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Exploring the molecular structures that confer ligand selectivity for galanin type II and III receptors.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2020
Lee Yoo-Na, Reyes-Alcaraz Arfaxad, Yun Seongsik, Lee Cheol Soon, Hwang Jong-Ik, Seong Jae Young
Abstract excerpt
Galanin receptors (GALRs) belong to the superfamily of G-protein coupled receptors. The three GALR subtypes (GALR1, GALR2, and GALR3) are activated by their endogenous ligands: spexin (SPX) and galanin (GAL). The synthetic SPX-based GALR2-specific agonist, SG2A, plays a dual role in the regulation of appetite and depression-like behaviors. Little is known, however, about the molecular interaction between GALR2...
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