Structure of an antagonist-bound ghrelin receptor reveals possible ghrelin recognition mode.
Shiimura, Y., Horita, S., Hamamoto, A., Asada, H., Hirata, K., Tanaka, M., Mori, K., Uemura, T., Kobayashi, T., Iwata, S., Kojima, M.(2020) Nat Commun 11: 4160-4160
- PubMed: 32814772 
- DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17554-1
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
6KO5, 6KS2 - PubMed Abstract: 
Ghrelin is a gastric peptide hormone with important physiological functions. The unique feature of ghrelin is its Serine 3 acyl-modification, which is essential for ghrelin's activity. However, it remains to be elucidated why the acyl-modification of ghrelin is necessary for activity ...