The nicotinic receptor ligand binding domain

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 431-446

  Sine, Steven M ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine binding protein; Agonist induced conformational change; Allosteric protein; Homology structural model; Ligand gated ion channel

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIGAND BINDING; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; HUMANS; ION CHANNEL GATING; LIGANDS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC;

EID: 0036891560     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/neu.10139     Document Type: Article

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