Structure and allosteric activity of a single-disulfide conopeptide from Conus zonatus at human α3β4 and α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
Madhan Kumar Mohan, Nikita Abraham, Rajaian Pushpabai Rajesh, Benjamin Franklin Jayaseelan, Lotten Ragnarsson, Richard J. Lewis, Siddhartha P. Sarma
Abstract
species for similar, short bioactive peptides that allosterically modulate ligand-gated receptor function.
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Allosteric regulationNicotinic acetylcholine receptorConotoxinConusAcetylcholine receptorNicotinic agonistChemistryStereochemistryVenomReceptorNicotinic AntagonistBiophysicsBiochemistryBiologyAnatomyNicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors StudyReceptor Mechanisms and SignalingChemical Synthesis and Analysis