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XB-ART-26402
FEBS Lett 1989 Nov 06;2572:377-9.
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The rat beta 1-subunit of the GABAA receptor forms a picrotoxin-sensitive anion channel open in the absence of GABA.

Sigel E , Baur R , Malherbe P , Möhler H .


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The structural basis of GABA-gated chloride channels in mammalian brain is presently explored by the functional expression of cDNAs coding for the alpha, beta or gamma-subunits of the receptor and their isoforms. In this context, we expressed the cloned cDNA coding for the rat beta 1-subunit of the GABAA receptor in the Xenopus oocyte. Surprisingly, efficient expression of a functional ion channel was found. The channel was anion-selective, and able to open in the absence of GABA. Since this channel could be shunt by the GABA-channel blocker picrotoxin, we conclude that the beta 1-subunit of the GABAA receptor is sufficient to form binding sites for picrotoxin.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: gabarap