Targeted molecular dynamics study of C-loop closure and channel gating in nicotinic receptors.
The initial coupling between ligand binding and channel gating in the human alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) has been investigated with targeted molecular dynamics (TMD) simulation. During the simulation, eight residues at the tip of the C-loop in two alternating subunits were forced...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2006-09-01
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Series: | PLoS Computational Biology |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1584325?pdf=render |