Conformational ensembles in GPCR activation.

Vardy, Eyal; Roth, Bryan L · Cell · 2013

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Recent advances in G-protein-coupled receptor structural biology have provided only limited insight into the active conformations of these key signaling molecules. A paper from Nygaard et al. reveals the dynamic nature of GPCRs along the activation pathway by complementing NMR experiments with ultralong-timescale molecular dynamics simulations.