The GlyR Extracellular β8–β9 Loop – A Functional Determinant of Agonist Potency

Ligand-binding of Cys-loop receptors results in rearrangements of extracellular loop structures which are further translated into the tilting of membrane spanning helices, and finally opening of the ion channels. The cryo-EM structure of the homopentameric α1 glycine receptor (GlyR) demonstrated an...

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Main Authors: Dieter Janzen, Natascha Schaefer, Carolyn Delto, Hermann Schindelin, Carmen Villmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnmol.2017.00322/full