Georgios Skiniotis developed a picture of the interaction between leptin and its receptor using electron microscopy. The two legs of the receptor become rigid by binding to leptin and signal to an enzyme called the Janus kinase.
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–October 11, 2012. Researchers at the University of Michigan have determined how the hormone leptin, an important regulator of metabolism and body weight, interacts with a key receptor in the brain.
Leptin is a hormone secreted…
