Search Results - "Hibbs, Ryan E"
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A Fluorescence-Detection Size-Exclusion Chromatography-Based Thermostability Assay for Membrane Protein Precrystallization Screening
Published in Structure (London) (08-08-2012)“…Optimization of membrane protein stability under different solution conditions is essential for obtaining crystals that diffract to high resolution…”
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X-ray structure of the human α4β2 nicotinic receptor
Published in Nature (London) (20-10-2016)“…Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are ligand-gated ion channels that mediate fast chemical neurotransmission; here, the first X-ray crystal structure of a…”
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Structure of a human synaptic GABAA receptor
Published in Nature (London) (27-06-2018)“…Fast inhibitory neurotransmission in the brain is principally mediated by the neurotransmitter GABA (γ-aminobutyric acid) and its synaptic target, the type A…”
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X-ray structures of GluCl in apo states reveal a gating mechanism of Cys-loop receptors
Published in Nature (London) (21-08-2014)“…This study solved structures of the glutamate-gated chloride channel (GluCl), a Cys-loop receptor from C. elegans , in an apo , closed state and in a…”
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Manipulation of Subunit Stoichiometry in Heteromeric Membrane Proteins
Published in Structure (London) (03-05-2016)“…The ability of oligomeric membrane proteins to assemble in different functional ratios of subunits is a common feature across many systems. Recombinant…”
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Structure of the Native Muscle-type Nicotinic Receptor and Inhibition by Snake Venom Toxins
Published in Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) (17-06-2020)“…The nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, a pentameric ligand-gated ion channel, converts the free energy of binding of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine into…”
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Structural and dynamic mechanisms of GABAA receptor modulators with opposing activities
Published in Nature communications (06-08-2022)“…γ-Aminobutyric acid type A (GABA A ) receptors are pentameric ligand-gated ion channels abundant in the central nervous system and are prolific drug targets…”
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Chemical and structural analysis of a photoactive vertebrate cryptochrome from pigeon
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (24-09-2019)“…Computational and biochemical studies implicate the blue-light sensor cryptochrome (CRY) as an endogenous light-dependent magnetosensor enabling migratory…”
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Structural mechanism of muscle nicotinic receptor desensitization and block by curare
Published in Nature structural & molecular biology (01-04-2022)“…Binding of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine to its receptors on muscle fibers depolarizes the membrane and thereby triggers muscle contraction. We sought to…”
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Structural interplay of anesthetics and paralytics on muscle nicotinic receptors
Published in Nature communications (01-06-2023)“…General anesthetics and neuromuscular blockers are used together during surgery to stabilize patients in an unconscious state. Anesthetics act mainly by…”
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Structural insights into GABAA receptor potentiation by Quaalude
Published in Nature communications (19-06-2024)“…Methaqualone, a quinazolinone marketed commercially as Quaalude, is a central nervous system depressant that was used clinically as a sedative-hypnotic, then…”
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Structural insights into opposing actions of neurosteroids on GABAA receptors
Published in Nature communications (22-08-2023)“…γ-Aminobutyric acid type A (GABA A ) receptors mediate fast inhibitory signaling in the brain and are targets of numerous drugs and endogenous neurosteroids. A…”
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Sensory specializations drive octopus and squid behaviour
Published in Nature (London) (13-04-2023)“…The evolution of new traits enables expansion into new ecological and behavioural niches. Nonetheless, demonstrated connections between divergence in protein…”
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Atomic interactions of neonicotinoid agonists with AChBP: Molecular recognition of the distinctive electronegative pharmacophore
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (27-05-2008)“…Acetylcholine-binding proteins (AChBPs) from mollusks are suitable structural and functional surrogates of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors when combined…”
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Principles of activation and permeation in an anion-selective Cys-loop receptor
Published in Nature (London) (02-06-2011)“…Fast inhibitory neurotransmission is essential for nervous system function and is mediated by binding of inhibitory neurotransmitters to receptors of the…”
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Direct Structural Insights into GABAA Receptor Pharmacology
Published in Trends in biochemical sciences (Amsterdam. Regular ed.) (01-06-2021)“…GABAA receptors are pentameric ligand-gated ion channels that mediate most fast neuronal inhibition in the brain. In addition to their important physiological…”
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Modulation of the Erwinia ligand-gated ion channel (ELIC) and the 5-HT3 receptor via a common vestibule site
Published in eLife (28-01-2020)“…Pentameric ligand-gated ion channels (pLGICs) or Cys-loop receptors are involved in fast synaptic signaling in the nervous system. Allosteric modulators bind…”
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A simple flash and freeze system for cryogenic time-resolved electron microscopy
Published in Frontiers in molecular biosciences (07-03-2023)“…As the resolution revolution in CryoEM expands to encompass all manner of macromolecular complexes, an important new frontier is the implementation of…”
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Structure of a human synaptic GABA A receptor
Published in Nature (London) (05-07-2018)“…Fast inhibitory neurotransmission in the brain is principally mediated by the neurotransmitter GABA (γ-aminobutyric acid) and its synaptic target, the type A…”
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Structure and gating mechanism of the α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
Published in Cell (15-04-2021)“…The α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor plays critical roles in the central nervous system and in the cholinergic inflammatory pathway. This ligand-gated ion…”
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