Conformational dynamics of the αM3 transmembrane helix during acetylcholine receptor channel gating

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 859-865

  Cadugan, David J ^a   Auerbach, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR ALPHA; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC M3 RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC M3ALPHA RECEPTOR PHI; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BROWNIAN CONFORMATION; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHANNEL GATING; CLOSED CHANNEL CONFORMATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DNA HELIX; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIGAND BINDING; LINEAR SYSTEM; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPEN CHANNEL CONFORMATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; RAT; SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PATCH CLAMP; PHYSIOLOGY; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TORPEDO;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; HUMANS; ION CHANNEL GATING; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RECEPTOR, MUSCARINIC M3; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TORPEDO;

EID: 34547691116     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.105171     Document Type: Article

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