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Structural basis for ligand recognition of the neuropeptide Y Y2 receptor

Authors :
Tingting Tang
Christin Hartig
Qiuru Chen
Wenli Zhao
Anette Kaiser
Xuefeng Zhang
Hui Zhang
Honge Qu
Cuiying Yi
Limin Ma
Shuo Han
Qiang Zhao
Annette G. Beck-Sickinger
Beili Wu
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2021.

Abstract

The human neuropeptide Y receptor Y2 (Y2R) is a drug target for the treatment of obesity and anxiety. Crystal structure of Y2R bound to a selective antagonist and accompanying mutagenesis provide insights into ligand recognition and subtype specificity of NPY receptors.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
12
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.7b5b9da2b7f453a828d4e919ce3ab01
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21030-9