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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcholineAlkylationAnimalsCell LineDithiothreitolElectric ConductivityEthylmaleimideKineticsMusclesOxidation-ReductionReceptors, CholinergicConceptsSingle 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
1990
Activation of Torpedo acetylcholine receptors expressed in mouse fibroblasts. Single channel current kinetics reveal distinct agonist binding affinities.
Sine S, Claudio T, Sigworth F. Activation of Torpedo acetylcholine receptors expressed in mouse fibroblasts. Single channel current kinetics reveal distinct agonist binding affinities. The Journal Of General Physiology 1990, 96: 395-437. PMID: 1698917, PMCID: PMC2228994, DOI: 10.1085/jgp.96.2.395.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcholineAnimalsCell LineCells, CulturedDose-Response Relationship, DrugFibroblastsIon ChannelsMiceReceptors, CholinergicTorpedoTransfection
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell LineCell MembraneFibroblastsGenesKineticsMiceReceptors, CholinergicTorpedoTransfectionConceptsExpression 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
1986
Open channel noise. II. A test for coupling between current fluctuations and conformational transitions in the acetylcholine receptor
Sigworth F. Open channel noise. II. A test for coupling between current fluctuations and conformational transitions in the acetylcholine receptor. Biophysical Journal 1986, 49: 1041-1046. PMID: 2423148, PMCID: PMC1329684, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(86)83732-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell MembraneElectric ConductivityIon ChannelsKineticsMathematicsModels, BiologicalMusclesProtein ConformationRatsReceptors, Cholinergic
1981
Improved patch-clamp techniques for high-resolution current recording from cells and cell-free membrane patches
Hamill O, Marty A, Neher E, Sakmann B, Sigworth F. Improved patch-clamp techniques for high-resolution current recording from cells and cell-free membrane patches. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal Of Physiology 1981, 391: 85-100. PMID: 6270629, DOI: 10.1007/bf00656997.Peer-Reviewed Original Research