Neuronal nicotinic receptors: from protein structure to function

被引:148
作者
Itier, V [1 ]
Bertrand, D [1 ]
机构
[1] CMU, Dept Physiol, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
来源
FEBS LETTERS | 2001年 / 504卷 / 03期
关键词
neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor; ligand-gated channel; transmission; molecular structure;
D O I
10.1016/S0014-5793(01)02702-8
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are a prototype of ligand-gated channels that mediate transmission in the central and peripheral nervous system. Structure-function studies performed at the amino acid level are now unraveling the determinant residues either for the properties of the ligand-binding domain or the ionic pore. In this work we review, in the light of the latest finding, the structure-function relationship of these receptors and their implication in neurological diseases. (C) 2001 Federation of European Biochemical Societies. Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:118 / 125
页数:8
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