| abstract |
Nucleic acids encoding human neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor alpha and beta subunits, mammalian and amphibian cells containing said nucleic acids, methods for producing alpha and beta subunits and recombinant (i.e., isolated or substantially pure) alpha subunits (specifically .alpha.4 and .alpha.7) and beta subunits (specifically (.beta.4) are provided. In addition, combinations of subunits (i.e., .alpha.1, .alpha.2, .alpha.3, .alpha.4, and/or .alpha.7 subunits in combination with .beta.4 subunits; or (.beta.2, .beta.3 and/or .beta.4 subunits in combination with .alpha.4 and/or .alpha.7 subunits) are provided. |