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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-4-10
pubmed:abstractText
A muscarinic cholinergic receptor (mAchR) is present in the non-neuronal epithelial cell line from Chironomus tentans. Scatchard plot analysis (KD = 1.4 nM) using the non-selective antagonist quinuclidinylbenzilate (QNB), as well as kinetic data (KD = 1.7 nM), reveals one class of high affinity binding sites. About 2000 binding sites/cell are present. The receptor concentration (54.5 +/- 7.5 fmol/mg protein) is comparable to the values reported from insect brain. The receptor interacts only with muscarinic ligands; nicotinergic acetylcholine receptors are not present. Binding properties are not comparable to any of the muscarinic subtypes known from vertebrate tissues. The rank order of competition of radiolabelled QNB is: QNB > atropine > PrBCM > oxotremorine, pirenzepine > methoctramine. The competition curve obtained with carbamylcholine is shifted to higher ligand concentrations in the presence of Gpp(NH)p and to lower carbamylcholine concentrations by 1 mM NEM. With antibodies against muscarinic receptor from calf brain one band with a molecular weight of about 80 kDa is detected on Western blots. The moulting hormone 20-OH-ecdysone transiently increases the concentration of muscarinic receptor.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1431-6730
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
377
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
819-24
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
A muscarinic acetylcholine receptor, present in the epithelial cell line from Chironomus tentans.
pubmed:affiliation
Lehrstuhl für Hormon- und Entwicklungsphysiologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't