GABA-A RECEPTORS ARE DIFFERENTIALLY SENSITIVE TO ZINC - DEPENDENCE ON SUBUNIT COMPOSITION

被引:223
作者
SMART, TG [1 ]
MOSS, SJ [1 ]
XIE, X [1 ]
HUGANIR, RL [1 ]
机构
[1] JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT NEUROSCI,HOWARD HUGHES MED INST,BALTIMORE,MD 21205
基金
英国惠康基金;
关键词
GABA-A RECEPTOR; ZINC; CLONED GABA RECEPTORS; GABA RECEPTOR SUBUNITS; HIPPOCAMPUS; SYMPATHETIC GANGLIA; BENZODIAZEPINES; PATCH CLAMP;
D O I
10.1111/j.1476-5381.1991.tb12337.x
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
GABA(A) receptors with different subunit composition, were expressed in kidney cells and studied by whole cell recording. Expressed GABA(A) receptors were differentially sensitive to inhibition by zinc; receptors which lacked the gamma-subunit were inhibited by zinc. Embryonic neurones also exhibited zinc-sensitive GABA responses, in contrast to adult neurones. This developmentally-sensitive aspect of GABA(A) receptor pharmacology may be partly dependent on expression of the gamma subunit.
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页码:1837 / 1839
页数:3
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