Class C/3 (Metabotropic glutamate/pheromone receptors)

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R-HSA-420499
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Homo sapiens
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The class C G-protein-coupled receptors are a class of G-protein coupled receptors that include the metabotropic glutamate receptors and several additional receptors (Brauner-Osborne H et al, 2007). Family C GPCRs have a large extracellular N-terminus which binds the orthosteric (endogenous) ligand. The shape of this domain is often likened to a clam. Several allosteric ligands to these receptors have been identified and these bind within the seven transmembrane region.
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PubMed ID Title Journal Year
17266540 Structure, pharmacology and therapeutic prospects of family C G-protein coupled receptors

Jensen, AA, Wellendorph, P, Brauner-Osborne, H

Curr Drug Targets 2007
12782243 Evolution, structure, and activation mechanism of family 3/C G-protein-coupled receptors

Prézeau, L, Galvez, T, Pin, JP

Pharmacol Ther 2003
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