Molecular modelling of the GABAA ion channel protein

Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 721-730

  Campagna Slater, Valérie ^a   Weaver, Donald F ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aminobutyric acid (GABA); Aminobutyric acid type A receptor (GABAA); General anaesthetic; Ligand gated ion channels; Molecular modelling; Transmembrane domain

Indexed keywords

ANAESTHETICS; ION CHANNEL PROTEINS; MOLECULAR MODELLING; MOLECULAR MODELS; NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTORS; TRANSMEMBRANE DOMAIN (TMD);

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

PROTEINS;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ACETYLCHOLINE BINDING PROTEIN; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BINDING PROTEIN; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ACHBP PROTEIN, LYMNAEA; CARRIER PROTEIN;

AB INITIO CALCULATION; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HYDROPHOBICITY; LYMNAEA; LYMNAEA STAGNALIS; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TORPEDO MARMORATA; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TORPEDO;

LYMNAEA STAGNALIS; TORPEDO MARMORATA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANESTHETICS, GENERAL; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CARRIER PROTEINS; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; LYMNAEA; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TORPEDO;

EID: 33846570311     PISSN: 10933263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2006.06.001     Document Type: Article

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