GPCR
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Nobel laureate Kobilka set to deliver Flexner Discovery Lecture on April 5
Brian Kobilka, MD, who shared the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his studies of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on April 5. Read MoreMar 29, 2018
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New view of dopamine heteromers
Although heteromeric dopamine receptors composed of both D1 and D2 subunits have been proposed to play a role in depression and schizophrenia, recent studies suggest these heteromers do not exist. Read MoreJan 23, 2015
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Shining a light on night blindness
Vanderbilt researchers are studying how mutations in the receptor for light, rhodopsin, cause light blindness. Read MoreOct 24, 2013
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Seeing light receptor’s interactions
Understanding how the main receptor for light interacts with other signaling molecules may inform new pharmaceutical development. Read MoreJan 18, 2013
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Nobel in Chemistry reveals VU ties that bind
Several Vanderbilt researchers have collaborated with this year's Nobel Chemistry winners. Read MoreOct 18, 2012