclase activator Gsalpha

    Roger K. Sunahara;John J. G. Tesmer;Alfred G. Gilman;Stephen R. Sprang

  • Snapshot of Activated G Proteins at the Membrane: The Gαq-GRK2-Gßγ Complex

    Valerie M. Tesmer;Takeharu Kawano;Aruna Shankaranarayanan;Tohru Kozasa

  • Two-Metal-Ion Catalysis in Adenylyl Cyclase

    John J. G. Tesmer;Roger K. Sunahara;Roger A. Johnson;Gilles Gosselin

  • The crystal structure of GMP synthetase reveals a novel catalytic triad and is a structural paradigm for two enzyme families.

    J.J Tesmer;T.J Klem;M.L Deras;V.J Davisson

  • Exchange of substrate and inhibitor specificities between adenylyl and guanylyl cyclases.

    Roger K. Sunahara;Annie Beuve;John J.G. Tesmer;Stephen R. Sprang

  • Structure of Gαq-p63RhoGEF-RhoA Complex Reveals a Pathway for the Activation of RhoA by GPCRs

    Susanne Lutz;Aruna Shankaranarayanan;Aruna Shankaranarayanan;Cassandra Coco;Marc Ridilla;Marc Ridilla

  • Feedback Inhibition of G Protein-coupled Receptor Kinase 2 (GRK2) Activity by Extracellular Signal-regulated Kinases

    J. A. Pitcher;J. J. G. Tesmer;J. L. R. Freeman;W. D. Capel

  • Monomeric Rhodopsin Is Sufficient for Normal Rhodopsin Kinase (GRK1) Phosphorylation and Arrestin-1 Binding *□

    Timothy H. Bayburt;Sergey A. Vishnivetskiy;Mark A. McLean;Takefumi Morizumi

  • Paroxetine-mediated GRK2 inhibition reverses cardiac dysfunction and remodeling after myocardial infarction

    Sarah M. Schumacher;Erhe Gao;Weizhong Zhu;Xiongwen Chen

  • Paroxetine is a direct inhibitor of g protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 and increases myocardial contractility.

    David M. Thal;Kristoff T. Homan;Jun Chen;Emily K. Wu

  • Identification of a Giα Binding Site on Type V Adenylyl Cyclase

    Carmen W. Dessauer;John J.G. Tesmer;John J.G. Tesmer;Stephen R. Sprang;Stephen R. Sprang;Alfred G. Gilman

  • STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF HETEROTRIMERIC G PROTEIN-REGULATED RHO GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE EXCHANGE FACTORS

    Mohamed Aittaleb;Cassandra A. Boguth;John J. G. Tesmer

  • Structural Determinants of RhoA Binding and Nucleotide Exchange in Leukemia-associated Rho Guanine-Nucleotide Exchange Factor

    Romana Kristelly;Guang Gao;John J.G. Tesmer

  • The structure, catalytic mechanism and regulation of adenylyl cyclase

    John J.G. Tesmer;Stephen R. Sprang

  • Self-masking in an Intact ERM-merlin Protein: An Active Role for the Central α-Helical Domain

    Qianzhi Li;Mark R. Nance;Rima Kulikauskas;Kevin Nyberg

  • G Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinases

    Vsevolod V. Gurevich;Eugenia V. Gurevich;John J.G. Tesmer

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger K. Sunahara
Roger K. Sunahara University of California, San Diego
Stephen R. Sprang
Stephen R. Sprang University of Montana
Scott D. Larsen
Scott D. Larsen University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
James H. Woods
James H. Woods University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Walter J. Koch
Walter J. Koch Temple University
Vsevolod V. Gurevich
Vsevolod V. Gurevich Vanderbilt University
Alfred G. Gilman
Alfred G. Gilman The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Zhan Chen
Zhan Chen University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
James A. Shayman
James A. Shayman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Tohru Kozasa
Tohru Kozasa University of Illinois at Chicago

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