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Single-channel kinetic analysis for activation and desensitization of homomeric 5-HT(3)A receptors.
Biophysical journal - 2 Sept 2009
Corradi Jeremías, Gumilar Fernanda, Bouzat Cecilia
Abstract excerpt
The 5-HT(3)A receptor is a member of the Cys-loop family of ligand-gated ion channels. To perform kinetic analysis, we mutated the 5-HT3A subunit to obtain a high-conductance form so that single-channel currents can be detected. At all 5-HT concentrations (> 0.1 microM), channel activity appears as openings in quick succession that form bursts, which coalesce into clusters. By combining single-channel and...
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