X-ray structure of a prokaryotic pentameric ligand-gated ion channel

Nature

Volumn 452, Issue 7185, 2008, Pages 375-379

  Hilf, Ricarda J C ^a   Dutzler, Raimund ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; PENTAMERIC LIGAND GATED ION CHANNEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FISH; GENE EXPRESSION; PROKARYOTE; PROTEIN; ULTRASTRUCTURE; X-RAY;

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ION TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PECTOBACTERIUM CHRYSANTHEMI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; X RAY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERWINIA CHRYSANTHEMI; EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA; TORPEDINIFORMES;

EID: 41149168686     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature06717     Document Type: Article

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