Fc receptors (FcRs) are a group of glycoproteins that belong to the immunoglobulin superfamily and are classified, like Fc alpha receptors (FcαRs), Fc gamma receptors (FcγRs) and Fc epsilon receptors ...

As nuclear receptors are so similar, they all have a similar pocket in the core of the protein. To make sure that a drug ends up in the pocket of the correct protein, it can be useful to ...

Researchers at RIKEN have discovered and engineered an ancient plant immune receptor, dubbed SCORE that recognizes cold-shock ...

The data shows that tweaks to csp15 peptide in cold-shock proteins, expands the range of microbes that plant immune systems can recognize ...

Taste, pain, or response to stress — nearly all essential functions in the human body are regulated by molecular switches called G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). Researchers at the University of ...

Scientists have employed a novel two-step method of labeling neurotransmitter receptor proteins to track their localization efficiently. The neurons in our nervous system "talk" to each other by ...

In the late 1950s, dopamine was recognized as a neurotransmitter in its own right. A specific functional role for dopamine was suggested by the demonstration of its uncharacteristic distribution in ...

An unexpected find shows that sweet-sensing receptors also help epithelial cells in Drosophila larvae stay alive amid proteotoxic stress. While combing through a list of genes that are differently ...

A commonly expressed protein in skin -- periostin -- can directly activate itch-associated neurons in the skin, according to new research from North Carolina State University. The researchers found ...