title: Expression of the alpha-bungarotoxin binding site of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor by Escherichia coli transformants.
abstract: Restriction fragments of DNA derived from a cDNA clone of the alpha subunit of the acetylcholine receptor were subcloned in Escherichia coli by using the trpE fusion vector, pATH2. Transformants expressing the amino acid sequences 166-315 or 166-200 are shown to produce a chimeric protein that bound alpha-bungarotoxin. Moreover, it is shown that sufficient amounts of toxin-binding proteins can be generated by individual colonies of bacteria. This provides a new approach for gene selection via functional expression--i.e., ligand overlays of colony blots.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gershoni
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002038:Bungarotoxins / Q000378:metabolism; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics*; D005796:Genes; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D010957:Plasmids; D011950:Receptors, Cholinergic / Q000235:genetics*; D011978:Receptors, Nicotinic / Q000235:genetics*; D014101:Torpedo; D064569:alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor
chemical_list: D002038:Bungarotoxins; D011950:Receptors, Cholinergic; D011978:Receptors, Nicotinic; D064569:alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor; D004247:DNA