Electron microscopic evidence for the assembly of soluble pentameric extracellular domains of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 303, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 185-196

  Tierney, M L ^a   Unwin, N ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine receptor; Baculovirus expression; Electron microscopy; Extracellular domain

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; ION CHANNEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACULOVIRUS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CROSS LINKING; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; VIRUS EXPRESSION;

ANIMALIA; INSECTA; UNIDENTIFIED BACULOVIRUS;

EID: 0034692878     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2000.4137     Document Type: Article

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