The team hypothesizes that the variant alters the structure of the receptor protein, leading to higher expression of receptors on the cell surface and thus better drug binding
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The cell pellet was resuspended and lysed in lysis buffer (20 mM HEPES-NaOH pH 7.4, 200 mM NaCl, 1% Triton-X100 (v/v), 2 mM MgCl 2 , 0.5 mM TCEP) with protease inhibitors (1 mM PMSF, 1 M pepstatin, 4 M leupeptin, 0.3 M aprotinin) for 30 min at 4 C
Asn205 was suggested to be crucial for tyrosinase activity through the activation of a conserved water molecule 35,46