Detailed view of brain protein structure; Results may help improve drugs for neurological disorders
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 - 22:00
in Biology & Nature
Researchers have published the first highly detailed description of how neurotensin, a neuropeptide hormone which modulates nerve cell activity in the brain, interacts with its receptor. Their results suggest that neuropeptide hormones use a novel binding mechanism to activate a class of receptors called G-protein coupled receptors.