Laboratory tests of a novel serotonin-binding compound have revealed an unexpected disconnect between receptor activation and ...

A new study reveals a critical vulnerability in a brain receptor targeted by a rare autoimmune disease. Researchers have ...

A research team of the University Medical Center Mainz has succeeded in observing for the first time how G protein-coupled ...

Psychedelics, psychoactive substances that alter people's perceptions, mood and thought patterns, have recently shown promise ...

When a highly pathogenic strain of H5N1 influenza virus emerged in US dairy cattle in March, scientists around the world had a slew of questions about the virus’s characteristics. In a new paper ...

Scientists are aiming to determine the composition and topology of physiological Ashwell-Morell receptor ligands. Their findings will help uncover the receptor's still-hidden secrets. After earning ...

Researchers at the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, in collaboration with Osaka University and ...

The ability to grow stem cell-derived biological tissues, such as skin and other organs, in the laboratory holds promise for applications in areas including wound healing and transplants. However, ...

A new editorial paper was published in Oncoscience, titled "PH-binding motifs as a platform for drug design: Lessons from protease-activated receptors; PARs." While targeted cancer therapy is greatly ...

"To provide direct evidence for binding of the molecule at different pockets of the receptor, we have developed a new assay, which enables us to measure the binding specifically at the extracellular ...