A G protein-coupled receptor at work: the rhodopsin model

Trends in Biochemical Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 540-552

  Hofmann, Klaus Peter ^a,b   Scheerer, Patrick ^a   Hildebrand, Peter W ^a   Choe, Hui Woog ^a   Park, Jung Hee ^a   Heck, Martin ^a   Ernst, Oliver P ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE A2A RECEPTOR; BETA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNIT; GUANOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; HETEROTRIMERIC GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; OPSIN; RHODOPSIN;

BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHOTOACTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; HETEROTRIMERIC GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; RHODOPSIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 70350362562     PISSN: 09680004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2009.07.005     Document Type: Review

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