by Shivani Sachdev, Swarnali Roy, Ross W. Cheloha
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest family of plasma membrane-embedded signaling proteins. These receptors are involved in a wide array of physiological processes, marking them as attractive targets for drug development. Bitopic ligands, which are comprised of a pharmacophore that targets the receptor orthosteric site and a linked moiety that binds to a separate site, have considerable potential for addressing GPCR function. Here