The nuts and bolts of thought
Receptor proteins on the surface of nerve cells transmit sensory information and thoughts. Each receptor protein is formed from a closely-knit group of similar pieces. Andrew Plested's laboratory at the FMP has now exposed some of the physical and chemical properties that determine how the different pieces of an important type of receptor connect to each other.
Research at the FMP
The FMP is devoted to research in molecular pharmacology, which deals with the interaction of small molecules with their cellular targets, and the effects of these interactions on cells and organisms as a whole.
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The signal transduction and molecular genetics section studies cell biology, physiology and pathology. Our chemical biology section develops molecular tools for probing cellular processes. Finally, our structural biology section explores drug-target interactions at the molecular level.
