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Who shared the Nobel Prize with Robert Lefkowitz in 2012?

  • Alice Munro

  • Brian Kobilka

  • Bert Sakmann

  • Daniel Kahneman

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Brian Kobilka, an American biochemist, shared the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Robert Lefkowitz. Their work focused on the structure and function of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), which are proteins that bind to molecules outside the cell and trigger changes inside the cell. This work has led to a better understanding of how GPCRs work and has helped to develop new drugs for treating a variety of diseases.
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