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Conserved Residues Control Activation of Mammalian G Protein-Coupled Odorant Receptors.
Journal of the American Chemical Society - 8 Jul 2015
de March Claire A, Yu Yiqun, Ni Mengjue J, Adipietro Kaylin A, Matsunami Hiroaki, Ma Minghong, Golebiowski Jérôme
Abstract excerpt
Odorant receptor (OR) genes and proteins represent more than 2% of our genome and 4% of our proteome and constitute the largest subgroup of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). The mechanism underlying OR activation remains poorly understood, as they do not share some of the highly conserved motifs critical for activation of non-olfactory GPCRs. By combining site-directed mutagenesis, heterologous expression, and...
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