G Protein Coupled Receptors (GPCRs) comprise a large class of cell surface receptors with seven transmembrane alpha helices. In this interactive Jmol tutorial, we will review some of the distinctive features of these proteins and explore modern methods of studying their structure and function.
| Rhodopsin - A Prototypical Example | Page 1 |
| Rhodopsin and Bacteriorhodopsin | Page 2 |
| Rhodopsin - Activated and Inactivated | Page 3 |
| Human Beta2-Adrenergic Receptor - Methods | Page 4 |
| Human Beta2-Adrenergic Receptor - Activated and Inactivated | Page 5 |
| Beta2 - Adrenergic Receptor | Page 6 |
| A GPCR and G-Protein Bound | Page 7 |