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J Biol Chem
2010 Jun 04;28523:17398-405. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M110.108670.
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Diversity of structure and function of alpha1alpha6beta3delta GABAA receptors: comparison with alpha1beta3delta and alpha6beta3delta receptors.
Baur R, Kaur KH, Sigel E.
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delta subunit-containing gamma-aminobutyric acid, type A (GABA(A))receptors are expressed extrasynaptically and mediate tonic inhibition. In cerebellar granule cells, they often form receptors together with alpha(1) and/or alpha(6) subunits. We were interested in determining the architecture of receptors containing both subunits. We predefined the subunit arrangement of several different GABA(A) receptor pentamers by concatenation. These receptors composed of alpha(1), alpha(6), beta(3), and delta subunits were expressed in Xenopus oocytes. Currents elicited in response to GABA were determined in the presence and absence of 3alpha,21-dihydroxy-5alpha-pregnan-20-one (THDOC) or ethanol, or currents were elicited by 4,5,6,7-tetrahydroisoxazolo[5,4-c]-pyridin-3-ol (THIP). Several subunit configurations formed active channels. We therefore conclude that delta can assume multiple positions in a receptor pentamer made up of alpha(1), alpha(6), beta(3), and delta subunits. The different receptors differ in their functional properties. Functional expression of one receptor type was only evident in the combined presence of the neurosteroid THDOC with the channel agonist GABA. Most, but not all, receptors active with GABA/THDOC responded to THIP. None of the receptors was modulated by ethanol concentrations up to 30 mm. Several observations point to a preferred position of delta subunits between two alpha subunits in alpha(1)alpha(6)beta(3)delta receptors. This property is shared by alpha(1)beta(3)delta and alpha(6)beta(3)delta receptors, but there are differences in the additionally expressed isoforms.
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