title: An adrenaline (and gold?) rush for the GPCR community.
abstract: G-Protein-coupled receptors are one of the largest protein families found in metazoans. Using several novel strategies, the first atomic resolution structures of a receptor that is activated by a diffusible ligand have been determined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA. kblumer@cellbiology.wustl.edu
authors.forename: Kendall J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Blumer
authors.forename: Jeremy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thorner
mesh_terms: D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D043562:Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; D004837:Epinephrine