Food for thought: the physiological relevance of ghrelin and dopamine D2 receptor heterodimerization in the regulation of appetite.

Journal Article

Establishing whether G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) form physiologically relevant functional homo- and heteroligomers in vivo has been a major biochemical challenge. In this issue of Neuron, Kern et al. (2012) investigate whether the anorexigenic effects of D2 dopamine receptors may be a direct consequence of allosteric modulation by Apo-ghrelin receptors.

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Duke Authors

Caron, Marc G.

Cited Authors

Salahpour, A; Caron, MG

Published Date

January 2012

Published In

Neuron

Volume / Issue

73 / 2

Start / End Page

210 - 211

PubMed ID

22284175

Pubmed Central ID

22284175

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

1097-4199

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0896-6273

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1016/j.neuron.2012.01.004

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