1988
Synthetic 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
1986
Binding of rabies virus to purified Torpedo acetylcholine receptor
Lentz T, Benson R, Klimowicz D, Wilson P, Hawrot E. Binding of rabies virus to purified Torpedo acetylcholine receptor. Brain Research 1986, 1: 211-219. DOI: 10.1016/0169-328x(86)90027-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcetylcholine receptorsRabies virusRabies virus receptorTorpedo acetylcholine receptorReceptor concentrationNeurotransmitter receptorsΑ-bungarotoxinVirus receptorTorpedo electric organReceptorsVirusIncubation mediumVirus interactionsVirus particlesVirus concentrationDirect bindingElectric organAtropineAcetylcholineAChRBinding of rabies virus to purified Torpedo acetylcholine receptor.
Lentz T, Benson R, Klimowicz D, Wilson P, Hawrot E. Binding of rabies virus to purified Torpedo acetylcholine receptor. Brain Research 1986, 387: 211-9. PMID: 3828757, DOI: 10.1016/0169-328x(86)90027-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcetylcholine receptorsRabies virusRabies virus receptorTorpedo acetylcholine receptorReceptor concentrationNeurotransmitter receptorsVirus receptorTorpedo electric organReceptorsVirusIncubation mediumVirus interactionsVirus particlesVirus concentrationDirect bindingElectric organAtropineAcetylcholineAChR
1984
Amino Acid Sequence Similarity Between Rabies Virus Glycoprotein and Snake Venom Curaremimetic Neurotoxins
Lentz T, Wilson P, Hawrot E, Speicher D. Amino Acid Sequence Similarity Between Rabies Virus Glycoprotein and Snake Venom Curaremimetic Neurotoxins. Science 1984, 226: 847-848. PMID: 6494916, DOI: 10.1126/science.6494916.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmino acid sequence similarityAcetylcholine receptorsNeurotropic rabies virusVirus glycoproteinRabies virus glycoproteinCuraremimetic neurotoxinsHost cell receptorsSequence similarityGreater identityDirect bindingLong neurotoxinsRabies virusReceptor-binding regionRecognition sitesViral glycoproteinsGlycoproteinEntire sequenceNeurotoxinReceptors
1983
Binding of alpha-bungarotoxin to isolated alpha subunit of the acetylcholine receptor of Torpedo californica: quantitative analysis with protein blots.
Gershoni J, Hawrot E, Lentz T. Binding of alpha-bungarotoxin to isolated alpha subunit of the acetylcholine receptor of Torpedo californica: quantitative analysis with protein blots. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1983, 80: 4973-4977. PMID: 6576369, PMCID: PMC384170, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.80.16.4973.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlpha subunitProtein blotsEndoglycosidase HHigh-mannose oligosaccharide chainsAcetylcholine receptorsAssociation of toxinAcetylcholine receptor subunitsReceptor-containing membranesOligosaccharide sideTorpedo electric organSingle labeled bandDirect bindingTorpedo acetylcholine receptorTorpedo californicaSubunits