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Mechanism of gating and partial agonist action in the glycine receptor.
Cell - 18 Feb 2021
Yu Jie, Zhu Hongtao, Lape Remigijus, Greiner Timo, Du Juan, Lü Wei, Sivilotti Lucia, Gouaux Eric
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Ligand-gated ion channels mediate signal transduction at chemical synapses and transition between resting, open, and desensitized states in response to neurotransmitter binding. Neurotransmitters that produce maximum open channel probabilities (Po) are full agonists, whereas those that yield lower than maximum Po are partial agonists. Cys-loop receptors are an important class of neurotransmitter receptors, yet a...
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