Pictured together for the first time: A chemokine and its receptor
Sunday, January 25, 2015 - 12:20
in Biology & Nature
The first crystal structure of the cellular receptor CXCR4 bound to an immune signaling protein called a chemokine has been reported by researchers. The structure answers longstanding questions about a molecular interaction that plays an important role in human development, immune responses, cancer metastasis and HIV infections.