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Structural basis for recognition of diverse antidepressants by the human serotonin transporter.
Nature structural & molecular biology - 1 Feb 2018
Coleman Jonathan A, Gouaux Eric
Abstract excerpt
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are clinically prescribed antidepressants that act by increasing the local concentrations of neurotransmitters at synapses and in extracellular spaces via blockade of the serotonin transporter. Here we report X-ray structures of engineered thermostable variants of the human serotonin transporter bound to the antidepressants sertraline, fluvoxamine, and paroxetine. The drugs...
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