Opsin, a structural model for olfactory receptors?
Park, J.H., Morizumi, T., Li, Y., Hong, J.E., Pai, E.F., Hofmann, K.P., Choe, H.W., Ernst, O.P.(2013) Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 52: 11021-11024
- PubMed: 24038729 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201302374
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4J4Q - PubMed Abstract: 
Receptor-ligand interaction: Olfactory receptors (ORs) are G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), which detect signaling molecules such as hormones and odorants. The structure of opsin, the GPCR employed in vision, with a detergent molecule bound deep in its orthosteric ligand-binding pocket provides a template for OR homology modeling, thus enabling investigation of the structural basis of the mechanism of odorant-receptor recognition.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Division of Biotechnology, Advanced Institute of Environment and Bioscience, College of Environmental & Bioresources Sciences, Chonbuk National University, 570-752 Iksan (Republic of Korea). junghee.park@jbnu.ac.kr.