Transmembrane Domain Dominance Drives Emergent Signaling and Allosteric Inversion in mGlu1/5 Heterodimers
Justin B. Steinfeld, Xia Lei, Madeline Laramee, Xin Lin, Alice L. Rodriguez, Paul K. Spearing, Wesley B. Asher, Colleen Marie Niswender, Jonathan A. Javitch
The paper shows that signaling in mGlu1/5 heterodimers is dominated by the mGlu protomer, leading to emergent signaling and allosteric inversion, with implications for drug design.
bioRxiv · May 22, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience