Allosteric activation of a spring-loaded natriuretic peptide receptor dimer by hormone.
He, X.l., Chow, D.c., Martick, M.M., Garcia, K.C.(2001) Science 293: 1657-1662
- PubMed: 11533490 
- DOI: 10.1126/science.1062246
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1JDN, 1JDP - PubMed Abstract: 
Natriuretic peptides (NPs) are vasoactive cyclic-peptide hormones important in blood pressure regulation through interaction with natriuretic cell-surface receptors. We report the hormone-binding thermodynamics and crystal structures at 2.9 and 2.0 angstroms, respectively, of the extracellular domain of the unliganded human NP receptor (NPR-C) and its complex with CNP, a 22-amino acid NP ...