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Crystal structures of free and ligand-bound β-klotho reveal that it acts as a primary receptor for FGF21, and demonstrate how a sugar-cutting enzyme has evolved to become a receptor for hormones that regulate metabolic processes.
Structures of β-klotho reveal a ‘zip code’-like mechanism for endocrine FGF signalling