Publications

  1. daCosta CJ, Sine SM. Stoichiometry for drug potentiation of a pentameric ion channel. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Apr 16; 110(16):6595-600. Epub 2013 Apr 01. 2315602
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  2. Mukhtasimova N, Sine SM. Nicotinic receptor transduction zone: invariant arginine couples to multiple electron-rich residues. Biophys J. 2013 Jan 22; 104(2):355-67. 2303842
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  3. Engel AG, Shen XM, Selcen D, Sine S. New horizons for congenital myasthenic syndromes. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2012 Dec; 1275:54-62. 2292866
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  4. Shen XM, Brengman JM, Edvardson S, Sine SM, Engel AG. Highly fatal fast-channel syndrome caused by AChR epsilon subunit mutation at the agonist binding site. Neurology. 2012 Jul 31; 79(5):449-54. Epub 2012 May 16. 2246707
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  5. Shen XM, Brengman JM, Sine SM, Engel AG. Myasthenic syndrome AChRalpha C-loop mutant disrupts initiation of channel gating. J Clin Invest. 2012 Jul 2; 122(7):2613-21. Epub 2012 Jun 25. 2261923
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  6. Sine SM. End-plate acetylcholine receptor: structure, mechanism, pharmacology, and disease. Physiol Rev. 2012 Jul; 92(3):1189-234. 2262075
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  7. Wang HL, Cheng X, Sine SM. Intramembrane proton binding site linked to activation of bacterial pentameric ion channel. J Biol Chem. 2012 Feb 24; 287(9):6482-9. Epub 2011 Nov 14. 2206835
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  8. Li SX, Huang S, Bren N, Noridomi K, Dellisanti CD, Sine SM, Chen L. Ligand-binding domain of an alpha7-nicotinic receptor chimera and its complex with agonist. Nat Neurosci. 2011 Oct; 14(10):1253-9. Epub 2011 Sep 11. 2199881
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  9. daCosta CJ, Free CR, Corradi J, Bouzat C, Sine SM. Single-channel and structural foundations of neuronal alpha7 acetylcholine receptor potentiation. J Neurosci. 2011 Sep 28; 31(39):13870-9. 2196942
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  10. Andersen N, Corradi J, Bartos M, Sine SM, Bouzat C. Functional relationships between agonist binding sites and coupling regions of homomeric Cys-loop receptors. J Neurosci. 2011 Mar 9; 31(10):3662-9. 2151634
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  11. Wang HL, Sine SM. Function of the acetylcholine receptor at the atomic scale. Journal Of Computational And Theoretical Nanoscience. 2010 Dec; 7(12):2538-42. 2130089
  12. Engel AG, Shen XM, Selcen D, Sine SM. What have we learned from the congenital myasthenic syndromes. J Mol Neurosci. 2010 Jan; 40(1-2):143-53. Epub 2009 Aug 18. 1959323
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  13. Sine SM, Wang HL, Hansen S, Taylor P. On the origin of ion selectivity in the Cys-loop receptor family. J Mol Neurosci. 2010 Jan; 40(1-2):70-6. 1960667
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  14. Cheng X, Ivanov I, Wang H, Sine SM, McCammon JA. Molecular-dynamics simulations of ELIC-a prokaryotic homologue of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. Biophys J. 2009 Jun 3; 96(11):4502-13. 1962516
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  15. Mukhtasimova N, Lee WY, Wang HL, Sine SM. Detection and trapping of intermediate states priming nicotinic receptor channel opening. Nature. 2009 May 21; 459(7245):451-4. Epub 2009 Apr 01. 1951262
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  16. Wang HL, Toghraee R, Papke D, Cheng XL, McCammon JA, Ravaioli U, Sine SM. Single-channel current through nicotinic receptor produced by closure of binding site C-loop. Biophys J. 2009 May 6; 96(9):3582-90. 1940728
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  17. Rayes D, De Rosa MJ, Sine SM, Bouzat C. Number and locations of agonist binding sites required to activate homomeric Cys-loop receptors. J Neurosci. 2009 May 6; 29(18):6022-32. 1962313
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  18. Lee WY, Free CR, Sine SM. Binding to gating transduction in nicotinic receptors: Cys-loop energetically couples to pre-M1 and M2-M3 regions. J Neurosci. 2009 Mar 11; 29(10):3189-99. 1931937
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  19. Hansen SB, Wang HL, Taylor P, Sine SM. An ion selectivity filter in the extracellular domain of Cys-loop receptors reveals determinants for ion conductance. J Biol Chem. 2008 Dec 26; 283(52):36066-70. Epub 2008 Oct 21. 2270402
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  20. Wu TY, Smith CM, Sine SM, Levandoski MM. Morantel allosterically enhances channel gating of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine alpha 3 beta 2 receptors. Mol Pharmacol. 2008 Aug; 74(2):466-75. Epub 2008 May 05. 1912643
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  21. Lee WY, Free CR, Sine SM. Nicotinic receptor interloop proline anchors beta1-beta2 and Cys loops in coupling agonist binding to channel gating. J Gen Physiol. 2008 Aug; 132(2):265-78. 1904930
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  22. Bouzat C, Bartos M, Corradi J, Sine SM. The interface between extracellular and transmembrane domains of homomeric Cys-loop receptors governs open-channel lifetime and rate of desensitization. J Neurosci. 2008 Jul 30; 28(31):7808-19. 1912667
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  23. Shen XM, Fukuda T, Ohno K, Sine SM, Engel AG. Congenital myasthenia-related AChR delta subunit mutation interferes with intersubunit communication essential for channel gating. J Clin Invest. 2008 May; 118(5):1867-76. 1885220
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  24. Wang HL, Cheng X, Taylor P, McCammon JA, Sine SM. Control of cation permeation through the nicotinic receptor channel. PLoS Comput Biol. 2008 Feb; 4(2):e41. 1877141
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  25. Engel AG, Shen XM, Selcen D, Sine SM. Further observations in congenital myasthenic syndromes. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2008; 1132:104-13. 1898775
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  26. Sine SM, Gao F, Lee WY, Mukhtasimova N, Wang HL, Engel AG. Recent structural and mechanistic insights into endplate acetylcholine receptors. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2008; 1132:53-60. 1898776
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  27. Cheng X, Ivanov I, Wang H, Sine SM, McCammon JA. Nanosecond-timescale conformational dynamics of the human alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. Biophys J. 2007 Oct 15; 93(8):2622-34. Epub 2007 Jun 15. 1844608
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  28. Ivanov I, Cheng X, Sine SM, McCammon JA. Barriers to ion translocation in cationic and anionic receptors from the Cys-loop family. J Am Chem Soc. 2007 Jul 4; 129(26):8217-24. Epub 2007 Jun 07. 1834793
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  29. Mukhtasimova N, Sine SM. An intersubunit trigger of channel gating in the muscle nicotinic receptor. J Neurosci. 2007 Apr 11; 27(15):4110-9. 1817495
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  30. Gao F, Mer G, Tonelli M, Hansen SB, Burghardt TP, Taylor P, Sine SM. Solution NMR of acetylcholine binding protein reveals agonist-mediated conformational change of the C-loop. Mol Pharmacol. 2006 Oct; 70(4):1230-5. Epub 2006 Jul 17. 1786823
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  31. Shen XM, Deymeer F, Sine SM, Engel AG. Slow-channel mutation in acetylcholine receptor alphaM4 domain and its efficient knockdown. Ann Neurol. 2006 Jul; 60(1):128-36. 1770181
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  32. Sine SM, Engel AG. Recent advances in Cys-loop receptor structure and function. Nature. 2006 Mar 23; 440(7083):448-55. 1754253
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  33. Cheng X, Wang H, Grant B, Sine SM, McCammon JA. Targeted molecular dynamics study of C-loop closure and channel gating in nicotinic receptors. PLoS Computational Biology. 2006; 2(9):1173-84. 1971895
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  34. Lee WY, Sine SM. Principal pathway coupling agonist binding to channel gating in nicotinic receptors. Nature. 2005 Nov 10; 438(7065):243-7. 1733731
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  35. Rayes D, Spitzmaul G, Sine SM, Bouzat C. Single-channel kinetic analysis of chimeric alpha 7-5HT(3A) receptors. Mol Pharmacol. 2005 Nov; 68(5):1475-83. 1732234
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  36. Mukhtasimova N, Free C, Sine SM. Initial coupling of binding to gating mediated by conserved residues in the muscle nicotinic receptor. J Gen Physiol. 2005 Jul; 126(1):23-39. Epub 2005 Jun 13. 1729752
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  37. Engel AG, Sine SM. Current understanding of congenital myasthenic syndromes. Curr Opin Pharmacol. 2005 Jun; 5(3):308-21. 1724121
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  38. Henchman RH, Wang HL, Sine SM, Taylor P, McCammon JA. Ligand-induced conformational change in the alpha 7 nicotinic receptor ligand binding domain. Biophys J. 2005 Apr; 88(4):2564-76. 1705096
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  39. Gao F, Bren N, Burghardt TP, Hansen S, Henchman RH, Taylor P, McCammon JA, Sine SM. Agonist-mediated conformational changes in acetylcholine-binding protein revealed by simulation and intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence. J Biol Chem. 2005 Mar 4; 280(9):8443-51. 1701662
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  40. Shen XM, Ohno K, Sine SM, Engel AG. Subunit-specific contribution to agonist binding and channel gating revealed by inherited mutation in muscle acetylcholine receptor M3-M4 linker. Brain. 2005 Feb; 128(Part 2):345-55. 1694212
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  41. Pennington RA, Gao F, Sine SM, Prince RJ. Structural basis for epibatidine selectivity at desensitized nicotinic receptors. Mol Pharmacol. 2005 Jan; 67(1):123-31. 1677837
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  42. Ellison M, Gao F, Wang HL, Sine SM, Mclntosh JM, Olivera BM. Alpha-conotoxins ImI and ImII target distinct regions of the human alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor and distinguish human nicotinic receptor subtypes. Biochemistry. 2004 Dec 28; 43(51):16019-26. 1677727
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  43. Lee WY, Sine SM. Invariant aspartic Acid in muscle nicotinic receptor contributes selectively to the kinetics of agonist binding. J Gen Physiol. 2004 Nov; 124(5):555-67. 1674034
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  44. Bouzat C, Gumilar F, Spitzmaul G, Wang HL, Rayes D, Hansen SB, Taylor P, Sine SM. Coupling of agonist binding to channel gating in an ACh-binding protein linked to an ion channel. Nature. 2004 Aug 19; 430(7002):896-900. 1657169
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  45. Sine SM, Wang HL, Gao F. Toward atomic-scale understanding of ligand recognition in the muscle nicotinic receptor. Curr Med Chem. 2004 Mar; 11(5):559-67. 1639619
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  46. Henchman RH, Wang HL, Sine SM, Taylor P, McCammon JA. Asymmetric structural motions of the homomeric alpha 7 nicotinic receptor ligand binding domain revealed by molecular dynamics simulation. Biophys J. 2003 Nov 1; 85(5):3007-18. 1422280
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  47. Engel AG, Ohno K, Shen XM, Sine SM. Congenital myasthenic syndromes: multiple molecular targets at the neuromuscular junction. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2003 Sep; 998:138-60. 1520336
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  48. Sine SM, Wang HL, Ohno K, Shen XM, Lee WY, Engel AG. Mechanistic diversity underlying fast channel congenital myasthenic syndromes. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2003 Sep; 998:128-37. 1520337
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  49. Wang HL, Gao F, Bren N, Sine SM. Curariform antagonists bind in different orientations to the nicotinic receptor ligand binding domain. J Biol Chem. 2003 Aug 22; 278(34):32284-91. 1407506
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  50. Gao F, Bern N, Little A, Wang HL, Hansen SB, Talley TT, Taylor P, Sine SM. Curariform antagonists bind in different orientations to acetylcholine-binding protein. J Biol Chem. 2003 Jun 20; 278(25):23020-6. Epub 2003 Apr 07. 1396856
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  51. Engel AG, Ohno K, Sine SM. Congenital myasthenic syndromes: a diverse array of molecular targets. J Neurocytol. 2003 Jun-Sep; 32(5-8):1017-37. 1639569
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  52. Engel AG, Ohno K, Sine SM. Sleuthing molecular targets for neurological diseases at the neuromuscular junction. Nat Rev Neurosci. 2003 May; 4(5):339-52. 1341187
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  53. Shen XM, Ohno K, Tsujino A, Brengman JM, Gingold M, Sine SM, Engel AG. Mutation causing severe myasthenia reveals functional asymmetry of AChR signature cystine loops in agonist binding and gating. J Clin Invest. 2003 Feb; 111(4):497-505. 1318628
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  54. Engel AG, Ohno K, Sine SM. Congenital myasthenic syndromes: progress over the past decade. Muscle Nerve. 2003 Jan; 27(1):4-25. 1317934
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  55. Sine SM. The nicotinic receptor ligand binding domain. J Neurobiol. 2002 Dec; 53(4):431-46. 1317349
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  56. Sine SM, Shen XM, Wang HL, Ohno K, Lee WY, Tsujino A, Brengmann J, Bren N, Vajsar J, Engel AG. Naturally occurring mutations at the acetylcholine receptor binding site independently alter ACh binding and channel gating. J Gen Physiol. 2002 Oct; 120(4):483-96. 1316612
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  57. Engel AG, Ohno K, Sine SM. The spectrum of congenital myasthenic syndromes. Mol Neurobiol. 2002 Oct-Dec; 26(2-3):347-67. 1415000
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  58. Prince RJ, Pennington RA, Sine SM. Mechanism of tacrine block at adult human muscle nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. J Gen Physiol. 2002 Sep; 120(3):369-93. 1316134
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  59. Sine SM, Wang HL, Bren N. Lysine scanning mutagenesis delineates structural model of the nicotinic receptor ligand binding domain. J Biol Chem. 2002 Aug 9; 277(32):29210-23. 1315048
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  60. Molles BE, Tsigelny I, Nguyen PD, Gao SX, Sine SM, Taylor P. Residues in the epsilon subunit of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor interact to confer selectivity of waglerin-1 for the alpha-epsilon subunit interface site. Biochemistry. 2002 Jun 25; 41(25):7895-906. 1316020
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  61. Bouzat C, Gumilar F, Esandi MD, Sine SM. Subunit-selective contribution to channel gating of the M4 domain of the nicotinic receptor. Biophys J. 2002 Apr; 82(4):1920-9. 1315511
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  62. Ibanez-Tallon I, Miwa JM, Wang HL, Adams NC, Crabtree GW, Sine SM, Heintz N. Novel modulation of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors by association with the endogenous prototoxin lynx1. Neuron. 2002 Mar 14; 33(6):893-903. 1120924
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  63. Molles BE, Rezai P, Kline EF, McArdle JJ, Sine SM, Taylor P. Identification of residues at the alpha and epsilon subunit interfaces mediating species selectivity of Waglerin-1 for nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. J Biol Chem. 2002 Feb 15; 277(7):5433-40. 1008266
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  64. Malany S, Osaka H, Sine SM, Taylor P. Orientation of alpha-neurotoxin at the subunit interfaces of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. Biochemistry. 2000 Dec 19; 39(50):15388-98. 1013442
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  65. Wang HL, Ohno K, Milone M, Brengman JM, Evoli A, Batocchi AP, Middleton LT, Christodoulou K, Engel AG, Sine SM. Fundamental gating mechanism of nicotinic receptor channel revealed by mutation causing a congenital myasthenic syndrome. J Gen Physiol. 2000 Sep; 116(3):449-62. 1012466
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  66. Grosman C, Salamone FN, Sine SM, Auerbach A. The extracellular linker of muscle acetylcholine receptor channels is a gating control element. J Gen Physiol. 2000 Sep; 116(3):327-40. 1012916
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  67. Bouzat C, Barrantes F, Sine S. Nicotinic receptor fourth transmembrane domain: hydrogen bonding by conserved threonine contributes to channel gating kinetics. J Gen Physiol. 2000 May; 115(5):663-72. 1012076
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  68. Bren N, Sine SM. Hydrophobic pairwise interactions stabilize alpha-conotoxin MI in the muscle acetylcholine receptor binding site. J Biol Chem. 2000 Apr 28; 275(17):12692-700. 1011905
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  69. Osaka H, Malany S, Molles BE, Sine SM, Taylor P. Pairwise electrostatic interactions between alpha-neurotoxins and gamma, delta, and epsilon subunits of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. J Biol Chem. 2000 Feb 25; 275(8):5478-84. 1011724
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  70. Quiram PA, McIntosh JM, Sine SM. Pairwise interactions between neuronal alpha(7) acetylcholine receptors and alpha-conotoxin PnIB. J Biol Chem. 2000 Feb 18; 275(7):4889-96. 1011748
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  71. Quiram PA, Ohno K, Milone M, Patterson MC, Pruitt NJ, Brengman JM, Sine SM, Engel AG. Mutation causing congenital myasthenia reveals acetylcholine receptor beta/delta subunit interaction essential for assembly. J Clin Invest. 1999 Nov; 104(10):1403-10. 1009526
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  72. Prince RJ, Sine SM. Acetylcholine and epibatidine binding to muscle acetylcholine receptors distinguish between concerted and uncoupled models. J Biol Chem. 1999 Jul 9; 274(28):19623-9. 1009549
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  73. Quiram PA, Jones JJ, Sine SM. Pairwise interactions between neuronal alpha7 acetylcholine receptors and alpha-conotoxin ImI. J Biol Chem. 1999 Jul 9; 274(28):19517-24. 1009791
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  74. Osaka H, Malany S, Kanter JR, Sine SM, Taylor P. Subunit interface selectivity of the alpha-neurotoxins for the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. J Biol Chem. 1999 Apr 2; 274(14):9581-6. 1009548
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  75. Wang HL, Milone M, Ohno K, Shen XM, Tsujino A, Batocchi AP, Tonali P, Brengman J, Engel AG, Sine SM. Acetylcholine receptor M3 domain: stereochemical and volume contributions to channel gating. Nat Neurosci. 1999 Mar; 2(3):226-33. 1008527
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  76. Engel AG, Ohno K, Sine SM. Congenital myasthenic syndromes: recent advances. Arch Neurol. 1999 Feb; 56(2):163-7. 1008438
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  77. Prince RJ, Sine SM. Epibatidine activates muscle acetylcholine receptors with unique site selectivity. Biophys J. 1998 Oct; 75(4):1817-27. 1020412
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  78. Engel AG, Ohno K, Milone M, Sine SM. Congenital myasthenic syndromes. New insights from molecular genetic and patch-clamp studies. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1998 May 13; 841:140-56. 1018946
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  79. Quiram PA, Sine SM. Identification of residues in the neuronal alpha(7) acetylcholine receptor that confer selectivity for conotoxin IMI. J Biol Chem. 1998 May 1; 273(18):11001-6. 1019451
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  80. Quiram PA, Sine SM. Structural elements in alpha-conotoxin IMI essential for binding to neuronal alpha(7) receptors. J Biol Chem. 1998 May 1; 273(18):11007-11. 1019454
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  81. Prince RJ, Sine SM. Epibatidine binds with unique site and state selectivity to muscle nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. J Biol Chem. 1998 Apr 3; 273(14):7843-9. 1019000
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  82. Taylor P, Osaka H, Molles BE, Sugiyama N, Marchot P, Ackermann EJ, Malany S, McArdle JJ, Sine SM, Tsigelny I. Toxins selective for subunit interfaces as probes of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor structure. J Physiol Paris. 1998 Apr; 92(2):79-83. 1020027
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  83. Sine SM, Bren N, Quiram PA. Molecular dissection of subunit interfaces in the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. J Physiol Paris. 1998 Apr; 92(2):101-5. 1018998
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  84. Engel AG, Ohno K, Sine SM. Congenital myasthenic syndromes: experiments of nature. J Physiol Paris. 1998 Apr; 92(2):113-7. 1018999
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  85. Sugiyama N, Marchot P, Kawanishi C, Osaka H, Molles B, Sine SM, Taylor P. Residues at the subunit interfaces of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor that contribute to alpha-conotoxin M1 binding. Mol Pharmacol. 1998 Apr; 53(4):787-94. 1019493
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  86. Milone M, Wang HL, Ohno K, Prince R, Fukudome T, Shen XM, Brengman JM, Griggs RC, Sine SM, Engel AG. Mode switching kinetics produced by a naturally occurring mutation in the cytoplasmic loop of the human acetylcholine receptor epsilon subunit. Neuron. 1998 Mar; 20(3):575-88. 1018491
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  87. Engel AG, Ohno K, Wang HL, Milone M, Sine SM. Molecular basis of congenital myasthenic syndromes: mutations in the acetylcholine receptor. Neuroscientist. 1998; 4(3):185-94. 1019297
  88. Bren N, Sine SM. Identification of residues in the adult nicotinic acetylcholine receptor that confer selectivity for curariform antagonists. J Biol Chem. 1997 Dec 5; 272(49):30793-8. 1016008
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  89. Sine SM. Identification of equivalent residues in the gamma, delta, and epsilon subunits of the nicotinic receptor that contribute to alpha-bungarotoxin binding. J Biol Chem. 1997 Sep 19; 272(38):23521-7. 1016489
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  90. Milone M, Wang HL, Ohno K, Fukudome T, Pruitt JN, Bren N, Sine SM, Engel AG. Slow-channel myasthenic syndrome caused by enhanced activation, desensitization, and agonist binding affinity attributable to mutation in the M2 domain of the acetylcholine receptor alpha subunit. J Neurosci. 1997 Aug 1; 17(15):5651-65. 1015533
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  91. Tsigelny I, Sugiyama N, Sine SM, Taylor P. A model of the nicotinic receptor extracellular domain based on sequence identity and residue location. Biophys J. 1997 Jul; 73(1):52-66. 1016417
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  92. Wang HL, Auerbach A, Bren N, Ohno K, Engel AG, Sine SM. Mutation in the M1 domain of the acetylcholine receptor alpha subunit decreases the rate of agonist dissociation. J Gen Physiol. 1997 Jun; 109(6):757-66. 1015479
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  93. Ohno K, Quiram PA, Milone M, Wang HL, Harper MC, Pruitt JN 2nd, Brengman JM, Pao L, Fischbeck KH, Crawford TO, Sine SM, Engel AG. Congenital myasthenic syndromes due to heteroallelic nonsense/missense mutations in the acetylcholine receptor epsilon subunit gene: identification and functional characterization of six new mutations. Hum Mol Genet. 1997 May; 6(5):753-66. 1015922
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  94. Engel AG, Ohno K, Milone M, Sine SM. Congenital myasthenic syndromes caused by mutations in acetylcholine receptor genes. Neurology. 1997; 48(4 Suppl 5):S28-35. 1017024
  95. Fu DX, Sine SM. Asymmetric contribution of the conserved disulfide loop to subunit oligomerization and assembly of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. J Biol Chem. 1996 Dec 6; 271(49):31479-84. 1025708
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  96. Engel AG, Ohno K, Bouzat C, Sine SM, Griggs RC. End-plate acetylcholine receptor deficiency due to nonsense mutations in the epsilon subunit. Ann Neurol. 1996 Nov; 40(5):810-7. 1025486
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  97. Prince RJ, Sine SM. Molecular dissection of subunit interfaces in the acetylcholine receptor. Identification of residues that determine agonist selectivity. J Biol Chem. 1996 Oct 18; 271(42):25770-7. 1025506
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  98. Akk G, Sine S, Auerbach A. Binding sites contribute unequally to the gating of mouse nicotinic alpha D200N acetylcholine receptors. J Physiol (Lond) 1996 Oct 1; 496(Pt 1):185-96. 1025560
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  99. Engel AG, Ohno K, Milone M, Wang HL, Nakano S, Bouzat C, Pruitt JN 2nd, Hutchinson DO, Brengman JM, Bren N, Sieb JP, Sine SM. New mutations in acetylcholine receptor subunit genes reveal heterogeneity in the slow-channel congenital myasthenic syndrome. Hum Mol Genet. 1996 Sep; 5(9):1217-27. 1025315
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  100. Ohno K, Wang HL, Milone M, Bren N, Brengman JM, Nakano S, Quiram P, Pruitt JN, Sine SM, Engel AG. Congenital myasthenic syndrome caused by decreased agonist binding affinity due to a mutation in the acetylcholine receptor epsilon subunit. Neuron. 1996 Jul; 17(1):157-70. 1025190
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  101. Chen J, Zhang Y, Akk G, Sine S, Auerbach A. Activation kinetics of recombinant mouse nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: mutations of alpha-subunit tyrosine 190 affect both binding and gating. Biophys J. 1995 Sep; 69(3):849-59. 1022633
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  102. Sine SM, Kreienkamp HJ, Bren N, Maeda R, Taylor P. Molecular dissection of subunit interfaces in the acetylcholine receptor: identification of determinants of alpha-conotoxin M1 selectivity. Neuron. 1995 Jul; 15(1):205-11. 1022511
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  103. Sine SM, Ohno K, Bouzat C, Auerbach A, Milone M, Pruitt JN, Engel AG. Mutation of the acetylcholine receptor alpha subunit causes a slow-channel myasthenic syndrome by enhancing agonist-binding affinity. Neuron. 1995 Jul; 15:229-39. 1023602
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  104. Kreienkamp HJ, Maeda RK, Sine SM, Taylor P. Intersubunit contacts governing assembly of the mammalian nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. Neuron. 1995 Mar; 14(3):635-44. 1022251
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  105. Ohno K, Hutchinson DO, Milone M, Brengman JM, Bouzat C, Sine SM, Engel AG. Congenital myasthenic syndrome caused by prolonged acetylcholine receptor channel openings due to a mutation in the M2 domain of the epsilon subunit. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1995 Jan 31; 92(3):758-62. 1022180
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  106. Bouzat C, Bren N, Sine SM. Structural basis of the different gating kinetics of fetal and adult acetylcholine receptors. Neuron. 1994 Dec; 13(6):1395-402. 1032695
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  107. Fu DX, Sine SM. Competitive antagonists bridge the alpha-gamma subunit interface of the acetylcholine receptor through quaternary ammonium-aromatic interactions. J Biol Chem. 1994 Oct 21; 269(42):26152-7. 1032383
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  108. Sine SM, Quiram P, Papanikolaou F, Kreienkamp HJ, Taylor P. Conserved tyrosines in the alpha subunit of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor stabilize quaternary ammonium groups of agonists and curariform antagonists. J Biol Chem. 1994 Mar 25; 269(12):8808-16. 1031788
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  109. Kreienkamp HJ, Sine SM, Maeda RK, Taylor P. Glycosylation sites selectively interfere with alpha-toxin binding to the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. J Biol Chem. 1994 Mar 18; 269(11):8108-14. 1031789
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  110. Sine SM. Molecular dissection of subunit interfaces in the acetylcholine receptor: identification of residues that determine curare selectivity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1993 Oct 15; 90(20):9436-40. 1029204
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  111. Sine SM, Claudio T. Gamma- and delta-subunits regulate the affinity and the cooperativity of ligand binding to the acetylcholine receptor. J Biol Chem. 1991 Oct 15; 266(29):19369-77. 1037620
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  112. Sine SM, Claudio T. Stable expression of the mouse nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in mouse fibroblasts. Comparison of receptors in native and transfected cells. J Biol Chem. 1991 Jul 25; 266(21):13679-89. 1037621
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  113. Sine SM, Claudio T, Sigworth FJ. Activation of Torpedo acetylcholine receptors expressed in mouse fibroblasts. Single channel current kinetics reveal distinct agonist binding affinities. J Gen Physiol. 1990 Aug; 96(2):395-437. 1035153
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  114. Sine SM. Functional properties of human skeletal muscle acetylcholine receptors expressed by the TE671 cell line. J Biol Chem. 1988 Dec 5; 263(34):18052-62. 1043666
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  115. Claudio T, Green WN, Hartman DS, Hayden D, Paulson HL, Sigworth FJ, Sine SM, Swedlund A. Genetic reconstitution of functional acetylcholine receptor channels in mouse fibroblasts. Science. 1987 Dec 18; 238(4834):1688-94. 1055807
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  116. Sigworth FJ, Sine SM. Data transformations for improved display and fitting of single-channel dwell time histograms. Biophys J. 1987 Dec; 52(6):1047-54. 1055806
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  117. Sine SM, Steinbach JH. Activation of acetylcholine receptors on clonal mammalian BC3H-1 cells by high concentrations of agonist. J Physiol (Lond) 1987 Apr; 385:325-59. 1055808
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  118. Sine SM, Steinbach JH. Acetylcholine receptor activation by a site-selective ligand: nature of brief open and closed states in BC3H-1 cells. J Physiol (Lond) 1986 Jan; 370:357-79. 1052978
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  119. Sine SM, Steinbach JH. Activation of acetylcholine receptors by low concentrations of agonist. J Physiol. 1986; 373:129-62. 1765760
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