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<StructureSection load='4l6r' size='350' side='right' caption='Class B | <StructureSection load='4l6r' size='350' side='right' caption='Structure of the Class B Human Glucagon G Protein Coupled Receptor-[http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/home/home.do PDB] [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore/explore.do?structureId=4l6r 4L6R]' scene='72/721536/Class_b_gpcrs/3'> | ||
==Human Glucagon Class B G Protein-Coupled Receptors (GPCRs)== | ==Human Glucagon Class B G Protein-Coupled Receptors (GPCRs)== | ||
===Introduction=== | ===Introduction=== | ||
[[Image:Screen_Shot_2016-03-29_at_12.45.02_PM.png|(|):|350 px|right|thumb|<font size="3.0"><div style="text-align: center;">Glucagon, shown in green, bound to its receptor in the class B family </div></font>]] | [[Image:Screen_Shot_2016-03-29_at_12.45.02_PM.png|(|):|350 px|right|thumb|<font size="3.0"><div style="text-align: center;">Figure 1: Glucagon, shown in green, bound to its receptor in the class B family </div></font>]] | ||
Human glucagon class B G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), also known as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretin_receptor_family secretin-like receptors], are a subfamily of the more well known class A ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodopsin-like_receptors rhodopsin-like]) glucagon receptor family<ref name="Intro">PMID: 24359917</ref> . Located in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liver liver], class B glucagon receptors (GCGRs) are activated by the binding of the hormonal peptide [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucagon glucagon], as seen in figure 1, which leads to the release of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucose glucose] into the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circulatory_system bloodstream] and plays an essential role in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_sugar_regulation glucose homeostasis]. Class B GCGRs are composed of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liver seven transmembrane domain] (7TM) and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liver extracellular domain] (ECD) that are of vital importance in glucagon binding. In comparison, class A vs. class B glucagon receptors share less than fifteen percent sequence homology, but both share this 7TM which is a primary area of comparison between the two <ref name="Intro">PMID: 24359917</ref>. The understanding of class A family of GCGRs structure-function [https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Structural_Biochemistry/Enzyme_Catalytic_Mechanism mechanism] has made great progress over the past few years, but understanding of class B has fallen behind. | Human glucagon class B G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), also known as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretin_receptor_family secretin-like receptors], are a subfamily of the more well known class A ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodopsin-like_receptors rhodopsin-like]) glucagon receptor family<ref name="Intro">PMID: 24359917</ref> . Located in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liver liver], class B glucagon receptors (GCGRs) are activated by the binding of the hormonal peptide [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucagon glucagon], as seen in figure 1, which leads to the release of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucose glucose] into the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circulatory_system bloodstream] and plays an essential role in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_sugar_regulation glucose homeostasis]. Class B GCGRs are composed of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liver seven transmembrane domain] (7TM) and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liver extracellular domain] (ECD) that are of vital importance in glucagon binding. In comparison, class A vs. class B glucagon receptors share less than fifteen percent sequence homology, but both share this 7TM which is a primary area of comparison between the two <ref name="Intro">PMID: 24359917</ref>. The understanding of class A family of GCGRs structure-function [https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Structural_Biochemistry/Enzyme_Catalytic_Mechanism mechanism] has made great progress over the past few years, but understanding of class B has fallen behind. | ||
