How μ-opioid receptor recognizes fentanyl

Structures of mu-opioid receptor (mOR) in complex with morphine derivatives have been determined; but the structural basis of mOR activation by fentanyl-like synthetic opioids remains unclear. Here, authors use state-of-the-art simulation techniques and discover a secondary binding mode which is onl...

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Main Authors: Quynh N. Vo, Paween Mahinthichaichan, Jana Shen, Christopher R. Ellis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21262-9