Characterization of the Pharmacology of Recombinant Human GABAA Receptor Complexes Containing A2(α1 isoleucin 148 to valine) or A2(α1 asparatic acid 151 to asparagin) or A2 (α1 threonine 149 to glutamine) in Combination with β2γ2s Subu

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2001-01-11
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RecombinanthumanGABAAreceptorswereinvestigatedinvitrobycoexpressionofcDNAscodingforα1,β2andγ2subunitsinthebaculovirus/Sf-9insectcellsystem,Asingleaminoacidexchangeα1(asparaticacid151toasparaginorα1(threonine149toglutamine)intheN-terminal,extracellularpartoftheα1subunitinducedabout10folddecreaseinanantagonistpitrazepineaffinity.OtherGABAAreceptorligandshadlittledifferenceintheiraffinity.Itwaslikelythat151and149aminoacidresidueswereessentialforthebindingaffinityandefficacyofpitrazepinetoGABAAreceptorcombinationscontainiαααααααααnganα1subunit.