RIC3

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An Error has occurred retrieving Wikidata item for infobox RIC-3 also known as resistance to inhibitors of cholinesterase 3 is a chaperone protein that in humans is encoded by the RIC3 gene. The RIC3 gene was first discovered in C. elegans.[1] RIC-3 protein is conserved in most animals and influences the maturation of various ligand gated ion channels including the serotonin 5-HT3 receptor and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors,[2][3] particularly the homomeric α7 nicotinic receptor. RIC-3 enhances currents generated by these receptors by expediting receptor transport to the cell surface and by increasing receptor number.[4]

References

  1. ^ Nguyen M, Alfonso A, Johnson CD, Rand JB (Jun 1995). "Caenorhabditis elegans mutants resistant to inhibitors of acetylcholinesterase". Genetics. 140 (2): 527–35. doi:10.1093/genetics/140.2.527. PMC 1206632. PMID 7498734.
  2. ^ Halevi S, Yassin L, Eshel M, Sala F, Sala S, Criado M, Treinin M (Sep 2003). "Conservation within the RIC-3 gene family. Effectors of mammalian nicotinic acetylcholine receptor expression". J Biol Chem. 278 (36): 34411–7. doi:10.1074/jbc.M300170200. hdl:10261/289220. PMID 12821669.
  3. ^ "Entrez Gene: RIC3 resistance to inhibitors of cholinesterase 3 homolog (C. elegans)".
  4. ^ Williams ME, Burton B, Urrutia A, et al. (2005). "Ric-3 promotes functional expression of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor alpha7 subunit in mammalian cells". J. Biol. Chem. 280 (2): 1257–63. doi:10.1074/jbc.M410039200. PMID 15504725.

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