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XB-ART-7566
EMBO J 2002 Mar 01;215:1012-20. doi: 10.1093/emboj/21.5.1012.
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The C. elegans ric-3 gene is required for maturation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.

Halevi S , McKay J , Palfreyman M , Yassin L , Eshel M , Jorgensen E , Treinin M .


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Mutations in ric-3 (resistant to inhibitors of cholinesterase) suppress the neuronal degenerations caused by a gain of function mutation in the Caenorhabditis elegans DEG-3 acetylcholine receptor. RIC-3 is a novel protein with two transmembrane domains and extensive coiled-coil domains. It is expressed in both muscles and neurons, and the protein is concentrated within the cell bodies. We demonstrate that RIC-3 is required for the function of at least four nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. However, GABA and glutamate receptors expressed in the same cells are unaffected. In ric-3 mutants, the DEG-3 receptor accumulates in the cell body instead of in the cell processes. Moreover, co-expression of ric-3 in Xenopus laevis oocytes enhances the activity of the C.elegans DEG-3/DES-2 and of the rat alpha-7 acetylcholine receptors. Together, these data suggest that RIC-3 is specifically required for the maturation of acetylcholine receptors.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: des des.2

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