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Rescue of misrouted GnRHR mutants reveals its constitutive activity.
Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Jul 2012
Janovick Jo Ann, Pogozheva Irina D, Mosberg Henry I, Cornea Anda, Conn P Michael
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G protein-coupled receptors (GPCR) play central roles in almost all physiological functions, and mutations in GPCR are responsible for over 30 hereditary diseases associated with loss or gain of receptor function. Gain of function mutants are frequently described as having constitutive activity (CA), that is, they activate effectors in the absence of agonist occupancy. Although many GPCR have mutants with CA, the...
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