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An anti‐acetylcholine receptor monoclonal antibody cross‐reacts with phosvitin
Author(s) -
Pizzighella Sergio,
Gordon Adrienne S.,
Souroujon Miry C.,
Mochly-Rosen Daria,
Sharp Ayala,
Fuchs Sara
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.593
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1873-3468
pISSN - 0014-5793
DOI - 10.1016/0014-5793(83)80456-6
Subject(s) - phosvitin , acetylcholine receptor , monoclonal antibody , chemistry , torpedo , acetylcholine , receptor , biochemistry , antibody , phosphorylation , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , pharmacology , immunology , protein kinase a
Rabbit and mouse anti‐ Torpedo acetylcholine receptor antibodies cross‐reacted partially with the highly phosphorylated protein, phosvitin. We have selected an anti‐ Torpedo acetylcholine receptor monoclonal antibody which binds specifically to phosvitin; this binding is inhibited by acetylcholine receptor. These findings suggest that a phosphorylated amino acid residue may be a part of the determinant on the acetylcholine receptor recognized by this monoclonal antibody.