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Ion channels may be influenced by ligand-operated G-protein-coupled receptors (see below) in two ways: indirectly, via the second messenger system affecting the status of the channel directly, via the G-protein subunits (α or βγ, see below) interacting with the channel. Fig. 1 Typical ligand-gated transmembrane ion channel. The diagram is based on the acetylcholine nicotinic receptor, which consists of five subunits (each of which comprises four transmembrane segments, M1–M4 – shown as dashed lines) surrounding the central ion channel and has two acetylcholine-binding sites (shown as red circles).
The M2 transmembrane segment of each subunit (shown in blue) is part of the ion channel and undergoes conformational change on ligand binding that allows selective ion flow down its concentration gradient. 1. Voltage-gated ion channels (VGICs) consist of several subunits, each of which is a transmembrane protein that crosses the membrane in a number of loops. The central unit contains the pore through which the ions pass and is largely responsible for the selectivity of the channel for a particular ion.
PROPERTIES OF RECEPTORS Receptor binding The binding of the ligand to the receptor is normally reversible; consequently, the intensity and duration of the intracellular changes are dependent on the continuing presence of the ligand. The extent of drug binding to the receptor (receptor occupancy) is proportional to the drug concentration; the higher the concentration, the greater the occupancy. g. g. COO−) hydrogen bonding between amino-, hydroxyl-, keto- functions, etc, in the drug and the receptor hydrophobic interactions between lipid-soluble sites in the ligand and receptor van der Waals forces, which are very weak interatomic attractions.