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V Witzemann1, B Barg, Y Nishikawa, B Sakmann, S Numa.
Abstract
The contents of the mRNAs encoding the gamma- and epsilon-subunits of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor as well as the single-channel properties of the receptor have been assessed in innervated, denervated and reinnervated rat muscle. The changes in abundance of the gamma- and epsilon-subunit mRNAs correlate with the changes in relative density of two classes of acetylcholine receptor channels. The results support the view that a switch in the relative abundance of the gamma- and epsilon-subunit mRNAs is a major mechanism in regulating the properties of acetylcholine receptor channels in muscle.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 3666131 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(87)80518-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEBS Lett ISSN: 0014-5793 Impact factor: 4.124