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==Alpha7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor bound to epibatidine and ivermectin==
<StructureSection load='8uzj' size='340' side='right'caption='[[8uzj]], [[Resolution|resolution]] 2.30&Aring;' scene=''>
== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[8uzj]] is a 5 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_sapiens Homo sapiens]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=8UZJ OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=8UZJ FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">Electron Microscopy, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 2.3&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=9Z9:(3beta,14beta,17beta,25R)-3-[4-methoxy-3-(methoxymethyl)butoxy]spirost-5-en'>9Z9</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=BMA:BETA-D-MANNOSE'>BMA</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=CA:CALCIUM+ION'>CA</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=EPJ:EPIBATIDINE'>EPJ</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=IVM:(2AE,4E,5S,6S,6R,7S,8E,11R,13R,15S,17AR,20R,20AR,20BS)-6-[(2S)-BUTAN-2-YL]-20,20B-DIHYDROXY-5,6,8,19-TETRAMETHYL-17-OXO-3,4,5,6,6,10,11,14,15,17,17A,20,20A,20B-TETRADECAHYDRO-2H,7H-SPIRO[11,15-METHANOFURO[4,3,2-PQ][2,6]BENZODIOXACYCLOOCTADECINE-13,2-PYRAN]-7-YL+2,6-DIDEOXY-4-O-(2,6-DIDEOXY-3-O-METHYL-ALPHA-L-ARABINO-HEXOPYRANOSYL)-3-O-METHYL-ALPHA-L-ARABINO-HEXOPYRANOSIDE'>IVM</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=NAG:N-ACETYL-D-GLUCOSAMINE'>NAG</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=POV:(2S)-3-(HEXADECANOYLOXY)-2-[(9Z)-OCTADEC-9-ENOYLOXY]PROPYL+2-(TRIMETHYLAMMONIO)ETHYL+PHOSPHATE'>POV</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=8uzj FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=8uzj OCA], [https://pdbe.org/8uzj PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=8uzj RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/8uzj PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=8uzj ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Disease ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/ACHA7_HUMAN ACHA7_HUMAN] 15q13.3 microdeletion syndrome. 
== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/C562_ECOLX C562_ECOLX] Electron-transport protein of unknown function.[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/ACHA7_HUMAN ACHA7_HUMAN] After binding acetylcholine, the AChR responds by an extensive change in conformation that affects all subunits and leads to opening of an ion-conducting channel across the plasma membrane. The channel is blocked by alpha-bungarotoxin.
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
The alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor is a pentameric ligand-gated ion channel that plays an important role in cholinergic signaling throughout the nervous system. Its unique physiological characteristics and implications in neurological disorders and inflammation make it a promising but challenging therapeutic target. Positive allosteric modulators overcome limitations of traditional alpha7 agonists, but their potentiation mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we present high-resolution structures of alpha7-modulator complexes, revealing partially overlapping binding sites but varying conformational states. Structure-guided functional and computational tests suggest that differences in modulator activity arise from the stable rotation of a channel gating residue out of the pore. We extend the study using a time-resolved cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM) approach to reveal asymmetric state transitions for this homomeric channel and also find that a modulator with allosteric agonist activity exploits a distinct channel-gating mechanism. These results define mechanisms of alpha7 allosteric modulation and activation with implications across the pentameric receptor superfamily.

Structural mechanisms of alpha7 nicotinic receptor allosteric modulation and activation.,Burke SM, Avstrikova M, Noviello CM, Mukhtasimova N, Changeux JP, Thakur GA, Sine SM, Cecchini M, Hibbs RE Cell. 2024 Feb 29;187(5):1160-1176.e21. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.01.032. Epub , 2024 Feb 20. PMID:38382524<ref>PMID:38382524</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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== References ==
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[[Category: Homo sapiens]]
[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Burke SM]]
[[Category: Hibbs RE]]
[[Category: Noviello CM]]