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Cysteine Loop Ligand-Gated Ion Channel Receptors MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Cysteine Loop Ligand-Gated Ion Channel Receptors
Tree Number(s)
D12.776.157.530.400.400.100
D12.776.543.550.450.500.100
D12.776.543.585.400.500.100
D12.776.543.750.130
Unique ID
D058466
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D058466
Scope Note
A subfamily of ligand-gated ion channel receptors that share a characteristic loop which is formed by a disulfide bond between two CYSTEINE residues. These receptors typically contain five subunits with the cysteine-loop occurring near an N-terminal extracellular domain.
Entry Term(s)
Cys-Loop Receptor
Cys-Loop Receptor Superfamily
Cys-Loop Receptors
Cysteine Loop Ligand-Gated Ion Channel Receptor
Public MeSH Note
2011
History Note
2011
Date Established
2011/01/01
Date of Entry
2010/06/25
Revision Date
2020/05/27
Cysteine Loop Ligand-Gated Ion Channel Receptors Preferred
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