Thymopoietins and long postsynaptic neurotoxins share common information in their primary structures.

Abstract:

:The informational content of the primary structure of thymopoietin (TP) is investigated using the informational spectrum method (ISM). We show that the sequence of TP shares common information with the sequences of long postsynaptic snake neurotoxins, although no apparent similarity was found among their primary structures. The most sensitive point in the sequence of TP, concerning this information, is D-34, previously determined as being the residue responsible for TP's effect on neuromuscular transmission. Our results suggest that TP and long toxins recognize the neuromuscular nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (AChR) and/or bind to the AChR in a different mode than the short toxins do.

journal_name

FEBS Lett

journal_title

FEBS letters

authors

Skerl V,Pavlović M

doi

10.1016/0014-5793(88)80561-1

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1988-10-24 00:00:00

pages

141-6

issue

1

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0014-5793

issn

1873-3468

pii

0014-5793(88)80561-1

journal_volume

239

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