Elsevier, Structure, 3(20), p. 385-387, 2012
DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2012.02.005
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Despite its physiological importance, no part of human leptin receptor (ObR) has been structurally characterized before. In this issue of Structure, Carpenter et al. report the crystal structure of the leptin-binding domain of human ObR in complex with the Fab fragment of an ObR-blocking monoclonal antibody (9F8 mAb).