THE KA-2 SUBUNIT OF EXCITATORY AMINO-ACID RECEPTORS SHOWS WIDESPREAD EXPRESSION IN BRAIN AND FORMS ION CHANNELS WITH DISTANTLY RELATED SUBUNITS

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HERB, A [1 ]
BURNASHEV, N [1 ]
WERNER, P [1 ]
SAKMANN, B [1 ]
WISDEN, W [1 ]
SEEBURG, PH [1 ]
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[1] MAX PLANCK INST MED RES, ZELLPHYSIOL ABT, W-6900 HEIDELBERG 1, GERMANY
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10.1016/0896-6273(92)90098-X
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Q189 [神经科学];
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071006 ;
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A new ionotropic glutamate receptor subunit termed KA-2, cloned from rat brain cDNA, exhibits high affinity for [H-3]kainate (K(D) almost-equal-to 15 nM). KA-2 mRNA is widely expressed in embryonic and adult brain. Homomeric KA-2 expression does not generate agonist-sensitive channels, but currents are observed when KA-2 is coexpressed with GluR5 or GluR6 subunits. Specifically, coexpression of GluR5(R) and KA-2 produces channel activity, whereas homomeric expression of either subunit does not. Currents through heteromeric GluR5(Q)/KA-2 channels show more rapid desensitization and different current-voltage relations when compared with GluR5(Q) currents. GluR6/KA-2 channels are gated by AMPA, which fails to gate homomeric GluR6 receptor channels. These results suggest possible in vivo partnership relations for high affinity kainate receptors.
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