Extracellular loop 3 (ECL3) and ECL3-proximal transmembrane domains VI and VII of the mesotocin and vasotocin receptors confer differential ligand selectivity and signaling activity

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-82

  Cho, Hyun Ju ^a   Moon, Mi Jin ^a   Kwon, Hyuk Bang ^b   Hwang, Jong Ik ^a   Seong, Jae Young ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arginine vasopressin; Extracellular loop; Ligand selectivity; Mesotocin; Oxytocin; Receptor; Transmembrane domain; Vasotocin

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESTOCIN; HORMONE RECEPTOR; MESOTOCIN; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHIMERA; EXTRACELLULAR LOOP 3 TRANSMEMBRANE DOMAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 39649113864     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2007.11.010     Document Type: Article

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