Role of the N-terminal α-helix in biogenesis of α7 nicotinic receptors

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1399-1409

  Castillo, Mar ^a   Mulet, José ^a   Aldea, Marcos ^a   Gerber, Susana ^a   Sala, Salvador ^a   Sala, Francisco ^a   Criado, Manuel ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

helix; 7 nicotinic receptor; Assembly; Expression; N terminus; Pentamer

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; BUNGAROTOXIN RECEPTOR; PROLINE; SEROTONIN 3A RECEPTOR;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; CELL MEMBRANE; MUTANT; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STEADY STATE; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; BUNGAROTOXINS; CATTLE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LEUCINE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTAGENESIS; MUTATION; NEUROBLASTOMA; OOCYTES; PROLINE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN, 5-HT3; TRANSFECTION; XENOPUS;

EID: 61349191614     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: 14714159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2009.05924.x     Document Type: Article

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