1996
Rabies virus binding to the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor α subunit demonstrated by virus overlay protein binding assay
Gastka M, Horvath J, Lentz T. Rabies virus binding to the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor α subunit demonstrated by virus overlay protein binding assay. Journal Of General Virology 1996, 77: 2437-2440. PMID: 8887475, DOI: 10.1099/0022-1317-77-10-2437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlpha subunitNicotinic acetylcholine receptor α subunitAcetylcholine receptor α subunitElectric organ membranesVirus overlay proteinVirus overlay protein binding assaysTransfer of proteinsReceptor α subunitProtein binding assaysAChR alpha subunitOverlay proteinRabies virusΑ-subunitSubunitsGel electrophoresisAcetylcholine receptorsBinding assaysCuraremimetic neurotoxinsProteinMembraneVirusBindingAChRBlot
1988
Binding of viral attachment protein to host-cell receptor: the Achilles heel of infectious viruses
Lentz T. Binding of viral attachment protein to host-cell receptor: the Achilles heel of infectious viruses. Trends In Pharmacological Sciences 1988, 9: 247-252. PMID: 3073564, DOI: 10.1016/0165-6147(88)90154-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViral attachment proteinAttachment proteinHost cell receptorsVirus-receptor interactionsViral polypeptidesMolecular levelCellular receptorsProteinResult of bindingAchilles heelProduction of agentsStrain of virusSame receptorReceptorsVirus attachmentInfectious virusTherapeutic agentsVirusPolypeptideRational designSitesBindingNeurotoxin-Binding Site on The Acetylcholine Receptor
Lentz T, Wilson P. Neurotoxin-Binding Site on The Acetylcholine Receptor. International Review Of Neurobiology 1988, 29: 117-160. PMID: 3042662, DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7742(08)60085-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcetylcholine-binding siteBinding of acetylcholineToxin-binding sitesPrimary amino acid sequenceAmino acid sequenceAcetylcholine receptorsCation-selective channelsAcid sequenceGenetic engineeringEssential functionsChemical signalsConformational changesNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsUse of toxinsMotor nerve terminalsMuscle cellsAChRCuraremimetic neurotoxinsBindingNeurotransmitter acetylcholineNeuromuscular junctionNicotinic AChRsReceptorsNerve terminalsHigh affinitySynthetic peptides in the study of the interaction of rabies virus and the acetylcholine receptor.
Lentz T, Hawrot E, Donnelly-Roberts D, Wilson P. Synthetic peptides in the study of the interaction of rabies virus and the acetylcholine receptor. Advances In Biochemical Psychopharmacology 1988, 44: 57-71. PMID: 3041753.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSnake venom neurotoxinsAmino acid sequence similarityCentral nervous systemAcetylcholine receptorsVirus glycoproteinVenom neurotoxinsPeriod of replicationRabies virus glycoproteinRegions of virusesNervous systemGenetic driftSequence similarityVirus-receptor interactionsMolecular basisRabies virusCertain neuronal populationsDirect bindingRNA virusesNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsCell surface constituentsBlood-brain barrierCell receptorGlycoproteinBindingD-tubocurarine