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Golden Anniversary of the Nicotinic Receptor [PDF]

Neuron, 2020
The high-resolution structure of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor from Torpedo electric tissue in association with the snake toxin α-bungarotoxin (Rahman et al., 2020) is presented 50 years after its identification as the first neurotransmitter receptor and ligand-gated ion channel.
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Characterization of nAChRs in Nematostella vectensis supports neuronal and non-neuronal roles in the cnidarian–bilaterian common ancestor

EvoDevo, 2019
Background Nicotinic and muscarinic acetylcholine receptors likely evolved in the cnidarian–bilaterian common ancestor. Both receptor families are best known for their role at chemical synapses in bilaterian animals, but they also have described roles as
Dylan Z. Faltine-Gonzalez, Michael J. Layden   +1 more
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CHRNA5 links chandelier cells to severity of amyloid pathology in aging and Alzheimer’s disease

Translational Psychiatry
Changes in high-affinity nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are intricately connected to neuropathology in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). Protective and cognitive-enhancing roles for the nicotinic α5 subunit have been identified, but this gene has not been ...
Jonas Rybnicek, Yuxiao Chen, Milos Milic, Earvin S. Tio, JoAnne McLaurin, Timothy J. Hohman, Philip L. De Jager, Julie A. Schneider, Yanling Wang, David A. Bennett, Shreejoy Tripathy, Daniel Felsky, Evelyn K. Lambe   +12 more
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Inhibition of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, a novel facet in the pleiotropic activities of snake venom phospholipases A2.

PLoS ONE, 2014
Phospholipases A2 represent the most abundant family of snake venom proteins. They manifest an array of biological activities, which is constantly expanding. We have recently shown that a protein bitanarin, isolated from the venom of the puff adder Bitis
Catherine A Vulfius, Igor E Kasheverov, Vladislav G Starkov, Alexey V Osipov, Tatyana V Andreeva, Sergey Yu Filkin, Elena V Gorbacheva, Maxim E Astashev, Victor I Tsetlin, Yuri N Utkin   +9 more
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Dataset for the role of sustained attention in memory formation of transgenic mice for Alzheimer׳s disease

Data in Brief, 2016
Weekly submission of rats to active avoidance apparatus can be considered a neurostimulation strategy, once it can improve memory and can increase the density of receptors from different neurotransmitter systems in brain areas related to memory.
Natalia Mendes Schöwe, Eduardo Moreira de Oliveira, Hudson Sousa Buck, Tania Araujo Viel   +3 more
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Simultaneous Comparison of Nicotinic Receptor Antagonists on Three Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 1995
AbstractThe relative potencies of several nicotinic cholinoceptor antagonists in producing tetanic fade and reduction of striated muscle contraction were investigated in the isolated guinea-pig oesophagus as well as the guinea-pig and rat phrenic nerve-diaphragm preparations.
K P, Kerr, J E, Stevenson, F, Mitchelson
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Neurotransmitter regulation of neural development: acetylcholine and nicotinic receptors

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2002
Several neurotransmitter systems have been related to developmental processes during the past decade. In this review, we discuss the evidence that the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors could have an additional function during development that may be ...
TORRÃO ANDRÉA S., BRITTO LUIZ R.G.
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Manipulating midbrain dopamine neurons and reward-related behaviors with light-controllable nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

eLife, 2018
Dopamine (DA) neurons of the ventral tegmental area (VTA) integrate cholinergic inputs to regulate key functions such as motivation and goal-directed behaviors.
Romain Durand-de Cuttoli, Sarah Mondoloni, Fabio Marti, Damien Lemoine, Claire Nguyen, Jérémie Naudé, Thibaut d'Izarny-Gargas, Stéphanie Pons, Uwe Maskos, Dirk Trauner, Richard H Kramer, Philippe Faure, Alexandre Mourot   +12 more
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Nitrosamines as nicotinic receptor ligands [PDF]

Life Sciences, 2007
Nitrosamines are carcinogens formed in the mammalian organism from amine precursors contained in food, beverages, cosmetics and drugs. The potent carcinogen, NNK, and the weaker carcinogen, NNN, are nitrosamines formed from nicotine. Metabolites of the nitrosamines react with DNA to form adducts responsible for genotoxic effects. We have identified NNK
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Evolution of vertebrate nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2019
Background Many physiological processes are influenced by nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR), ranging from neuromuscular and parasympathetic signaling to modulation of the reward system and long-term memory.
Julia E. Pedersen, Christina A. Bergqvist, Dan Larhammar   +2 more
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