McGill University researchers have demonstrated that AMPA receptors (AMPARs), which mediate fast excitatory neurotransmission ...

Each cell in your body relies on precise communication with other cells to function properly. At the center of this process are the molecular switches that turn communication signals in the body on ...

A newly discovered bat coronavirus uses the same cell-surface protein to gain entry into human cells as the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, raising the possibility that it could someday spread ...

Once a receptor protein receives a signal ... and tyrosine are especially common sites for phosphorylation. These phosphorylation reactions control the activity of many enzymes involved in ...

The discovery of microbial-sensing proteins called Toll-like receptors ... the extracellular domain of the receptor and its ligand-binding site project into the interior of these organelles.

It forms a two-helix bundle, which then self-assembles into a four-helix bundle with its RBD-binding site exposed, maximizing ...

UB researchers have uncovered how heat causes a critical receptor protein within cells to unfold and relay pain.

A protein that acts as a cannabinoid receptor and is present in the structure controlling exchanges between the bloodstream and the brain could be part of the answer, according to a new study.