Metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) are functionally important for inducing long term potentiation (LTP) and long term depression (LTD). They are …
Continue readingGPCR Pathways
Issue No. 5
Go to issue no.
Melanocortin Receptors in the Kidney and Nervous System
The five melanocortin receptors are members of the seven-transmembrane domain, G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) superfamily. Melanocortins, the ligands of the …
By Amit Reif, M.Sc., Melanie Grably, Ph.D.
Continue reading Cannabinoid Signaling in the Nervous System
Cannabinoids have been used in Eastern medicine for many years as pain relievers. Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the major psychoactive compound in …
By Lilach Chen, M.Sc., Melanie Grably, Ph.D.
Continue reading In Focus: Formyl Peptide Receptors
Chemotactic factors from both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria are short peptides with N-formyl methionine at the N-terminus (extensively reviewed in …
By Alomone Labs
Continue reading