Molecular dynamics simulations of GABA binding to the GABAC receptor: The role of Arg104

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 4115-4123

  Melis, Claudio ^a   Lummis, Sarah C R ^b,c   Molteni, Carla ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID C RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ARGININE; GABA-C RECEPTOR; MUTANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARGININE; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS; MUTANT PROTEINS; MUTATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECEPTORS, GABA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; WATER;

EID: 58149154215     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.127589     Document Type: Article

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