The effectiveness of a common drug to quit smoking could be down to people's genes, according to a study from the University ...

Scientists at Loyola University Chicago discovered that the heart possesses "sweet taste" receptors similar to those found on ...

Each lymphocyte produces its own specific receptor that corresponds to a specific antigen. When a lymphocyte encounters that antigen it multiplies, creating large numbers of identical lymphocytes ...

For example, membrane receptors bind and respond to specific molecules outside the cell, such as hormones, neurotransmitters, the extracellular matrix, and attachment molecules on other cells.

Specific protein receptors in the brain play a vital role in how neurons slow down or stop firing, making them targets for many disorders. Researchers have now constructed a detailed structural ...

New research sheds light on how ketamine affects the brain by targeting a specific NMDA receptor subtype, GluN1-2B-2D.

Using protein structure prediction tools, researchers have uncovered receptor structure-function relationships to improve ...

High intake of artificial sweeteners may trigger arrhythmia by affecting heart's sweet taste receptors. Sweet Taste Receptors ...

They do so because when an RTK becomes activated, the result is phosphorylation of specific tyrosines on the cytoplasmic tail, the intracellular portion of the receptor. This phosphorylation leads ...