Comparative modeling of a GABAA alpha1 receptor using three crystal structures as templates

Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-49

  Trudell, J R ^a   Bertaccini, E ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha helices; Anesthetics; Helical bundles; Ligand gated ion channels; Molecular dynamics; Molecular modeling

Indexed keywords

BINDING TRANSDUCTIONS; CRYOELECTRON MICROGRAPHS;

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUTAGENESIS; PIGMENTS;

PROTEINS;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A ALPHA1 RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; ION CHANNEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA TEMPLATE; LIGAND BINDING; MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MUTAGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CATTLE; ION CHANNELS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE;

EID: 4143088670     PISSN: 10933263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2004.03.004     Document Type: Article

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