Human Secreted Ly-6/uPAR Related Protein-1 (SLURP-1) Is a Selective Allosteric Antagonist of α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor.

SLURP-1 is a secreted toxin-like Ly-6/uPAR protein found in epithelium, sensory neurons and immune cells. Point mutations in the slurp-1 gene cause the autosomal inflammation skin disease Mal de Meleda. SLURP-1 is considered an autocrine/paracrine hormone that regulates growth and differentiation of...

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Main Authors: Ekaterina N Lyukmanova, Mikhail A Shulepko, Denis Kudryavtsev, Maxim L Bychkov, Dmitrii S Kulbatskii, Igor E Kasheverov, Maria V Astapova, Alexey V Feofanov, Morten S Thomsen, Jens D Mikkelsen, Zakhar O Shenkarev, Victor I Tsetlin, Dmitry A Dolgikh, Mikhail P Kirpichnikov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4764493?pdf=render