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Dynamic structural investigations on the torpedo nicotinic acetylcholine receptor by time-resolved photoaffinity labeling

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Mourot,  Alexandre
Department of Biophysical Chemistry, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Max Planck Society;

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Mourot, A., Grutter, T., Goeldner, M., & Kotzyba-Hibert, F. (2006). Dynamic structural investigations on the torpedo nicotinic acetylcholine receptor by time-resolved photoaffinity labeling. Chembiochem, 7(4), 570-583. doi:10.1002/cbic.200500526.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0024-D928-E
Abstract
An increasing number of high-resolution structures of membrane-embedded ion channels (or soluble homologues) have emerged during the last couple of years. The most pressing need now is to understand the complex mechanism underlying ion-channel function. Time-resolved photoaffinity labeling is a suitable tool for investigating the molecular function of membrane proteins, especially when high-resolution structures of related proteins are available. However until now this methodology has only been used on the Torpedo nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR). nAChRs are allosteric cation-selective receptor channels that are activated by the neurotransmitter acetylcholine (ACh) and implicated in numerous physiological and pathological processes. Time-resolved photoaffinity labeling has already enabled local motions of nAChR subdomains (i.e. agonist binding sites, ion channel, subunit interface) to be understood at the molecular level, and has helped to explain how small molecules can exert their physiological effect, an important step toward the development of drug design. Recent analytical and technical improvements should allow the application of this powerful methodology to other membrane proteins in the near future.