Asymmetric contribution of α and β subunits to the activation of αβ heteromeric glycine receptors

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 498-507

  Shan, Qiang ^a   Nevin, Simon T ^a   Haddrill, Justine L ^a   Lynch, Joseph W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allosteric interactions; Gating; Glycine receptor chloride channel; Receptor structure and function; Substituted cysteine accessibility method

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE CHANNEL; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; ION CHANNEL; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EMBRYO; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KIDNEY CELL; MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RECEPTOR SENSITIVITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CELL LINE; GLYCINE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RECEPTORS, GLYCINE; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0038493551     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2003.01872.x     Document Type: Article

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