Modeling neuronal nicotinic and GABA receptors: Important interface salt-links and protein dynamics

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1586-1594

  Law, Richard J ^a,b   Lightstone, Felice C ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BETA2ALPHA1GAMMA2; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR ALPHA4BETA2; PROTEIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CHANNEL GATING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LIGAND BINDING; MOLECULAR MODEL; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DOMAIN; RECEPTOR BINDING; SODIUM BALANCE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TORPEDO CALIFORNICA; TORPEDO MARMORATA;

EID: 70349967621     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.06.044     Document Type: Article

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