A release of local subunit conformational heterogeneity underlies gating in a muscle nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

Abstract Synaptic receptors respond to neurotransmitters by opening an ion channel across the post-synaptic membrane to elicit a cellular response. Here we use recent Torpedo acetylcholine receptor structures and functional measurements to delineate a key feature underlying allosteric communication...

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Main Authors: Mackenzie J. Thompson, Farid Mansoub Bekarkhanechi, Anna Ananchenko, Hugues Nury, John E. Baenziger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-46028-x