How living cells communicate (Introduction)

by David Turell , Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 23:10 (4404 days ago) @ David Turell

Nobel prize stuff. How to really communicate with cells by G-protein:-"Nearly every function of the human body, from sight and smell to heart rate and neuronal communication, depends on G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). Lodged in the fatty membranes that surround cells, they detect hormones, odours, chemical neurotransmitters and other signals outside the cell, and then convey their messages to the interior by activating one of several types of G protein. The G protein, in turn, triggers a plethora of other events. The receptors make up one of the largest families of human proteins and are the targets of one-third to one-half of drugs. Working out their atomic structure will help researchers to understand how this central cellular-communication system works, and could help drug-makers to design more effective treatments."-http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110803/full/476387a.html?WT.ec_id=NATURENEWSBREAKING-As I predicted long ago, the complexity of life is just beginning to be unraveled. The understanding of the complexity is in its infancy. And its all by chance mechanisms. Of course!