A state-dependent salt-bridge interaction exists across the β/α intersubunit interface of the GABAA receptor

Molecular Pharmacology

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 662-671

  Laha, Kurt T ^a   Wagner, David A ^a  

^a Marquette University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ALANINE; ARGININE; ASPARTIC ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ALPHA CHAIN; ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS COUPLING REACTION; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KINETICS; MUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARGININE; ASPARTIC ACID; BINDING SITES; HEK293 CELLS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A;

EID: 79953023119     PISSN: 0026895X     EISSN: 15210111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/mol.110.068619     Document Type: Article

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