Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor at 4.6 Å resolution: Transverse tunnels in the channel wall

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 288, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 765-786

  Miyazawa, A ^a,b   Fujiyoshi, Y ^c   Stowell, M ^a   Unwin, N ^a  

^a MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine receptor; Electron microscopy; Ion channel; Liquid helium; Tubular crystal

Indexed keywords

NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RECEPTOR BINDING; TORPEDO;

EID: 0032967642     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.2721     Document Type: Article

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