Atomistic mechanism for the activation and desensitization of an AMPA-subtype glutamate receptor

Nature Communications

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Dong, Hao ^a   Zhou, Huan Xiang ^a  

^a Florida State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; BINDING PROTEIN; CYSTEINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; HELICASE; LIGAND BINDING DOMAIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN PS2; TETRAMER; TRANSMEMBRANE DOMAIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; LIGAND;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHANNEL GATING; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DESENSITIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STATIC ELECTRICITY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMANS; ION CHANNEL GATING; LIGANDS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RECEPTORS, AMPA; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 79959268661     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1362     Document Type: Article

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