GABA(A) receptors: structure and function in the basal ganglia.
GABA(A) receptors: structure and function in the basal ganglia.
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DOI:
10.1016/s0079-6123(06)60003-4
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发表时间:
2007
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通讯作者:
Wulff, P.
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作者:
Goetz, T.;Arslan, A.;Wisden, W.;Wulff, P.
γ-Aminobutyric acid type A (GABAA) receptors, the major inhibitory neurotransmitter receptors responsible for fast inhibition in the basal ganglia, belong to the superfamily of “cys-cys loop” ligand-gated ion channels. GABAA receptors form as pentameric assemblies of subunits, with a central Cl− permeable pore. On binding of two GABA molecules to the extracellular receptor domain, a conformational change is induced in the oligomer and Cl−, in most adult neurons, moves into the cell leading to an inhibitory hyperpolarization. Nineteen mammalian subunit genes have been identified, each showing distinct regional and cell-type-specific expression. The combinatorial assembly of the subunits generates considerable functional diversity. Here we place the focus on GABAA receptor expression in the basal ganglia: striatum, globus pallidus, substantia nigra and subthalamic nucleus, where, in addition to the standard α1β2/3γ2 receptor subtype, significant levels of other subunits (α2, α3, α4, γ1, γ3 and δ) are expressed in some nuclei.