Title : Structures of paraoxon-inhibited human acetylcholinesterase reveal perturbations of the acyl loop and the dimer interface.

Pub. Date : 2016 Sep

PMID : 27191504






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1 Irreversible inhibition of the essential nervous system enzyme acetylcholinesterase by organophosphate nerve agents and pesticides may quickly lead to death. Organophosphates acetylcholinesterase (Cartwright blood group) Homo sapiens
2 The current lack of published structural data specific to human acetylcholinesterase organophosphate-inhibited and oxime-bound states hinders development of effective medical treatments. Organophosphates acetylcholinesterase (Cartwright blood group) Homo sapiens
3 We have solved structures of human acetylcholinesterase in different states in complex with the organophosphate insecticide, paraoxon, and oximes. Organophosphates acetylcholinesterase (Cartwright blood group) Homo sapiens
4 This appears characteristic of acetylcholinesterase inhibition by organophosphate insecticides but not nerve agents. Organophosphates acetylcholinesterase (Cartwright blood group) Homo sapiens