[Effective binding of alpha-bungarotoxin with the solubilized alpha-subunit of Torpedo californica acetylcholine receptor]

Bioorg Khim. 1996 May;22(5):387-9.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

alpha-Subunit of the Torpedo californica nicotinic acetylcholine receptor was isolated by preparative SDS-PAGE followed by reversed-phase HPLC on a C4 column in an acetonitrile-isopropanol gradient in water. After removal of the organic solvents and solubilization in beta-octylglucoside, the purified alpha-subunit binds alpha-bungarotoxin with high affinity (Kd 28 nM).

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bungarotoxins / chemistry
  • Bungarotoxins / metabolism*
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
  • Receptors, Nicotinic / chemistry
  • Receptors, Nicotinic / isolation & purification
  • Receptors, Nicotinic / metabolism*
  • Solubility
  • Torpedo

Substances

  • Bungarotoxins
  • Receptors, Nicotinic