{"id":3282,"date":"2025-12-02T14:45:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T19:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/miaolab\/?p=3282"},"modified":"2025-12-02T14:46:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T19:46:52","slug":"research-highlighted-by-unc-health-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/miaolab\/2025\/12\/research-highlighted-by-unc-health-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Highlighted by UNC Health News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"entry-title\">Our recent research published in <em>PNAS<\/em> has been highlighted by UNC Health News: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.unchealthcare.org\/2025\/11\/unc-scientists-discover-how-a-critical-signaling-step-works-inside-cells\/?utm_source=miragenews&amp;utm_medium=miragenews&amp;utm_campaign=news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>UNC Scientists Discover How a Critical Signaling Step Works Inside Cells<\/strong><\/a>&#8220;:<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8220;UNC researchers discovered how a key step in cell signaling works by showing exactly how G proteins detach from receptors that many common medicines target.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Scientists at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine have made a breakthrough in understanding how cells respond to some of the most widely used medicines at the molecular level. 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