Microsecond simulations indicate that ethanol binds between subunits and could stabilize an open-state model of a glycine receptor

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1642-1650

  Murail, Samuel ^a   Wallner, Björn ^a   Trudell, James R ^b,c   Bertaccini, Edward ^b,c,d   Lindahl, Erik ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOEOBACTER VIOLACEUS;

EID: 79959652664     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.02.032     Document Type: Article

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