Rearrangement of nicotinic receptor α subunits during formation of the ligand binding sites

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 3000-3008

  Mitra, M ^a   Wanamaker, C P ^a   Green, W N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine binding site; Muscle; Nicotinic receptor; Protein folding and assembly; Torpedo; bungarotoxin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; CYSTEINE; EPITOPE; GLYCAN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; LIGAND BINDING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; RECEPTOR BINDING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0035341359     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.21-09-03000.2001     Document Type: Article

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