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==== Domains ====
==== Domains ====
'''VFT''': The extracellular location in which the two glutamate agonists bind is known as the VFT. This domain includes a disulfide bond which is shifted down in the inactive form (IMAGE) and undergoes an upward movement upon glutamate binding which stabilizes the active site. [[Image: Active vs inactive vft.png|400 px|right|thumb|Figure 1. The interaction between an active mGlu and a G-protein ]]
[[Image: Active vs inactive vft.png|400 px|left|thumb|Figure 1. The interaction between an active mGlu and a G-protein ]]'''VFT''': The extracellular location in which the two glutamate agonists bind is known as the VFT. This domain includes a disulfide bond which is shifted down in the inactive form (IMAGE) and undergoes an upward movement upon glutamate binding which stabilizes the active site.