Published 1991 | Version v1
Journal article

Molecular target size of the vanilloid (capsaicin) receptor in pig dorsal root ganglia

  • 1. National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD (USA)

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The size of the vanilloid receptor was examined by high-energy radiation inactivation analysis of the binding of [3H]resiniferatoxin to pig dorsal root ganglion membranes; it was found to be 270 ± 25 kDa. This value most likely represents the size of a receptor complex rather than of an individual subunit. Other ligand-gated cation channel complexes have reported molecular weights in this range, e.g. 300 kDa for the acetylcholine receptor

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Journal Title
Life Sciences
Journal Volume
48
Journal Issue
19
Series
Life Sci.
Journal Page Range
1863-1869
ISSN
0024-3205
CODEN
LIFSA