QUATERNARY STRUCTURE OF THE ACETYLCHOLINE-RECEPTOR

被引:234
作者
BRISSON, A [1 ]
UNWIN, PNT [1 ]
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[1] STANFORD UNIV, MED CTR, SCH MED, DEPT CELL BIOL, STANFORD, CA 94305 USA
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10.1038/315474a0
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The 5 membrane-spanning subunits of the acetylcholine receptor [from Torpedo marmorata] were resolved in electron microscopic images and were shown to lie at pentagonally symmetrical positions around the channel over a large fraction of their length. The channel consists of a wide synaptic portion and a narrow portion extending through the membrane into the interior of the cell.
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