Mapping the mAb 383C epitope to α2(187-199) of the Torpedo acetylcholine receptor on the three-dimensional model

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 282, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 301-315

  Fairclough, Robert H ^a   Twaddle, George M ^a   Gudipati, Eswari ^a   Stone, Remington J S ^a   Richman, David P ^a   Burkwall, David A ^b   Josephs, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

3 D epitope mapping; Acetylcholine binding residues; Acetylcholine receptor; Anti acetylcholine receptor monoclonal antibody; mAb epitope mapping

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; CARBACHOL; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; EPITOPE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ALPHA CHAIN; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPITOPE MAPPING; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE VESICLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; TORPEDO; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0032544333     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2000     Document Type: Article

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