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Abstract
G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) are remarkably versatile signaling molecules. The members of this large family of membrane proteins are activated by a spectrum of structurally diverse ligands, and have been shown to modulate the activity of different signaling pathways in a ligand specific manner. In this manuscript I will review what is known about the structure and mechanism of activation of GPCRs focusing primarily on two model systems, rhodopsin and the beta(2) adrenoceptor.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17188232 PMCID: PMC1876727 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2006.10.021
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochim Biophys Acta ISSN: 0006-3002