Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are integral membrane proteins and prototypic
members of the ligand‐gated ion‐channel superfamily, which has precursors in the …

The discovery, about forty years ago, of a-bungarotoxin, a three-finger a-neurotoxin from
Bungarus multicinctus venom, enabled the isolation of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor …

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) in the muscle, autonomic ganglia, and brain are
targets for pharmacologically administered nicotine. Several of the subunits that combine to …

Snake venom three-finger α-neurotoxins (α-3FNTx) act on postsynaptic nicotinic
acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) at the neuromuscular junction (NMJ) to produce skeletal …

The crystal structure of acetylcholine-binding protein (AChBP) from the mollusk Lymnaea
stagnalis is the established model for the ligand binding domains of the ligand-gated ion …

The nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) represents the prototype of ligand-gated ion
channels. It is vital for neuromuscular transmission and an important regulator of …

This review covers recent data on interactions of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (AChR)
with snake venom proteins (α-and κ-neurotoxins,'weak'toxins recently shown to act on …

Several ganglionic nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) types are abundantly
expressed in nonneuronal locations, but their functions remain unknown. We found that …

Numerous mutant G protein-coupled receptors with diminished or no function have been
described that are naturally occurring or that are the product of gene manipulation. It has …

This study presents data suggesting that both human mesothelioma (cell lines and human
mesothelioma biopsies) and human normal mesothelial cells express receptors for …