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SUBMITTER: Diaz-De Leon R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4835820 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Nov-Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Díaz-De León Rosedelma R Otero-Cruz José David JD Torres-Nuñez David Abner DA Casiano Anette A Lasalde-Dominicci José Antonio JA
Channels (Austin, Tex.) 20081106 6
The nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) is a ligand-gated ion channel protein that mediates fast excitatory synaptic transmission in the peripheral and central nervous systems. Changes in the structure and function of the AChR can lead to serious impairment of physiological processes. In this study, we combined site-directed mutagenesis, radioligand binding assays, electrophysiological recordings and Fourier analyses to characterize the functional role and structural aspects of the betaM4 t ...[more]