Influence of the M3-M4 intracellular domain upon nicotinic acetylcholine receptor assembly, targeting and function

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 153, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1474-1484

  Kracun, S ^a   Harkness, P C ^a   Gibb, A J ^a   Millar, N S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor; Receptor assembly; Receptor targeting; Single channel conductance

Indexed keywords

BUNGAROTOXIN; CHIMERIC PROTEIN; FLUORESCENT ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR 3A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TARGETING;

ANIMALS; BUNGAROTOXINS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHIMERA; DOGS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMANS; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; ION CHANNELS; MICE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY; RATS; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN, 5-HT3; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 41649109805     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: 14765381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0707676     Document Type: Article

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