Structure and dynamics of the γM4 transmembrane domain of the acetylcholine receptor in lipid bilayers: Insights into receptor assembly and function

Molecular Membrane Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 305-315

  De Almeida, Rodrigo F M ^a,b   Loura, Luís M S ^b,c   Prieto, Manuel ^b   Watts, Anthony ^d   Fedorov, Aleksandre ^b   Barrantes, Francisco J ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquimicas Bahia Blanca   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Lipid protein interactions; Membrane; Neurotransmitter receptor; Structure function relationship; Transmembrane peptide dynamics

Indexed keywords

1 PALMITOYL 2 OLEOYL SN GLYCERO 3 PHOSPHOCHOLINE; CHOLESTEROL; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; PROTEIN 28 MER; TRYPTOPHAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 1-PALMITOYL-2-OLEOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; 2 OLEOYL 1 PALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PEPTIDE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; EXCITATION; FLUORESCENCE; LIPID BILAYER; LIQUID; NONPHOTOCHEMICAL QUENCHING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SPECTROSCOPY; STEADY STATE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION; HUMAN; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; FLUORESCENCE POLARIZATION; HUMANS; LIPID BILAYERS; PEPTIDES; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 33750481856     PISSN: 09687688     EISSN: 14645203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09687860600703613     Document Type: Article

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