Light-Sensitive Open Channel Block of Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors by Quaternary Ammonium Azobenzene Derivatives
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Activity Overview
2.2. Voltage Dependence
2.3. Interaction with the Ion Channel Gates
2.4. Modeling the Interactions of QAQ with the NMDA and AMPA Receptor Channels
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Electrophysiology
4.2. Analysis of the Voltage-Dependence
4.3. Molecular Modeling
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Nikolaev, M.; Tikhonov, D. Light-Sensitive Open Channel Block of Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors by Quaternary Ammonium Azobenzene Derivatives. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24, 13773. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241813773
Nikolaev M, Tikhonov D. Light-Sensitive Open Channel Block of Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors by Quaternary Ammonium Azobenzene Derivatives. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2023; 24(18):13773. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241813773
Chicago/Turabian StyleNikolaev, Maxim, and Denis Tikhonov. 2023. "Light-Sensitive Open Channel Block of Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors by Quaternary Ammonium Azobenzene Derivatives" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24, no. 18: 13773. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241813773