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Mutations at lipid-exposed residues of the acetylcholine receptor affect its gating kinetics.
Molecular pharmacology - 1 Jul 1998
Bouzat C, Roccamo A M, Garbus I, Barrantes F J
Abstract excerpt
The firmest candidate among the transmembrane portions of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (AChR) to be in contact with the lipid bilayer is the fourth segment, M4. To explore the contribution of alphaM4 amino acid residues of mouse AChR to channel gating, we combined site-directed mutagenesis with single-channel recordings. Two residues in alphaM4, Cys418 and Thr422, were found to significantly affect gating...
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