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Mutation of glutamate 155 of the GABAA receptor beta2 subunit produces a spontaneously open channel: a trigger for channel activation.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 15 Dec 2004
Newell J Glen, McDevitt Ross A, Czajkowski Cynthia
Abstract excerpt
Protein movements underlying ligand-gated ion channel activation are poorly understood. The binding of agonist initiates a series of conformational movements that ultimately lead to the opening of the ion channel pore. Although little is known about local movements within the GABA-binding site, a recent structural model of the GABA(A) receptor (GABA(A)R) ligand-binding domain predicts that beta2Glu155 is a key...
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