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
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