title: Monoclonal antibodies to the main immunogenic region of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor bind to residues 61-76 of the alpha subunit.
abstract: Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) to the main immunogenic region (MIR) bind to fusion proteins containing region 37-200 of the alpha chain of Torpedo, mouse, and chicken nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. In the case of the mouse alpha chain, these mAbs react with sequence 61-216 but not with 74-216. A synthetic peptide M1, containing residues 61-76 of the mouse alpha chain, also binds these anti-MIR mAbs, showing that all or part of their binding site is included in this region. The conformational dependence and epitope specificity of the mAbs are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D001666:Binding Sites, Antibody; D002645:Chickens; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology; D007118:Immunoassay; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000276:immunology; D051381:Rats; D011978:Receptors, Nicotinic / Q000276:immunology*; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D014101:Torpedo
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000939:Epitopes; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011978:Receptors, Nicotinic; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins