{"title":"G-proteins and GPCrs: from the beginning.","authors":"H R Bourne","doi":"10.1007/2789_2006_001","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>From the point of view of a participant observer, I tell the discovery stories of trimeric G-proteins and GPCRs, beginning in the 1970s. As in most such stories, formidable obstacles, confusion, and mistakes make eventual triumphs even more exciting. Because these pivotally important signaling molecules were discovered before the recombinant DNA revolution, today's well-trained molecular biologist may find it amazing that we learned anything at all.</p>","PeriodicalId":87471,"journal":{"name":"Ernst Schering Foundation symposium proceedings","volume":" 2","pages":"1-21"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2006-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/2789_2006_001","citationCount":"9","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Ernst Schering Foundation symposium proceedings","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1007/2789_2006_001","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
From the point of view of a participant observer, I tell the discovery stories of trimeric G-proteins and GPCRs, beginning in the 1970s. As in most such stories, formidable obstacles, confusion, and mistakes make eventual triumphs even more exciting. Because these pivotally important signaling molecules were discovered before the recombinant DNA revolution, today's well-trained molecular biologist may find it amazing that we learned anything at all.