Lala A, Sharma A, Sojar H T, Radel S J, Genco R J, De Nardin E
Department of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, State University of New York at Buffalo 14214.
Biochim Biophys Acta. 1993 Sep 13;1178(3):302-6. doi: 10.1016/0167-4889(93)90208-7.
FMLP-receptor DNA was expressed in Escherichia coli. The expressed product could specifically bind FMLP. This is the first-reported expression of a functional FMLP receptor in Escherichia coli. We confirm that receptor glycosylation is not essential for ligand binding. A deletion mutant did not bind FMLP, suggesting that the deleted portion plays a role in ligand binding.