Nature Communications (Mar 2023)

Structural basis of peptide recognition and activation of endothelin receptors

  • Yujie Ji,
  • Jia Duan,
  • Qingning Yuan,
  • Xinheng He,
  • Gong Yang,
  • Shengnan Zhu,
  • Kai Wu,
  • Wen Hu,
  • Tianyu Gao,
  • Xi Cheng,
  • Hualiang Jiang,
  • H. Eric Xu,
  • Yi Jiang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36998-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Endothelin receptors (ETAR and ETBR) are critical for vasoregulation and are targets for cardiovascular diseases treatment. Here, the authors offer a structural basis for peptide recognition selectivity and activation of both endothelin receptors.