Several possibilities for how a steroid hormone could interact with membrane receptors to generate second messengers linked to variety of signal-transduction systems are discussed. A ...

Northwestern University researchers have identified structural features in engineered cell receptors that correlate with ...

For example, membrane receptors bind and respond to specific molecules outside the cell, such as hormones, neurotransmitters, the extracellular matrix, and attachment molecules on other cells.

Alterations in thyroid gland function result from the action of stimulating or blocking autoantibodies on cell membrane receptors. Three principal thyroid autoantigens are involved in AITD.

In a paper published in Science Bulletin, Chinese scientists have discovered that a PRA (prenylated Rab acceptor) protein, ...

Using protein structure prediction tools, researchers have uncovered receptor structure-function relationships to improve cell therapies.

“By studying the oocytes, Inés found that lynx1 directly modified nicotinic receptors—an important finding because physiologists had told us they weren’t really sure that a membrane-bound molecule ...