Allosteric proteins after thirty years: The binding and state functions of the neuronal α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

Experientia

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1083-1090

  Edelstein, S J ^a   Changeux, J P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Allosteric proteins; Ligand gated channels; MWC model; Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors; Stochastic models

Indexed keywords

NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; OLIGOMER;

ALLOSTERISM; BINDING AFFINITY; CHANNEL GATING; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; ION CURRENT; LIGAND BINDING; PROTEIN BINDING; REVIEW;

ALLOSTERIC REGULATION; LIGANDS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC;

EID: 0030481333     PISSN: 00144754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01952106     Document Type: Review

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