The mechanism for ligand activation of the Smoothened G protein–coupled receptor

Journal:: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Published:: 2026-06-29
DOI:: 10.1073/pnas.2604658123
Affiliations:: 1
Authors:: 4

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California Institute of Technology (Caltech), United States of America (USA)	4.000000	1.00

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