Pless Stephan A, Sivilotti Lucia G
Center for Biopharmaceuticals, Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, Division of Biosciences, University College London, Gower St, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom.
Curr Opin Physiol. 2019 Jun 12;2:19-26. doi: 10.1016/j.cophys.2017.12.012.
Pentameric ligand-gated ion channels (pLGICs, also known as Cys-loop receptors) are a large family of ion channels expressed in all and in several groups of bacteria and archaea. They are activated by small-molecule neurotransmitters to mediate fast transmission at many central and peripheral nervous system synapses and are the target of several drugs and insecticides. Here we review recent advances in the field, focussing on new insights on the structure of the agonist-binding site and on newly discovered protein-protein interactions involving pLGICs.
五聚体配体门控离子通道(pLGICs,也称为半胱氨酸环受体)是一类广泛存在于所有真核生物以及几组细菌和古细菌中的离子通道大家族。它们由小分子神经递质激活,在许多中枢和外周神经系统突触中介导快速传递,并且是几种药物和杀虫剂的作用靶点。在此,我们综述该领域的最新进展,重点关注激动剂结合位点结构的新见解以及涉及pLGICs的新发现的蛋白质-蛋白质相互作用。