The mechanism of a high-affinity allosteric inhibitor of the serotonin transporter

The serotonin transporter (SERT) terminates serotonin signaling and its activity is modulated by antidepressants. Here authors reveal the mechanistic details underlying the coupling between the two binding sites in SERT and a high-affinity ligand for the allosteric site.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Per Plenge, Ara M. Abramyan, Gunnar Sørensen, Arne Mørk, Pia Weikop, Ulrik Gether, Benny Bang-Andersen, Lei Shi, Claus J. Loland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15292-y