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Mutagenesis and molecular modeling reveal the importance of the 5-HT3 receptor F-loop.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 16 Jun 2006
Thompson Andrew J, Padgett Claire L, Lummis Sarah C R
Abstract excerpt
The 5-HT(3) receptor is a member of the Cys-loop family of ligand-gated ion channels. The extracellular domains of these proteins contain six amino acid loops (A-F) that converge to form the ligand binding site. In this study we have mutated 21 residues in or close to the 5-HT(3) receptor F-loop (Ile(192) to Gly(212)) to Ala or to a residue with similar chemical properties. Mutant receptors were expressed in...
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