Structure of the NMDA receptor channel M2 segment inferred from the accessibility of substituted cysteines

Neuron

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 343-352

  Kuner, Thomas ^a,b   Wollmuth, Lonnie P ^b   Karlin, Arthur ^c   Seeburg, Peter H ^a,b   Sakmann, Bert ^b  

^a Zentrum fur Molec Biol Heidelberg   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c Columbia Univesity ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINE; CYSTEINE; MAGNESIUM ION; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; THIOL REAGENT;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; ION PERMEABILITY; OOCYTE; PATCH CLAMP; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0030220889     PISSN: 08966273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0896-6273(00)80165-8     Document Type: Article

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