Recombinant expression of α-bungarotoxin in Pichia pastoris facilitates identification of mutant toxins engineered to recognize neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1279-1289

  Levandoski, Mark M ^a,b   Caffery, Philip M ^a   Rogowski, Robert S ^a   Yingxin, Lin ^a   Qing Luo, Shi ^a   Hawrot, Edward ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GRINNELL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors; Pharmacology; Pichia pastoris; Bungarotoxin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; NEUROTOXIN; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; PICHIA PASTORIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TOXICOKINETICS; TOXIN ANALYSIS; TOXIN STRUCTURE;

PICHIA; PICHIA PASTORIS; SERPENTES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033968089     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2000.741279.x     Document Type: Article

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