Molecular investigations on the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor: Conformational mapping and dynamic exploration using photoaffinity labeling

Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 45-59

  Kotzyba Hibert, Florence ^a   Grutter, Thomas ^a   Goeldner, Maurice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Nicotinic receptors; Photosensitive agonists; Time resolved photoaffinity labeling

Indexed keywords

NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOAFFINITY LABELING; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RECEPTOR BINDING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032735643     PISSN: 08937648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02741364     Document Type: Article

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