Palmitoylation of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors
Alexander JK, Govind AP, Drisdel RC, Blanton MP, Vallejo Y, Lam TT, Green WN. Palmitoylation of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors. Journal Of Molecular Neuroscience 2009, 40: 12-20. PMID: 19693711, PMCID: PMC3523180, DOI: 10.1007/s12031-009-9246-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcholineAcylationAlpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine ReceptorAnimalsBinding SitesBiological AssayBrainCell LineElectric OrganHumansLigandsLipoylationMass SpectrometryNeuromuscular JunctionProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalProtein SubunitsProtein TransportReceptors, NicotinicSynaptic TransmissionTorpedoConceptsNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsSites of palmitoylationLigand-gated ion channelsDifferent posttranslational modificationsDisulfide bond formationMass spectrometry strategyLigand binding siteLow abundant proteinsAcetylcholine receptorsProtein palmitoylationPosttranslational modificationsSubunit assemblyPalmitoylationAbundant proteinsMuscle-type nAChRsIon channelsLoss of ligandBinding sitesSubunitsSitesReceptorsPhosphorylationTraffickingGlycosylationSensitive assay