Structures of Aplysia Achbp Complexes with Nicotinic Agonists and Antagonists Reveal Distinctive Binding Interfaces and Conformations.
Hansen, S.B., Sulzenbacher, G., Huxford, T., Marchot, P., Taylor, P., Bourne, Y.(2005) Embo J. 24: 3635
- PubMed: 16193063 
- DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7600828
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
- PubMed Abstract: 
Upon ligand binding at the subunit interfaces, the extracellular domain of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor undergoes conformational changes, and agonist binding allosterically triggers opening of the ion channel. The soluble acetylcholine-bindin ...