G protein coupling and activation of the metabotropic GABAB heterodimer

Despite its crucial role in the central nervous system, little is known about the activation mechanism of GABAB receptor. Here, the authors predict that the inactive G protein induces conformational changes of the receptor to form an intermediate state.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Moon Young Yang, Soo-Kyung Kim, William A. Goddard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32213-3