An Intro to Receptors - Types, Structure & Location - Part 1

This introductory lecture explains what receptors are, where they are located, and how transmembrane, G-protein, intracellular, and extracellular receptors function. It includes antithrombin III as an extracellular drug receptor and the mechanism of heparin.

Syllabus

00:00 - What are we going to discuss in this lecture?
01:41 - Sensory receptors and receptors of physiology, biochemistry and pharmacology.
02:48 - What is a receptor?
12:51 - Where are the receptors located?
15:17 - transmembrane receptors and their types with examples.
21:04 - G-Protein receptors – a transmembrane type of receptor.
26:27 - Trimeric G proteins and monomeric G-proteins.
37:43 - Intracellular receptors cytosolic and nuclear receptors with examples.
44:47 - Extracellular receptors and their examples.
45:35 - Antithrombin III as an extracellular drug receptor. Heparin and it’s mechanism of action.
49:41 - . Review/Summary of this lecture.
53:30 - What we are going to discuss in the upcoming lecture?