Segregation of lipids near acetylcholine-receptor channels imaged by cryo-EM

Segregation of lipids near acetylcholine-receptor channels imaged by cryo-EM

Rapid communication at the chemical synapse depends on the action of ion channels residing in the postsynaptic membrane. The channels open transiently upon the binding of a neurotransmitter released from the presynaptic nerve terminal, eliciting an electrical response. Membrane lipids also play a vi...

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Main Author: Nigel Unwin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Union of Crystallography 2017-07-01
Series:IUCrJ
Subjects:
nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
cholesterol
lipid microdomain
cryo-EM
helical image reconstruction
Online Access:http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S2052252517005243

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