1991
Changes in channel properties of acetylcholine receptors during the time course of thiol chemical modifications
Bouzat C, Barrantes F, Sigworth F. Changes in channel properties of acetylcholine receptors during the time course of thiol chemical modifications. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal Of Physiology 1991, 418: 51-61. PMID: 2041725, DOI: 10.1007/bf00370451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle acetylcholine receptor channelsHigh agonist concentrationsPatch-clamp techniqueOpen timeConcentration of NEMSilent periodAcetylcholine receptorsN-ethylmaleimideAcetylcholine receptor channelsAgonist concentrationsChannel open probabilityReceptor channelsAChRMM N-ethylmaleimideTime of exposureRate of occurrenceSingle-channel currentsTime courseNEM treatmentControl receptorsReceptorsSignificant changesTreatmentShort openingsSlight reduction
1987
Genetic Reconstitution of Functional Acetylcholine Receptor Channels in Mouse Fibroblasts
Claudio T, Green W, Hartman D, Hayden D, Paulson H, Sigworth F, Sine S, Swedlund A. Genetic Reconstitution of Functional Acetylcholine Receptor Channels in Mouse Fibroblasts. Science 1987, 238: 1688-1694. PMID: 3686008, DOI: 10.1126/science.3686008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExpression systemDNA-mediated gene transfer techniquesMouse fibroblast cellsDNA-mediated gene transferLigand-gated ion channelsCell surface AChRsNew expression systemFibroblast cellsTorpedo AChRClonal cell linesGene transfer techniquesForeign genesGene productsGenetic reconstitutionRecombinant DNACellular componentsTorpedo acetylcholine receptorComplementary DNASurface AChRsAcetylcholine receptor channelsFunctional consequencesGene transferIon channelsHomogenous cellsMouse fibroblasts