A STEROID RECOGNITION SITE IS FUNCTIONALLY COUPLED TO AN EXPRESSED GABA-A-BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR

被引:89
作者
LAN, NC
CHEN, JS
BELELLI, D
PRITCHETT, DB
SEEBURG, PH
GEE, KW
机构
[1] UNIV SO CALIF,SCH PHARM,DEPT BIOL SCI,LOS ANGELES,CA 90089
[2] UNIV HEIDELBERG,ZENTRUM MOLEK BIOL,DEPT MOLEC NEUROENDOCRINOL,W-6900 HEIDELBERG,GERMANY
来源
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY-MOLECULAR PHARMACOLOGY SECTION | 1990年 / 188卷 / 06期
关键词
PREGNANE STEROIDS; GABA (ALPHA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID); BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTORS; RECEPTOR GENE;
D O I
10.1016/0922-4106(90)90201-8
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
Pregnane steroids, particularly 3-alpha-hydroxylated metabolites of progesterone, are known to have rapid and profound effects on brain excitability. Recent evidence suggests that the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA(A))-benzodiazepine receptor-Cl- ionophore complex may mediate these actions. The data further suggest that these steroids modulate the complex through a novel site independent of other known sites on the complex. The hypothesis that this site is on the GABA(A)-benzodiazepine receptor-Cl- ionophore complex is tested in the present study by determining its presence on transiently expressed GABA(A)-benzodiazepine receptors.
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页码:403 / 406
页数:4
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