Researchers have discovered how unstructured segments of surface proteins regulate the biological function of a cell. Their ...

A GPS-like technique has been used to track G protein-coupled receptor movement, revealing how these essential receptors function. Although G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are crucial to the ...

This study is reported by Changtao Jiang’s group and Dongyu Zhao’s group from School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University. Adipogenesis is the healthy expansion of white adipose tissue (WAT), ...

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) for hormones and neurotransmitters evolved to be the most important means of communication between cells and tissues in higher organisms. They are responsive to a ...

Announcing a new publication for Acta Materia Medica journal. G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are important, potential drug targets for the treatment of metabolic disorders, such as obesity. GPCRs ...

In the march of metastasis, a molecular trail of crumbs guides some cancer cells from the primary tumor to establish new colonies within the body. Blocking the cells' ability to follow the trail might ...

During lactation, the mammary gland undergoes significant structural and functional changes to produce milk, which is ...