International team solves structure of glucagon class B G-protein-coupled receptor

Binding of the glucagon peptide to the glucagon receptor (GCGR) triggers the release of glucose from the liver during fasting; thus GCGR plays an important role in glucose homeostasis. The team consisted of scientists from China (Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica), USA, the Netherlands and Denmark

Fai Yiu SIU et al., Nature July 17 (2013)