“Background: GLIC , a pentameric ligand-gated ion channel (pLGIC), is inhibited by general anesthetics , but in anesthetic-bound crystal structures the channel appears open.”
“ GLIC , a prokaryotic pLGIC homologue, is inhibited by general anesthetics , suggesting anesthetics stabilize a closed channel state, but in anesthetic-bound GLIC crystal structures the channel appears open.”