Structural and Biophysical Characterisation of A Glutamate Receptor

Abstract

The immediate objectives of this work, namely to isolate, purify, structurally characterise and clone insect muscle GLuR were not realised, mainly because of unforseen technical difficulties, some of which have yet to be overcome. However, unexpectedly rapid developments in the molecular for this class of receptor. We have taken advantage of these developments by designing new molecular biological procedures for over-expressing cloned mammalian GluR subunits. Since the long-term aim of this project is to produce biosensors based upon GluR, the availability of pure mammalian GluR is clearly advantageous in this respect.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA270048

Entities

People

  • E. A. Barnard
  • P. N. Usherwood

Organizations

  • University of Nottingham

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amines
  • Aspartic Acid
  • Biochemistry
  • Brain
  • Cell Physiological Processes
  • Central Nervous System
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Glutamates
  • Information Processing
  • Liquid Chromatography
  • Molecular Biology
  • Nervous System
  • Proteins
  • Scientists
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology