Cryo-EM reveals the regulatory mechanism of cone pigments: Providing a structural blueprint for visual GPCR drug discovery
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Guo L., Zeng P. and Li J. (2026). Cryo-EM reveals the regulatory mechanism of cone pigments: Providing a structural blueprint for visual GPCR drug discovery. The Innovation Drug Discovery 1:100037. https://doi.org/10.59717/j.xinn-drugdisc.2026.100037
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Guo L., Zeng P. and Li J. (2026). Cryo-EM reveals the regulatory mechanism of cone pigments: Providing a structural blueprint for visual GPCR drug discovery. The Innovation Drug Discovery 1:100037. https://doi.org/10.59717/j.xinn-drugdisc.2026.100037
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Cryo-EM Structural Atlas of Cone Pigments: Molecular Basis of Human Color Vision and Translational Research on Eye Diseases
