Polyamine regulation of ion channel assembly and implications for nicotinic acetylcholine receptor pharmacology

oleh: Madhurima Dhara, Jose A. Matta, Min Lei, Daniel Knowland, Hong Yu, Shenyan Gu, David S. Bredt

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2020-06-01

Deskripsi

Small molecule polyamines participate in diverse aspects of cell growth and differentiation and are known to regulate ion channel gating. Here authors reveal that cellular polyamines control nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) biogenesis, and either catabolic degradation or inhibition of polyamine production augments nAChR assembly.