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A microdomain formed by the extracellular ends of the transmembrane domains promotes activation of the G protein-coupled alpha-factor receptor.
Molecular and cellular biology - 1 Mar 2004
Lin Jennifer C, Duell Ken, Konopka James B
Abstract excerpt
The alpha-factor receptor (Ste2p) that promotes mating in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is similar to other G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) in that it contains seven transmembrane domains. Previous studies suggested that the extracellular ends of the transmembrane domains are important for Ste2p f...
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