Subunit-selective role of the M3 transmembrane domain of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in channel gating

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes

Volumn 1778, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 521-529

  De Rosa, María José ^a   Corradi, Jeremías ^a   Bouzat, Cecilia ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Nicotinic receptor; Patch clamp; Single channel; Transmembrane domains

Indexed keywords

CHIMERIC PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ALPHA CHAIN; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; EMBRYO; ENERGY YIELD; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WILD TYPE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ION CHANNEL GATING; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 38349003255     PISSN: 00052736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2007.10.026     Document Type: Article

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