Day 295 of #LMB365 shows the structure of a human GABAA receptor in a membrane nanodisc, bound to alprazolam/Xanax, solved in Radu Aricescu’s group. GABAA receptors are essential for brain function and also targets for major clinical drugs including general anaesthetics, benzodiazepines and sleeping pills.
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