RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 A Latin American Perspective on G Protein–Coupled Receptors JF Molecular Pharmacology JO Mol Pharmacol FD American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics SP 570 OP 572 DO 10.1124/mol.116.106062 VO 90 IS 5 A1 Pupo, André S. A1 García-Sáinz, J. Adolfo YR 2016 UL http://molpharm.aspetjournals.org/content/90/5/570.abstract AB G protein–coupled receptors are sensors that interact with a large variety of elements, including photons, ions, and large proteins. Not surprisingly, these receptors participate in the numerous normal physiologic processes that we refer to as health and in its perturbations that constitute disease. It has been estimated that a large percentage of drugs currently used in therapeutics target these proteins, and this percentage is larger when illegal drugs are included. The state of the art in this field can be defined with the oxymoron “constant change,” and enormous progress has been made in recent years. A group of scientists working in Latin America were invited to contribute minireviews for this special section to present some of the work performed in this geographical region and foster further international collaboration.