Cell Press, Chemistry and Biology, 9(18), p. 1067-1068, 2011
DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2011.09.004
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G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) activate heterotrimeric G protein complexes. In this issue, Putyrski and Schultz (2011) describe a rapamycin-based system to bypass the GPCR by direct activation of a specific heterotrimeric G protein subunit, which induces downstream signaling cascades.