Published in Trends Pharmacol Sci on June 01, 2002
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Cation-pi interactions in ligand recognition by serotonergic (5-HT3A) and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: the anomalous binding properties of nicotine. Biochemistry (2002) 2.22
Nicotine binding to brain receptors requires a strong cation-pi interaction. Nature (2009) 2.21
Nicotine is a selective pharmacological chaperone of acetylcholine receptor number and stoichiometry. Implications for drug discovery. AAPS J (2009) 1.68
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Unnatural amino acid mutagenesis of the GABA(A) receptor binding site residues reveals a novel cation-pi interaction between GABA and beta 2Tyr97. J Neurosci (2007) 1.45
Using physical chemistry to differentiate nicotinic from cholinergic agonists at the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. J Am Chem Soc (2005) 1.38
Investigating lipid composition effects on the mechanosensitive channel of large conductance (MscL) using molecular dynamics simulations. Biophys J (2003) 1.36
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Generation and evaluation of a large mutational library from the Escherichia coli mechanosensitive channel of large conductance, MscL: implications for channel gating and evolutionary design. J Biol Chem (2003) 1.34
A cation-pi interaction discriminates among sodium channels that are either sensitive or resistant to tetrodotoxin block. J Biol Chem (2007) 1.26
Voltage-dependent hydration and conduction properties of the hydrophobic pore of the mechanosensitive channel of small conductance. Biophys J (2006) 1.22
Pentameric ligand-gated ion channel ELIC is activated by GABA and modulated by benzodiazepines. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2012) 1.22
Different binding orientations for the same agonist at homologous receptors: a lock and key or a simple wedge? J Am Chem Soc (2003) 1.19
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A cation-pi interaction in the binding site of the glycine receptor is mediated by a phenylalanine residue. J Neurosci (2008) 1.18
Nicotinic pharmacophore: the pyridine N of nicotine and carbonyl of acetylcholine hydrogen bond across a subunit interface to a backbone NH. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2010) 1.18
A cation-pi interaction between extracellular TEA and an aromatic residue in potassium channels. J Gen Physiol (2006) 1.17
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An intersubunit hydrogen bond in the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor that contributes to channel gating. J Biol Chem (2008) 1.14
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Chemical-scale studies on the role of a conserved aspartate in preorganizing the agonist binding site of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. Biochemistry (2007) 1.12
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Conformation-dependent hydrophobic photolabeling of the nicotinic receptor: electrophysiology-coordinated photochemistry and mass spectrometry. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2003) 0.99
Variations in binding among several agonists at two stoichiometries of the neuronal, α4β2 nicotinic receptor. J Am Chem Soc (2012) 0.98
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Pharmacological chaperoning of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors reduces the endoplasmic reticulum stress response. Mol Pharmacol (2012) 0.98
Site-specific incorporation of unnatural amino acids into receptors expressed in Mammalian cells. Chem Biol (2003) 0.97
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Two amino acid residues contribute to a cation-π binding interaction in the binding site of an insect GABA receptor. J Neurosci (2011) 0.89
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An electrostatic interaction between TEA and an introduced pore aromatic drives spring-in-the-door inactivation in Shaker potassium channels. J Gen Physiol (2009) 0.88
Probing the role of backbone hydrogen bonding in a critical beta sheet of the extracellular domain of a cys-loop receptor. Chembiochem (2009) 0.86
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Probing the Mg2+ blockade site of an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor with unnatural amino acid mutagenesis. ACS Chem Biol (2006) 0.86
5-Fluorotryptamine is a partial agonist at 5-HT3 receptors, and reveals that size and electronegativity at the 5 position of tryptamine are critical for efficient receptor function. Eur J Pharmacol (2007) 0.86
A coupled array of noncovalent interactions impacts the function of the 5-HT3A serotonin receptor in an agonist-specific way. ACS Chem Neurosci (2012) 0.85
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Ondansetron and granisetron binding orientation in the 5-HT(3) receptor determined by unnatural amino acid mutagenesis. ACS Chem Biol (2012) 0.83
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Confirming the revised C-terminal domain of the MscL crystal structure. Biophys J (2008) 0.79
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