Agonist-specific conformational changes in the α1-γ2 subunit interface of the GABA A receptor

Molecular Pharmacology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 255-263

  Eaton, Megan M ^a   Lim, You Bin ^a   Bracamontes, John ^a   Steinbach, Joe Henry ^a   Akk, Gustav ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (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 ALPHA1; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR GAMMA2; CYSTEINE; ETOMIDATE; MUSCIMOL; PENTOBARBITAL; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ALLOSTERISM; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GABA-A RECEPTOR AGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; MUTATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 84863951834     PISSN: 0026895X     EISSN: 15210111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/mol.112.077875     Document Type: Article

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