C-terminus of a long α-neurotoxin is highly mobile when bound to the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor: A time-resolved fluorescence anisotropy approach

Biophysical Chemistry

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 213-218

  Johnson, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cobratoxin; Conformational dynamics; Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor; Time resolved fluorescence anisotropy

Indexed keywords

COBROTOXIN; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; LYSINE DERIVATIVE; NEUROTOXIN; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TORPEDO;

ANIMALS; COBRA; FLUORESCEIN-5-ISOTHIOCYANATE; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION; MOVEMENT; NEUROTOXINS; PROTEIN BINDING; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; TIME FACTORS; TORPEDO;

EID: 21844468248     PISSN: 03014622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2005.03.010     Document Type: Article

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