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- W1489230116 abstract "This chapter discusses about nicotine acetylcholine receptors (AChRs) in the nervous system. AChRs channels are widely expressed in the nervous system where they are involved in signaling, neurological disease, and motivational/addictive behaviors. Like their relatives in muscle and electric organ, neuronal AChRs are pentameric transmembrane proteins belonging to a superfamily of ligand-gated ion channels that also includes GABAA, glycine and serotonin (5-HT3) receptors. In each case, the occupation of the receptor's ligand binding domain by agonist induces an allosteric interaction among its constituent subunits causing the channel domain to make a transition from closed to open state. Despite these similarities, there are important differences among individual members of the ligand-gated ion channel superfamily, specifically between AChRs on neurons and those on muscle fibers. In particular, when compared with muscle AChRs, neuronal AChRs are assembled from a broader palette of homologous yet distinct subunits, resulting in a much wider array of receptor subtypes. This chapter provides an introduction to basic structural and functional features of AChRs. It describes the structural elements, and functions associated with neuronal AChRs by summarizing and updating information on these topics from previous treatments. It also addresses more recent findings that implicate AChRs in novel functional processes." @default.
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- W1489230116 date "2004-01-01" @default.
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- W1489230116 title "Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the nervous system" @default.
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