A model for the assembly of nicotinic receptors based on subunit-subunit interactions

Proteins: Structure, Function and Genetics

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 473-488

  Ortells, Marcelo O ^a   Barrantes, Georgina E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE MORÓN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

5HT3 receptors; Assembly; Molecular modeling; Nicotinic receptors

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ACETYLCHOLINE; BINDING PROTEIN; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; SEROTONIN 3 RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; ELECTRIC ORGAN; MOLECULAR MODEL; MUSCLE; NERVE CELL; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RECEPTOR BINDING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOICHIOMETRY; TORPEDO;

ANIMALS; DIMERIZATION; ELECTROSTATICS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN BINDING; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC;

GASTROPODA;

EID: 37849053608     PISSN: 08873585     EISSN: 10970134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prot.21529     Document Type: Article

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