Structure of vital protein complex, G protein-coupled receptors, described in unprecedented detail

Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 12:00 in Biology & Nature

Three international teams of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California San Diego, University of Michigan and Stanford University, have published a trio of papers describing in unprecedented detail the structure and workings of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), a large family of human proteins that are the target of one-third to one-half of modern drugs.

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