Ion-channel gating. Twist to open

Curr Biol. 1995 Apr 1;5(4):373-5. doi: 10.1016/s0960-9822(95)00076-5.

Abstract

Three-dimensional images of the open state of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor have been obtained at 9 A resolution. Comparison with the closed state reveals the structural basis of channel gating.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acetylcholine / metabolism
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Ion Channel Gating / physiology*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Protein Conformation
  • Receptors, Nicotinic / chemistry*
  • Receptors, Nicotinic / physiology*

Substances

  • Receptors, Nicotinic
  • Acetylcholine