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1Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco, 94143, USA. bourne@cmp.ucsf.edu
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|August 19, 2000
Resumen
El estudio explica cómo los receptores acoplados a la proteína G (GPCR) transmiten señales dentro de las células. La primera estructura cristalina de la rodopsina proporciona nuevos conocimientos sobre estos movimientos moleculares.
Área de la Ciencia:
- La bioquímica es la bioquímica.
- Biología Molecular Biología Molecular
- La señalización celular.
Sus antecedentes:
- Siete receptores transmembranares, incluidos los receptores acoplados a proteínas G (GPCR), se unen a diversos ligandos como los neurotransmisores y los odorantes.
- Los GPCR juegan un papel crucial en numerosas funciones celulares, lo que hace necesario comprender sus mecanismos de señalización.
- La unión de ligandos inicia las vías de transducción de señales dentro de la célula.
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