Histamine H1 receptor

Histamine H1 ReceptorHistamine H1 Receptor

Allergy symptoms are mostly caused by the release of histamine in response to allergens. The binding of histamine to the extracellular portion of the H1 receptor triggers a structural change of the transmembrane portion, leading to a change in the C terminal area. This c terminal region interacts with G proteins, leading to the activation of the Gq signalling pathway, which triggers allergy symptoms like itchy eyeys and runny noses. Many allergy drugs are anti-histamines, in that they bind to the histamine receptor but do not cause the conformational change that leads to a response.

Structural highlights

The structure of the H1 histamine receptor bound to an antihistamine, doxepin was published in 2011 ^[1].

ReferencesReferences

↑ Shimamura T, Shiroishi M, Weyand S, Tsujimoto H, Winter G, Katritch V, Abagyan R, Cherezov V, Liu W, Han GW, Kobayashi T, Stevens RC, Iwata S. Structure of the human histamine H1 receptor complex with doxepin. Nature. 2011 Jun 22;475(7354):65-70. doi: 10.1038/nature10236. PMID:21697825 doi:10.1038/nature10236

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[1] Shimamura T, Shiroishi M, Weyand S, Tsujimoto H, Winter G, Katritch V, Abagyan R, Cherezov V, Liu W, Han GW, Kobayashi T, Stevens RC, Iwata S. Structure of the human histamine H1 receptor complex with doxepin. Nature. 2011 Jun 22;475(7354):65-70. doi: 10.1038/nature10236. PMID:21697825 doi:10.1038/nature10236

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