GPCRs: How Do They Work and How Do We Study Them?
Type
Blog Post
Published
Feb. 11, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
...Receptor: GPCRs are also known as seven-(pass)-transmembrane domain receptors, due to the seven alpha helices...helices that transverse the cellular membrane. The receptor recognizes the appropriate ligand to activate...proteins on the intracellular side of the cell membrane. Heterotrimeric G proteins are important molecular...kit at Addgene!
TRUPATH: Bryan Roth’s lab also assembled a collection of plasmids to elucidate the role...DREADDs) (Roth, 2016). DREADDs were engineered from members of the human muscarinic receptor family and are...