For example, prokaryotic organisms have sensors ... When a signaling molecule joins with an appropriate receptor on a cell surface, this binding triggers a chain of events that not only carries ...

Using protein structure prediction tools, researchers have uncovered receptor structure-function relationships to improve ...

For example, beta cells secrete insulin in ... through these receptors is disrupted in diabetes. Many classes of cell surface receptors exist, the largest of which is the GPCR family.

Adhesion G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are a group of cell-surface sensors associated ... bioinformatics and structural biology." For example, the newly developed system enables a better ...

“It will be very interesting to find out if this class of molecules in the nervous system just modulates neurotransmitter receptors, or whether they regulate other cell surface receptors ... Heintz ...

They help the skin form a moisture-retaining barrier and insulate nerves, for example ... by binding to two receptors known as PAQR1 and PAQR2 present on the surface of fat cells.