Probing the activation sequence of NMDA receptors with lurcher mutations

Journal of General Physiology

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 267-277

  Murthy, Swetha E ^a   Shogan, Tamer ^a   Page, Jessica C ^a   Kasperek, Eileen M ^a   Popescu, Gabriela K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL D ASPARTATE RECEPTOR SUBTYPE 2A; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N-METHYL D-ASPARTATE RECEPTOR SUBTYPE 2A; NMDA RECEPTOR A1;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL STRAIN HEK293; CHANNEL GATING; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MISSENSE MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; RAT;

ALANINE; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; GLUTAMIC ACID; HEK293 CELLS; HUMANS; ION CHANNEL GATING; MUTATION, MISSENSE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RATS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

EID: 84866320347     PISSN: 00221295     EISSN: 15407748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.201210786     Document Type: Article

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