Constitutive activity of an atypical chemokine receptor revealed by inverse agonistic nanobodies
Claudia V. Perez Almeria, Omolade Otun, Roman R. Schlimgen, Thomas D Lamme, Lotte Di Niro, Caitrin Crudden, Jan Paul Bebelman, Noureldine Youssef, Lejla Musli, Shawn E. Jenjak, Vladimir Bobkov, Julia Drube, Carsten Hoffmann, Brian F. Volkman, Sébastien Granier, , Martine J. Smit
This study uses inverse agonistic nanobodies to reveal constitutive activity of ACKR3, showing it drives non-canonical signaling and basal cell motility, suggesting therapeutic potential.
Nature Communications · Dec 2, 2025Peer-reviewedBiochemistry