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Isolation and characterization of a cDNA clone for the complete protein coding region of the delta subunit of the mouse acetylcholine receptor.

LaPolla RJ, Mayne KM, Davidson N

Abstract

A mouse cDNA clone has been isolated that contains the complete coding region of a protein highly homologous to the delta subunit of the Torpedo acetylcholine receptor (AcChoR). The cDNA library was constructed in the vector lambda 10 from membrane-associated poly(A)+ RNA from BC3H-1 mouse cells. Surprisingly, the delta clone was selected by hybridization with cDNA encoding the gamma subunit of the Torpedo AcChoR. The nucleotide sequence of the mouse cDNA clone contains an open reading frame of 520 amino acids. This amino acid sequence exhibits 59% and 50% sequence homology to the Torpedo AcChoR delta and gamma subunits, respectively. However, the mouse nucleotide sequence has several stretches of high homology with the Torpedo gamma subunit cDNA, but not with delta. The mouse protein has the same general structural features as do the Torpedo subunits. It is encoded by a 3.3-kilobase mRNA. There is probably only one, but at most two, chromosomal genes coding for this or closely related sequences.

MeSH Terms
Amino Acid Sequence Animals Base Sequence Cell Line Cloning, Molecular DNA/isolation & purification DNA Restriction Enzymes Genes Macromolecular Substances Mice Mice, Inbred C3H RNA, Messenger/genetics Receptors, Cholinergic/genetics Species Specificity Torpedo
Chemicals
Macromolecular Substances RNA, Messenger Receptors, Cholinergic DNA DNA Restriction Enzymes
Authors & Affiliations
3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
LaPolla R J
Mayne K M
Davidson N
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Article Info
Journal
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Abbr.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
ISSN
0027-8424
Published
1984-12-00
Pages
7970-4
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
7505876
PMCID
PMC392275
Subset
IM
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