RECOMBINANT GABA(A) RECEPTOR FUNCTION AND ETHANOL

被引:89
作者
SIGEL, E [1 ]
BAUR, R [1 ]
MALHERBE, P [1 ]
机构
[1] HOFFMANN LA ROCHE & CO LTD,PHARMACEUT RES DEPT,CH-4051 BASEL,SWITZERLAND
关键词
GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRATE RECEPTOR; XENOPUS OOCYTE; ION CHANNEL; ETHANOL; EXPRESSION;
D O I
10.1016/0014-5793(93)81380-I
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Different combinations of cloned subunits of the rat brain GABA(A) receptor were expressed in Xenopus oocytes. Possible effects of ethanol on the expressed GABA-induced chloride current were determined. The consequence of replacing the gamma2S subunit by the alternatively spliced variant gamma2L was specifically tested on the responsiveness to ethanol. A significant stimulation of the GABA response was only observed at very high concentrations (> 60 mM) of ethanol. No differential response was observed between subunit combinations containing different gamma2 subunit splice variants.
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