α-Bungarotoxin binding to acetylcholine receptor membranes studied by low angle x-ray diffraction

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 943-953

  Young, Howard S ^a,c   Herbette, Leo G ^b   Skita, Victor ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c Exploria   (United States)

^d Indus International Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; NEUROTOXIN; SNAKE VENOM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CALCULATION; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; ELECTRON; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RECEPTOR BINDING; SNAKE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TORPEDO CALIFORNICA; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANIMALIA; BUNGARUS; BUNGARUS FASCIATUS; BUNGARUS MULTICINCTUS; SERPENTES; TORPEDO; TORPEDO CALIFORNICA;

EID: 0041843714     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)74533-0     Document Type: Article

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