The structural mechanism of the cys-loop receptor desensitization

Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 97-108

  Zhang, Jianliang ^a   Xue, Fenqin ^b   Liu, Yujun ^a   Yang, Hui ^a   Wang, Xiaomin ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN DISORDERS   (China)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coupling energy; Cys loop receptor; Desensitization; Gating strength; Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; CYSTEINE LOOP LIGAND GATED ION CHANNEL RECEPTOR;

CHANNEL GATING; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY TRANSFER; HUMAN; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; REVIEW;

EID: 84880898531     PISSN: 08937648     EISSN: 15591182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12035-013-8420-z     Document Type: Review

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