9dmk

Structural highlights

Disease

ACHA_HUMAN Postsynaptic congenital myasthenic syndromes;Lethal multiple pterygium syndrome. The disease is caused by mutations affecting the gene represented in this entry. The alpha subunit is the main focus for antibody binding in myasthenia gravis. Myasthenia gravis is characterized by sporadic muscular fatigability and weakness, occurring chiefly in muscles innervated by cranial nerves, and characteristically improved by cholinesterase-inhibiting drugs. The disease is caused by mutations affecting the gene represented in this entry. The disease is caused by mutations affecting the gene represented in this entry.

Function

ACHA_HUMAN After binding acetylcholine, the AChR responds by an extensive change in conformation that affects all subunits and leads to opening of an ion-conducting channel across the plasma membrane.