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Mechanism of partial agonism in AMPA-type glutamate receptors

Authors :
Hector Salazar
Clarissa Eibl
Miriam Chebli
Andrew Plested
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2017)
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2017.

Abstract

Partial agonists weakly activate receptors even when occupying all available binding sites. Here the authors show that partial agonists of the AMPA receptor drive the adoption of multiple inactive forms, accounting for their limited efficacy.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
8
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.299882cd5dc14ccfb46ea49f3ccbb9ae
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14327