Normal mode analysis suggests a quaternary twist model for the nicotinic receptor gating mechanism

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 3954-3965

  Taly, Antoine ^a   Delarue, Marc ^a   Grutter, Thomas ^a   Nilges, Michael ^b   Le Novère, Nicolas ^c   Corringer, Pierre Jean ^a   Changeux, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^c WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ACETYLCHOLINE BINDING PROTEIN; BINDING PROTEIN; BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; CHANNEL GATING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NORMAL MODE ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE; QUATERNARY TWIST MODEL; ROTATION; TORPEDO MARMORATA;

GASTROPODA; TORPEDO MARMORATA;

EID: 22244438519     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.050229     Document Type: Article

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