Structural basis for GABA A receptor potentiation by neurosteroids

Nature Structural and Molecular Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2017, Pages 986-992

  Miller, Paul S ^a   Scott, Suzanne ^a,b   Masiulis, Simonas ^a,b   De Colibus, Luigi ^a   Pardon, Els ^c,d   Steyaert, Jan ^c,d   Aricescu, A Radu ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR ALPHA5; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BETA3; ELTANOLONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS; PROTEIN BINDING;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; EPIMER; NEUROMODULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RECEPTOR BINDING; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; STEROID BINDING; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR MODEL; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RECEPTORS, GABA-A;

EID: 85032944206     PISSN: 15459993     EISSN: 15459985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.3484     Document Type: Article

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