Yeast Expression and NMR Analysis of the Extracellular Domain of Muscle Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor alpha Subunit.
Authors Yao Yun; Wang Junmei; Viroonchatapan Nitnara; Samson Avraham; Chill Jordan; Rothe Elizabeth; Anglister Jacob; Wang Zuo-Zhong;
JournalJ Biol Chem
PubMed ID11812776
The alpha subunit of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (AChR) from Torpedo electric organ and mammalian muscle contains high affinity binding sites for alpha-bungarotoxin and for autoimmune antibodies in sera of patients with myasthenia gravis. To obtain sufficient materials for structural studies of the receptor-ligand complexes, we have expressed part of ... More