GABA-Independent GABAA Receptor Openings Maintain Tonic Currents [PDF]
Activation of GABAA receptors (GABAARs) produces two forms of inhibition: ‘phasic’ inhibition generated by the rapid, transient activation of synaptic GABAARs by presynaptic GABA release, and tonic inhibition generated by the persistent activation of ...
Herd, Murray B +27 more
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The Mechanism of Enantioselective Neurosteroid Actions on GABAA Receptors
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 +10 more
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Actions of Agonists, Fipronil and Ivermectin on the Predominant In Vivo Splice and Edit Variant (RDLbd, I/V) of the Drosophila GABA Receptor Expressed in Xenopus laevis Oocytes [PDF]
Ionotropic GABA receptors are the targets for several classes of insecticides. One of the most widely-studied insect GABA receptors is RDL (resistance to dieldrin), originally isolated from Drosophila melanogaster.
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Synaptic GABA release prevents GABA transporter type-1 reversal during excessive network activity. [PDF]
GABA transporters control extracellular GABA, which regulates the key aspects of neuronal and network behaviour. A prevailing view is that modest neuronal depolarization results in GABA transporter type-1 (GAT-1) reversal causing non-vesicular GABA ...
Rusakov, Dmitri A. +9 more
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Post-synaptic GABAA receptors potentiate transmission by recruiting CaV2 channels to their inputs
Summary: We describe a retrograde synaptic signal at the C. elegans GABAergic neuromuscular junction. At this synapse, GABA release is controlled by two voltage-activated calcium channels (UNC-2/CaV2 and EGL-19/CaV1), and muscle responses are mediated by
Jian Zhao +3 more
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Investigating the Role of Loop C Hydrophilic Residue 'T244' in the Binding Site of ρ1 GABAC Receptors via Site Mutation and Partial Agonism. [PDF]
The loop C hydrophilic residue, threonine 244 lines the orthosteric binding site of ρ1 GABAC receptors was studied by point mutation into serine, alanine and cysteine, and tested with GABA, some representative partial agonists and antagonists. Thr244 has
Moawiah M Naffaa +5 more
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Anaesthetic impairment of immune function is mediated via GABA(A) receptors.
BackgroundGABA(A) receptors are members of the Cys-loop family of neurotransmitter receptors, proteins which are responsible for fast synaptic transmission, and are the site of action of wide range of drugs.
Daniel W Wheeler +15 more
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Filial imprinting of domestic chicks has a well-defined sensitive (critical) period lasting in the laboratory from hatching to day 3. It is a typical model to investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying memory formation in early learning. We recently
Naoya Aoki +7 more
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GABA is a widely distributed inhibitory neurotransmitter. GABA-A receptors are hetero-pentameric channels assembled in multiple combinations from 19 available subunits; this diversity mediates phasic and tonic inhibitory synaptic potentials. Whereas GABA-
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Stimulation of TM3 Leydig cell proliferation via GABAA receptors: A new role for testicular GABA
The neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and subtypes of GABA receptors were recently identified in adult testes. Since adult Leydig cells possess both the GABA biosynthetic enzyme glutamate decarboxylase (GAD), as well as GABAA and GABAB ...
Krieger Annette +4 more
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