Structural and Molecular Modeling Features of P2X Receptors
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Structural and Molecular Modeling Features of P2X Receptors
Currently, adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) is recognized as the extracellular messenger that acts through P2 receptors. P2 receptors are divided into two subtypes: P2Y metabotropic receptors and P2X ionotropic receptors, both of which are found in virtually all mammalian cell types studied. Due to the difficulty in studying membrane protein structures by X-ray crystallography or NMR techniques,...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1422-0067
DOI: 10.3390/ijms15034531