Molecular blueprint for important receptor deciphered (IMAGE)

Universität Leipzig

Molecular blueprint for important receptor deciphered

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Molecular interactions of the receptor blocker JNJ-31020028 (light green; nitrogen atoms highlighted in blue, oxygen atoms in red) at the human Y2 receptor (grey); pdb: 7DDZ. With seven helices, the receptor sits in the cell membrane and is accessible to its ligands from the outer side.

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Diagram: Dr Anette Kaiser, Leipzig University

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