Docking of α-cobratoxin suggests a basal conformation of the nicotinic receptor

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 359, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 413-418

  Konstantakaki, Maria ^a   Changeux, Jean Pierre ^a   Taly, Antoine ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Cobratoxin; Acetylcholine binding protein; Complex; Model; Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor; Rigid body protein protein docking; Structure

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; COBROTOXIN; DOCKING PROTEIN; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ALLOSTERISM; ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; LYMNAEA; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; COBRA; COBRA NEUROTOXINS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; LYMNAEA; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUSCLES; NICOTINIC ANTAGONISTS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC;

EID: 34250174212     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.05.126     Document Type: Article

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