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Constitutive activity of G-protein-coupled receptors: cause of disease and common property of wild-type receptors.
Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology - 1 Nov 2002
Seifert Roland, Wenzel-Seifert Katharina
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The aim of this review is to provide a systematic overview on constitutively active G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), a rapidly evolving area in signal transduction research. We will discuss mechanisms, pharmacological tools and methodological approaches to analyze constitutive activity. The two-state model defines constitutive activity as the ability of a GPCR to undergo agonist-independent isomerization from...
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