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Characterization of GABA Receptors [PDF]

Current Protocols in Pharmacology, 1998
AbstractDescribed in this unit are ligand‐binding assays for GABAA, GABAB, and the homomeric ρ GABAA(formerly GABAC) receptor recognition sites in brain tissue. Although GABA binding sites are present in peripheral organs, most research is directed toward examining these receptors in the CNS.
S J, Enna, Kenneth E, McCarson
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Computational prediction of MicroRNAs targeting GABA receptors and experimental verification of miR-181, miR-216 and miR-203 targets in GABA-A receptor

BMC Research Notes, 2012
Background GABA receptors are well known as the inhibitory receptors in the central nervous system and are also found in peripheral tissues. We have previously shown that GABA receptors are involved in lung development and fluid homeostasis. However, the
Zhao Chunling, Huang Chaoqun, Weng Tingting, Xiao Xiao, Ma Hong, Liu Lin   +5 more
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GABA_A-ρ Receptors in the CNS: Their Functional, Pharmacological, and Structural Properties in Neurons and Astroglia

Neuroglia, 2023
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is known as the main inhibitory transmitter in the central nervous system (CNS), where it hyperpolarizes mature neurons through activation of GABAA receptors, pentameric complexes assembled by combination of subunits (α1–6,
Abraham Rosas-Arellano, Argel Estrada-Mondragón, Ataúlfo Martínez-Torres, Daniel Reyes-Haro   +3 more
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GABA maintains the proliferation of progenitors in the developing chick ciliary marginal zone and non-pigmented ciliary epithelium.

PLoS ONE, 2012
GABA is more than the main inhibitory neurotransmitter found in the adult CNS. Several studies have shown that GABA regulates the proliferation of progenitor and stem cells.
Henrik Ring, Suresh Kumar Mendu, Shahrzad Shirazi-Fard, Bryndis Birnir, Finn Hallböök   +4 more
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Robust photoregulation of GABA(A) receptors by allosteric modulation with a propofol analogue. [PDF]

, 2012
Photochemical switches represent a powerful method for improving pharmacological therapies and controlling cellular physiology. Here we report the photoregulation of GABA(A) receptors (GABA(A)Rs) by a derivative of propofol (2,6-diisopropylphenol), a ...
Bruzik, Karol S, Dellal, Shlomo S, Feng, Feng, Otis, Thomas S, Pawlowski, Michal, Pepperberg, David R, Qian, Haohua, Xie, An, Yue, Lan   +8 more
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Neuronal Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) Type A Receptors Undergo Cognate Ligand Chaperoning in the Endoplasmic Reticulum by Endogenous GABA

Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2015
GABAA receptors mediate fast inhibitory neurotransmission in the brain. Dysfunction of these receptors is associated with various psychiatric/neurological disorders and drugs targeting this receptor are widely used therapeutic agents.
Ping eWang, Randa S Eshaq, Charlie K. Meshul, Charlie K. Meshul, Cynthia eMoore, Cynthia eMoore, Rebecca L. Hood, Rebecca L. Hood, Nancy Jo Leidenheimer   +8 more
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Allosteric modulation of retinal GABA receptors by ascorbic acid [PDF]

, 2011
Ionotropic GABA receptors (GABAA and GABAC) belong to the Cys-loop receptor family of ligand-gated ion channels. GABAC receptors are highly expressed in the retina, mainly localized at the axon terminals of bipolar cells.
Aguayo, Luis G., Calero, Cecilia Ines, Calvo, Daniel Juan, Cid, Gustavo Moraga, Vickers, Evan, von Gersdorff, Henrique   +5 more
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Acute phenobarbital administration induces hyperalgesia: pharmacological evidence for the involvement of supraspinal GABA-A receptors

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2001
The aim of the present study was to determine if phenobarbital affects the nociception threshold. Systemic (1-20 mg/kg) phenobarbital administration dose dependently induced hyperalgesia in the tail-flick, hot-plate and formalin tests in rats and in the ...
C.M. Yokoro, S.M.S. Pesquero, R.M.M. Turchetti-Maia, J.N. Francischi, M.A.K.F. Tatsuo   +4 more
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Endoplasmic reticulum sorting and kinesin-1 command the targeting of axonal GABAB receptors. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
In neuronal cells the intracellular trafficking machinery controls the availability of neurotransmitter receptors at the plasma membrane, which is a critical determinant of synaptic strength.
Viviana Valdés, José Ignacio Valenzuela, Daniela A Salas, Matías Jaureguiberry-Bravo, Carolina Otero, Christina Thiede, Christoph F Schmidt, Andrés Couve   +7 more
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The Mechanism of Enantioselective Neurosteroid Actions on GABA_A Receptors

Biomolecules, 2023
The neurosteroid allopregnanolone (ALLO) and pregnanolone (PREG), are equally effective positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) of GABAA receptors. Interestingly, the PAM effects of ALLO are strongly enantioselective, whereas those of PREG are not.
Hiroki Tateiwa, Satyanarayana M. Chintala, Ziwei Chen, Lei Wang, Fatima Amtashar, John Bracamontes, Allison L. Germann, Spencer R. Pierce, Douglas F. Covey, Gustav Akk, Alex S. Evers   +10 more
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