Saturday, 29 September 2012

Geometry Affects GPCR Transmembrane Signaling

Rhodopsin is a GPCR and member of a large family of transmembrane receptors responsible for many cellular responses and involved in many human diseases. A recent study in a target="_blank" href="http:jgp.rupress.org/"iThe Journal of General Physiology/i/a characterizes the movement of rhodopsin. In living iXenopus/i rod photoreceptor cells, rhodopsin is found in stacks of disc membranes that are difficult to study due to their small size. ...

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