Membrane-mediated oligomerization of G protein coupled receptors and its implications for GPCR function

Frontiers in Physiology

Volumn 7, Issue OCT, 2016, Pages

  Gahbauer, Stefan ^a   Böckmann, Rainer A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Dimerization; FRET; GPCR; Membrane; Molecular dynamics simulation; Oligomerization; Palmitoylation

Indexed keywords

G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; LIGAND;

COMPLEX FORMATION; DIMERIZATION; LIPID COMPOSITION; MEMBRANE; OLIGOMERIZATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84995912137     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664042X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2016.00494     Document Type: Review

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