LIS - Legume Information System
Information about legume traits for crop improvement
GlycineMine
v5.1.0.3
Glycine data from LIS
v5.1.0.3
Glycine data from LIS
| Type | Conserved_site |
| Description | Neurotransmitter ligand-gated ion channels are transmembrane receptor-ion channel complexes that open transiently upon binding of specific ligands, allowing rapid transmission of signals at chemical synapses [ , ]. Five of these ion channel receptor families have been shown to form a sequence-related superfamily:Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (AchR), an excitatory cation channel in vertebrates and invertebrates; in vertebrate motor endplates it is composed of alpha, beta, gamma and delta/epsilon subunits; in neurons it is composed of alpha and non-alpha (or beta) subunits [ ].Glycine receptor, an inhibitory chloride ion channel composed of alpha and beta subunits [ ].Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor, an inhibitory chloride ion channel; at least four types of subunits (alpha, beta, gamma and delta) are known [ ].Serotonin 5HT3 receptor, of which there are seven major types (5HT3-5HT7) [ ].Glutamate receptor, an excitatory cation channel of which at least three types have been described (kainate, N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) and quisqualate) [ ].These receptors possess a pentameric structure (made up of varying subunits), surrounding a central pore. All known sequences of subunits from neurotransmitter-gated ion-channels are structurally related. They are composed of a large extracellular glycosylated N-terminal ligand-binding domain, followed by three hydrophobic transmembrane regions which form the ionic channel, followed by an intracellular region of variable length. A fourth hydrophobic region is found at the C-terminal of the sequence [ , ].This entry represents a conserved site based around two highly conserved cysteines in the N-terminal of AchR/GABA/5HT3/Gly receptors. The residues between these two cysteines are also well conserved. In AchR, these cysteine residues have been shown to form a disulphide bond essential to the tertiary structure of the receptor. |
| Short Name | Neurotransmitter_ion_chnl_CS |
