A7DB: a relational database for mutational, physiological and pharmacological data related to the alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are pentameric proteins that are important drug targets for a variety of diseases including Alzheimer's, schizophrenia and various forms of epilepsy. One of the most intensively studied nAChR subunits in recent years has been alpha7. This subunit can form functional homomeric pentamers (alpha7)5, which can make interpretation of physiological and structural data much simpler. The growing amount of structural, pharmacological and physiological data for these receptors indicates the need for a dedicated and accurate database to provide a means to access this information in a coherent manner.

Description

A7DB http://www.lgics.org/a7db/ is a new relational database of manually curated experimental physiological data associate

SUBMITTER: Buckingham SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC547909 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature