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Correcting congenital myasthenia-associated acetylcholine receptor defects.
Nature - 1 Aug 2026
Li Huanhuan, Mukhtasimova Nuriya, Teng Jinfeng, Cavalli Elfie S, Gu Xilin, Sello Jason K, Sine Steven M, Hibbs Ryan E
Abstract excerpt
Voluntary muscle contraction is triggered by the neurotransmitter acetylcholine binding its receptors on the postsynaptic membrane of the neuromuscular junction, opening ion channels that allow cation influx and initiate depolarization1-3. Mutations in muscle acetylcholine receptors disrupt this process by either impairing (fast-channel) or prolonging (slow-channel) channel openings1,4. These defects cause...
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