Host cell-specific folding and assembly of the neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor α7 subunit

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 2140-2151

  Cooper, Sandra T ^a   Millar, Neil S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assembly; Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor; Protein folding

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SPECIFICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOST CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAMMAL CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030962495     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1997.68052140.x     Document Type: Article

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