2 ISOFORMS OF THE MUSCLE ACETYLCHOLINE-RECEPTOR ALPHA-SUBUNIT ARE TRANSLATED IN THE HUMAN CELL-LINE TE671

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作者
MORRIS, A [1 ]
BEESON, D [1 ]
JACOBSON, L [1 ]
BAGGI, F [1 ]
VINCENT, A [1 ]
NEWSOMDAVIS, J [1 ]
机构
[1] JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSP,INST MOLEC MED,NEUROSCI GRP,OXFORD OX3 9DU,ENGLAND
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
关键词
ACHR; ALPHA-SUBUNIT; ISOFORM; TRANSLATION; TE671; CELL;
D O I
10.1016/0014-5793(91)81399-S
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We have previously reported the existence of 2 forms of mRNA for the human muscle acetylcholine receptor (AChR) alpha-subunit, thought to be generated by alternate splicing of a primary transcript and to encode 2 alpha-subunit protein isoforms [1]. The 2 predicted alpha-subunit isoforms, differing by the insertion of 25 amino acids at position 58/59, have been synthesized from cRNA transcripts using rabbit reticulocyte lysates; these protein isoforms could be differentiated by immunoprecipitation using antibodies raised against synthetic peptides. The antibodies were used to demonstrate translation of both AChR alpha-subunit isoforms in the rhabdomyosarcoma (muscle) cell line TE671, in an approximate 1:1 ratio.
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