Intersubunit bridge formation governs agonist efficacy at nicotinic acetylcholine alpha 4 beta 2 receptors: unique role of halogen bonding revealed.
Rohde, L.A., Ahring, P.K., Jensen, M.L., Nielsen, E., Peters, D., Helgstrand, C., Krintel, C., Harpse, K., Gajhede, M., Kastrup, J.S., Balle, T.(2012) J Biol Chem 287: 4248-4259
- PubMed: 22170047 
- DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M111.292243
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3U8N, 3U8J, 3U8K, 3U8L, 3U8M - PubMed Abstract: 
The α4β2 subtype of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor has been pursued as a drug target for treatment of psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders and smoking cessation aids for decades. Still, a thorough understanding of structure-function relationships of α4β2 agonists is lacking ...