Na<sup>+</sup>-mimicking ligands stabilize the inactive state of leukotriene B<sub>4</sub> receptor BLT1
January 8th, 2018 by Tetsuya Hori
Na+-mimicking ligands stabilize the inactive state of leukotriene B4 receptor BLT1
Na<sup>+</sup>-mimicking ligands stabilize the inactive state of leukotriene B<sub>4</sub> receptor BLT1, Published online: 08 January 2018; doi:10.1038/nchembio.2547
A structure of leukotriene B4 receptor BLT1 bound with a benzamidine-containing compound, BIIL260, reveals an inverse-agonist mechanism involving ligand binding in the sodium ion-centered water cluster adjacent to the conserved orthosteric site of class A GPCRs.