Membrane receptors fall into three major classes: G-protein-coupled receptors, ion channel receptors, and enzyme-linked receptors. The names of these receptor classes refer to the mechanism by ...

G-protein coupled receptors regulate hormone secretions in the pancreas. Learn how the complex signaling features of these receptors are illuminating diabetes research. Diabetes results from ...

One such molecular switch is G protein-coupled receptor kinases ... molecules binding to one GRK might also bind to many other enzymes and cause unwanted side effects. A better understanding ...

The mutation increases levels of glycine decarboxylase, or GLDC, an enzyme ... receptors. "The genetics of schizophrenia is ...

The 2012 Nobel Prize for Chemistry has been awarded to Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka for groundbreaking discoveries that reveal the inner workings of G-protein-coupled receptors. Professor David ...