Structural basis for activation of the growth hormone-releasing hormone receptor

Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) controls metabolism and tissue growth through binding to the cognate receptor (GHRHR). Here authors report the structure of the human GHRHR bound to its endogenous ligand and the stimulatory G protein which reveals a characteristic hormone recognition pattern...

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Main Authors: Fulai Zhou, Huibing Zhang, Zhaotong Cong, Li-Hua Zhao, Qingtong Zhou, Chunyou Mao, Xi Cheng, Dan-Dan Shen, Xiaoqing Cai, Cheng Ma, Yuzhe Wang, Antao Dai, Yan Zhou, Wen Sun, Fenghui Zhao, Suwen Zhao, Hualiang Jiang, Yi Jiang, Dehua Yang, H. Eric Xu, Yan Zhang, Ming-Wei Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18945-0