| Literature DB >> 4000275 |
Abstract
The five membrane-spanning subunits of the acetylcholine receptor have been resolved in electron microscope images and are shown to lie at pentagonally symmetrical positions around the channel over a large fraction of their length. The channel consists of a wide synaptic portion and a narrow portion extending through the membrane into the interior of the cell.Mesh:
Substances:
Year: 1985 PMID: 4000275 DOI: 10.1038/315474a0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nature ISSN: 0028-0836 Impact factor: 49.962