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how ligand binding and conformational changes results in G-protein activation 

how ligand binding and conformational changes results in G-protein activation 


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Heterotrimeric G proteins, are activated by G protein-coupled receptors.They are bound to the inner surface of the cell membrane.and consist of the Gα and the tightly associated Gβγ subunits [beta (β), and gamma (γ) subunits].In normal state Gα is bound by GTP. When a ligand binding activates the G protein-coupled receptor, it induces a conformational change in the receptor that allows the receptor to function as a guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) that exchanges GDP for GTP turning the GPCR "on". This exchange activates G protein and triggers the dissociation of the Gα subunit (which is bound to GTP) from the Gβγ dimer and the receptor as a whole.

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