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How an odour molecule activates a human odorant receptor protein

How an odour molecule activates a human odorant receptor protein

  • RESEARCH BRIEFINGS
  • 15 March 2023

Our sense of smell enables us to perceive a universe of odours. Cryo-electron microscopy has provided an atomic-resolution picture of how an odour molecule is recognized by one of the hundreds of odorant receptors encoded in the human genome, providing a first view into the chemical logic of olfaction.

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