Isolation of a cDNA clone coding for a possible neural nicotinic acetylcholine receptor α-subunit

Abstract
We have isolated a complementary DNA clone containing sequences homologous to those encoding the .alpha.-subunit of a mouse muscle nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. Based on the structural similarities between the encoded protein and the muscle acetylcholine receptor .alpha.-subunit, and the presence of hybridizing RNA species in the brain, we propose that this clone codes for a neural nicotinic acetylcholine receptor .alpha.-subunit.