Structural basis of activation of Cys-loop receptors: The extracellular-transmembrane interface as a coupling region

Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 236-252

  Bartos, Mariana ^a   Corradi, Jeremías ^a   Bouzat, Cecilia ^a  

^a Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquimicas Bahia Blanca   (Argentina)

Author keywords

5 HT3 receptor; Cys loop receptors; Gating; Ion channels; Nicotinic receptor; Synaptic transmission

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ACETYLCHOLINE; CYSTEINE; GLYCINE; ION CHANNEL; NEUROTRANSMITTER; SEROTONIN 5 RECEPTOR;

ALPHA HELIX; BETA SHEET; BINDING SITE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHANNEL GATING; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

EID: 70849100535     PISSN: 08937648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12035-009-8084-x     Document Type: Review

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