title: Mapping of the polypeptide chain organization of the main extracellular domain of the alpha-subunit in membrane-bound acetylcholine receptor by antipeptide antibodies spanning the entire domain.
abstract: To study the organization of the polypeptide chain of the main extracellular domain of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (AChR) alpha-subunit, we examined the ability of the native membrane-bound AChR of Torpedo californica (T-AChR) to bind a panel of antibodies against overlapping synthetic peptides which collectively encompassed this entire domain. Antibodies against the alpha-chain peptides alpha 1-16, alpha 89-104 and alpha 158-174 were able to bind to membrane-bound T-AChR. Other anti-peptide antibodies showed little or no binding to T-AChR in the membrane. It is concluded that regions alpha 1-16, alpha 89-104 and alpha 158-174 are highly exposed on the surface of the alpha subunit of membrane-bound AChR.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: M Z
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Atassi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mulac-Jericevic
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ashizawa
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000276:immunology*; D000937:Antigen-Antibody Reactions; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization; D051379:Mice; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000276:immunology*; D011487:Protein Conformation; D011978:Receptors, Nicotinic / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000276:immunology; D014101:Torpedo / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D000939:Epitopes; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011978:Receptors, Nicotinic