Cys-loop receptors

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The Cys-loop ligand-gated ion channel superfamily is comprised of nicotinic acetylcholine, GABAA, GABAC, glycine and 5-HT3 receptors that are composed of five protein subunits and possess a characteristic loop formed by a disulfide bond between two cysteine residues.

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Ion channel, receptor: ligand-gated ion channels
Cys-loop receptors
5-HT3 (A, B, C, D, E)
GABA A (α1, α2, α3, α4, α5, α6, β1, β2, β3, γ1, γ2, γ3, δ, ε, π, θ) • GABA C (ρ1, ρ2, ρ3)
α1 • α2 • α3 • α4 • β
monomers: α1 • α2 • α3 • α4 • α5 • α6 • α7 • α9 • α10 • β1 • β2 • β3 • β4 • δ • ε
pentamers: (α4)2(β2)3 • (α7)5 • (α1)2(β4)3 - Ganglion type • (α1)2β1δε - Muscle type
Ionotropic glutamates
AMPA (1, 2, 3, 4) • Kainate (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)  • NMDA (1, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 3A, 3B, L1A, L1B)
ATP-gated channels

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