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The MX-Helix of Muscle nAChR Subunits Regulates Receptor Assembly and Surface Trafficking. [PDF]

, 2020
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (AChRs) are pentameric channels that mediate fast transmission at the neuromuscular junction (NMJ) and defects in receptor expression underlie neuromuscular disorders such as myasthenia gravis and congenital myasthenic ...
Borges, Lucia Soares, Ferns, Michael, Rudell, Jolene Chang, Yarov-Yarovoy, Vladimir   +3 more
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Pharmacological Characterization of Itch-Associated Response Induced by Repeated Application of Oxazolone in Mice

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2010
We investigated pharmacological characteristics of the itch-associated response to chronic dermatitis induced by 4-ethoxymethylene-2-phenyl-2-oxazolin-5-one (oxazolone) repeated application in mice.
Yukihito Tsukumo, Daisuke Harada, Haruhiko Manabe   +2 more
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Structure of the human M2 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor bound to an antagonist

Nature, 2011
The parasympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system regulates the activity of multiple organ systems. Muscarinic receptors are G-protein-coupled receptors that mediate the response to acetylcholine released from parasympathetic nerves.
K. Haga, A. Kruse, H. Asada, Takami Yurugi-Kobayashi, M. Shiroishi, Cheng Zhang, W. Weis, T. Okada, B. Kobilka, T. Haga, Takuya Kobayashi   +10 more
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Enteric dysfunctions in experimental Parkinson's disease: alterations of excitatory cholinergic neurotransmission regulating colonic motility in rats [PDF]

, 2016
Parkinson's disease (PD) is frequently associated with gastrointestinal symptoms, mostly represented by constipation and defecatory dysfunctions.
Al Harraq, Zainab, Antonioli, Luca, Ballabeni, Vigilio, Barocelli, Elisabetta, Bernardini, Nunzia, Blandini, Fabio, Blandizzi, Corrado, Cerri, Silvia, Colucci, ROCCHINA LUCIA, Fornai, Matteo, Ippolito, Chiara, Levandis, Giovanna, Pellegrini, Carolina, Segnani, Cristina, Vegezzi, Gaia   +14 more
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The distribution of charged amino acid residues and the Ca(2+) permeability of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: a predictive model [PDF]

, 2017
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are cation-selective ligand-gated ion channels exhibiting variable Ca(2+) permeability depending on their subunit composition.
Fucile, Sergio
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The role of acetylcholine and its receptors in tumor immune regulation: mechanisms and potential therapeutic targets

Molecular Cancer
Acetylcholine (ACh) is an essential neurotransmitter that has recently gained attention for its multifunctional role in tumor immune regulation.
Chunyu Zhang, Xiangdong Guo, Yanan Wang, Shuo Zhang, Zhihua Wang   +4 more
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Dopaminergic and cholinergic modulation of the amygdala is altered in female mice with oestrogen receptor β deprivation

Scientific Reports, 2023
The amygdala is modulated by dopaminergic and cholinergic neurotransmission, and this modulation is altered in mood disorders. Therefore, this study was designed to evaluate the presence/absence of quantitative alterations in the expression of main ...
Daniel Kalinowski, Krystyna Bogus-Nowakowska, Anna Kozłowska, Maciej Równiak   +3 more
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From ab initio quantum mechanics to molecular neurobiology: A cation-pi binding site in the nicotinic receptor [PDF]

, 1998
The nicotinic acetylcholine receptor is the prototype ligand-gated ion channel. A number of aromatic amino acids have been identified as contributing to the agonist binding site, suggesting that cation-pi interactions may be involved in binding the ...
Dougherty, Dennis A., Gallivan, Justin P., Lester, Henry A., Li, Lintong, Zhang, Yinong, Zhong, Wenge   +5 more
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Endogenous cholinergic inputs and local circuit mechanisms govern the phasic mesolimbic dopamine response to nicotine [PDF]

, 2013
Nicotine exerts its reinforcing action by stimulating nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) and boosting dopamine (DA) output from the ventral tegmental area (VTA).
A Taly, AA Grace, AJ Yu, AO Komendantov, AR Tapper, B Buisson, B Katz, Boris Gutkin, C Lüscher, C Shelley, CP Fenster, DB Carr, E Lichtenstein, E Sher, EJ Nestler, F Marti, FE Pontieri, G Di Chiara, G Di Chiara, G Di Chiara, GL Forster, HD Mansvelder, HD Mansvelder, HR Wilson, IW Jones, J Cornwall, J Grenhoff, JA Dani, Ja Dani, JB Eaton, JE Henningfield, JE Rose, JN Reynolds, JP Changeux, JP Changeux, JP Changeux, JR Clements, JR Wooltorton, K Chergui, Karl J. Friston, KG Paradiso, LE Chavez-Noriega, M Gao, M Garzón, M Graupner, M Mameli-Engvall, M Wu, MG Lacey, Michael Graupner, MJ Christie, MR Picciotto, MR Picciotto, N Champtiaux, P Dayan, PW Kalivas, R Exley, R Giniatullin, R Klink, R Nashmi, Reinoud Maex, RL Papke, S Erhardt, S Ikemoto, S Tolu, SA Oakman, SC Steffensen, SR Grady, SR Sesack, SW Johnson, SW Johnson, TC Jhou, V David, V Gerzanich, V Gerzanich, VI Pidoplichko, WA Corrigall, X Peng, ZM Fagen, ZY Tong   +78 more
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The Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor: The Founding Father of the Pentameric Ligand-gated Ion Channel Superfamily*

Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2012
A critical event in the history of biological chemistry was the chemical identification of the first neurotransmitter receptor, the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor.
J. Changeux
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