How an activation signal is transmitted through an excitatory receptor

Karen J. Gregory

doi:10.1038/d41586-018-07885-x

How an activation signal is transmitted through an excitatory receptor

Karen J. Gregory

Drug Discovery Biology

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Abstract

Glutamate receptors facilitate the transmission of excitatory signals in the brain. A series of structures reveals how the shape of one such receptor alters on activation, providing insight that might aid drug discovery.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	42-43
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature
Volume	566
Issue number	7742
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-07885-x
Publication status	Published - 7 Feb 2019

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Neuroscience
Structural biology

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How an activation signal is transmitted through an excitatory receptor

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