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Critical hydrogen bond formation for activation of the angiotensin II type 1 receptor.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 25 Jan 2013
Cabana Jérôme, Holleran Brian, Beaulieu Marie-Ève, Leduc Richard, Escher Emanuel, Guillemette Gaétan, Lavigne Pierre
Abstract excerpt
G protein-coupled receptors contain selectively important residues that play central roles in the conformational changes that occur during receptor activation. Asparagine 111 (N111(3.35)) is such a residue within the angiotensin II type 1 (AT(1)) receptor. Substitution of N111(3.35) for glycine leads to a constitutively active receptor, whereas substitution for tryptophan leads to an inactivable receptor. Here,...
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