Crystal structures of a GABAA-receptor chimera reveal new endogenous neurosteroid-binding sites.

Laverty, Duncan, Thomas, Philip, Field, Martin, Andersen, Ole J, Gold, Matthew G, Biggin, Philip C, Gielen, Marc, Smart, Trevor G·2017·Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
DOI 10.1038/nsmb.3477

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