Contributions of N-linked glycosylation to the expression of a functional α7-nicotinic receptor in Xenopus oocytes

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 349-357

  Chen, DaNong ^a   Dang, Hong ^a   Patrick, James W ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbohydrates; Expression; Function; Glycosylation; Bungarotoxin; 7 nicotinic receptors

Indexed keywords

ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; ION CHANNEL; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; GENE EXPRESSION; GLYCOSYLATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; XENOPUS;

ANIMALIA; SERPENTES;

EID: 0031973310     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1998.70010349.x     Document Type: Article

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