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EMBO J
1994 Mar 15;136:1318-24. doi: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1994.tb06384.x.
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Expression of the human glycine receptor alpha 1 subunit in Xenopus oocytes: apparent affinities of agonists increase at high receptor density.
Taleb O
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Betz H
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The inhibitory glycine receptor (GlyR) is a ligand-gated chloride channel, which mediates post-synaptic inhibition in spinal cord and other brain regions. Heterologous expression of the ligand binding alpha subunits of the GlyR generates functional agonist-gated chloride channels that mimic most of the pharmacological properties of the receptor in vivo. Here, nuclear injection into Xenopus oocytes of a human alpha 1 subunit cDNA, engineered for efficient expression, was used to create GlyR channels over a wide density range, resulting in whole-cell glycine currents of 10 nA to 25 microA. Notably, the pharmacology of these channels changed at high expression levels, with the appearance of a novel receptor subpopulation of 5- to 6-fold higher apparent agonist affinity at current values > 4 microA. The low-affinity receptors were readily blocked by nM concentrations of the competitive antagonist strychnine, whereas the high-affinity receptors were more resistant to antagonism by this alkaloid. Picrotoxinin, a chloride channel blocker, inhibited both GlyR populations with equal potency. Our data suggest that receptor interactions, occurring at high receptor density, modify the agonist response of the GlyR. This phenomenon may contribute to neurotransmitter efficacy at fast synapses.
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