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
1992
Substitution of Torpedo acetylcholine receptor alpha 1-subunit residues with snake alpha 1- and rat nerve alpha 3-subunit residues in recombinant fusion proteins: effect on alpha-bungarotoxin binding.
Chaturvedi V, Donnelly-Roberts D, Lentz T. Substitution of Torpedo acetylcholine receptor alpha 1-subunit residues with snake alpha 1- and rat nerve alpha 3-subunit residues in recombinant fusion proteins: effect on alpha-bungarotoxin binding. Biochemistry 1992, 31: 1370-5. PMID: 1736994, DOI: 10.1021/bi00120a012.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 designSitesBinding