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Quaternary structure of the acetylcholine receptor

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The five membrane-spanning subunits of the acetylcholine receptor have been resolved in electron microscope images and are shown to lie at pentagonally symmetrical positions around the channel over a large fraction of their length. The channel consists of a wide synaptic portion and a narrow portion extending through the membrane into the interior of the cell.

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