Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists are incretin analogues that promote glucose-mediated insulin release and are used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity. GLP-1 receptor ...

Northwestern University researchers have identified structural features in engineered cell receptors that correlate with variations in receptor function. Computational protein structure prediction ...

Different receptors respond to different neurotransmitters or hormones, such as adrenaline involved in the fight-or-flight response, or dopamine linked to reward and motivation. Both the receptors ...

Parkinson’s disease is defined by the slow, relentless spread of a misfolded protein called alpha-synuclein through the brain ...

Our understanding of how cells interact with each other has been driven for decades by the central concept of receptor-mediated signal transduction.