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Insights into channel function via channel dysfunction [PDF]

, 2003
The nicotinic synapse has been a touchstone for advances in neuroscience ever since Jean Nicot, the French ambassador to Portugal, sent some tobacco seeds home to Paris in 1550 with a note that the New World plant had interesting effects when smoked. Now
Leite, John F., Lester, Henry A., Rodrigues-Pinguet, Nivalda   +2 more
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Cholinergic regulation of mood: from basic and clinical studies to emerging therapeutics. [PDF]

, 2019
Mood disorders are highly prevalent and are the leading cause of disability worldwide. The neurobiological mechanisms underlying depression remain poorly understood, although theories regarding dysfunction within various neurotransmitter systems have ...
Dulawa, Stephanie C, Janowsky, David S
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Preparation of Translationally Competent tRNA by Direct Chemical Acylation [PDF]

, 2010
Nonsense codon suppression for unnatural amino acid incorporation requires the preparation of a suppressor aminoacyl-tRNA. Chemical acylation strategies are general but inefficient and arduous. A recent report (J. Am. Chem. Soc.
Dougherty, Dennis A., Duffy, Noah H.
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Structurally similar allosteric modulators of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors exhibit five distinct pharmacological effects. [PDF]

, 2015
Activation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) is associated with the binding of agonists such as acetylcholine to an extracellular site that is located at the interface between two adjacent receptor subunits.
D'Oyley, JM, Dhankher, P, Gill-Thind, JK, Millar, NS, Sheppard, TD   +4 more
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Mutations in M2 alter the selectivity of the mouse nicotinic acetylcholine receptor for organic and alkali metal cations [PDF]

, 1992
We measured the permeability ratios (PX/PNa) of 3 wild-type, 1 hybrid, 2 subunit-deficient, and 22 mutant nicotinic receptors expressed in Xenopus oocytes for alkali metal and organic cations using shifts in the bi-ionic reversal potential of the ...
Cohen, Bruce N., Davidson, Norman, Labarca, Cesar, Lester, Henry A.   +3 more
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Characterizing the binding of TC-5619 and encenicline on the alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor using PET imaging in the pig

Frontiers in Neuroimaging
The alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7-nAChR) has has long been considered a promising therapeutic target for addressing cognitive impairments associated with a spectrum of neurological and psychiatric disorders, including Alzheimer's disease ...
Janus H. Magnussen, Janus H. Magnussen, Anders Ettrup, Szabolcs Lehel, Dan Peters, Agnete Dyssegaard, Morten S. Thomsen, Morten S. Thomsen, Jens D. Mikkelsen, Jens D. Mikkelsen, Gitte M. Knudsen, Gitte M. Knudsen   +11 more
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Nicotinic receptor β2 determines NK cell-dependent metastasis in a murine model of metastatic lung cancer.

PLoS ONE, 2013
Cigarette smoke exposure markedly compromises the ability of the immune system to protect against invading pathogens and tumorigenesis. Nicotine is a psychoactive component of tobacco products that acts as does the natural neurotransmitter, acetylcholine,
Junwei Hao, Fu-Dong Shi, Mohammed Abdelwahab, Samuel X Shi, Alain Simard, Paul Whiteaker, Ronald Lukas, Qinghua Zhou   +7 more
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State-dependent binding of cholesterol and an anionic lipid to the muscle-type Torpedo nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

Communications Biology
The ability of the Torpedo nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) to undergo agonist-induced conformational transitions requires the presence of cholesterol and/or anionic lipids.
Anna Ananchenko, Rui Yan Gao, François Dehez, John E. Baenziger   +3 more
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Putative α7-selective ligands interact with α9-containing nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and modulate immune functions of human mononuclear phagocytes. [PDF]

Front Immunol
Mobasher M, Hone AJ, Pilzecker M, Bozic D, Hecker A, McIntosh JM, Kirschner KN, Grau V, Papke RL, Andleeb H, Richter K.   +10 more
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Synchronous activation of striatal cholinergic interneurons induces local serotonin release. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Matityahu L, Hobel ZB, Berkowitz N, Malgady JM, Gilin N, Plotkin JL, Goldberg JA.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source