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Abstract

GABA A (γ-aminobutyric acid A)-benzodiazepine receptors expressed in mammalian cells and assembled from one of three different α subunit variants (α 1 , α 2 , or α 3 ) in combination with a β 1 and a γ 2 subunit display the pharmacological properties of either type I or type II receptor subtypes. These receptors contain high-affinity binding sites for benzodiazepines. However, CL 218 872, 2-oxoquazepam, and methyl β-carboline-3-carboxylate (β-CCM) show a temperature-modulated selectivity for α 1 subunit-containing receptors. There were no significant differences in the binding of clonazepam, diazepam, Ro 15-1788, or dimethoxy-4-ethyl-β-carboline-3-carboxylate (DMCM) to all three recombinant receptors. Receptors containing the α 3 subunit show greater GABA potentiation of benzodiazepine binding than receptors containing the α 1 or α 2 subunit, indicating that there are subtypes within the type II class. Thus, diversity in benzodiazepine pharmacology is generated by heterogeneity of the α subunit of the GABA A receptor.

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Authors 3
  1. Dolan B. Pritchett (first)
  2. Hartmut Lüddens (additional)
  3. Peter H. Seeburg (additional)
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@article{Pritchett_1989, title={Type I and Type II GABA A -Benzodiazepine Receptors Produced in Transfected Cells}, volume={245}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.2551039}, DOI={10.1126/science.2551039}, number={4924}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Pritchett, Dolan B. and Lüddens, Hartmut and Seeburg, Peter H.}, year={1989}, month=sep, pages={1389–1392} }