Thermostabilization of the Neurotensin Receptor NTS1
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Thermostabilisation of the neurotensin receptor NTS1
Structural studies on G-protein-coupled receptors have been hampered for many years by their instability in detergent solution and by the number of potential conformations that receptors can adopt. Recently, the structures of the beta(1) and beta(2) adrenergic receptors and the adenosine A(2a) receptor were determined in the antagonist-bound state, a receptor conformation that is thought to be ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Molecular Biology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0022-2836
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.04.068