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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-8-10
pubmed:abstractText
GABA(B) (gamma-aminobutyric acid type B) receptors are important for keeping neuronal excitability under control. Cloned GABA(B) receptors do not show the expected pharmacological diversity of native receptors and it is unknown whether they contribute to pre- as well as postsynaptic functions. Here, we demonstrate that Balb/c mice lacking the GABA(B(1)) subunit are viable, exhibit spontaneous seizures, hyperalgesia, hyperlocomotor activity, and memory impairment. Upon GABA(B) agonist application, null mutant mice show neither the typical muscle relaxation, hypothermia, or delta EEG waves. These behavioral findings are paralleled by a loss of all biochemical and electrophysiological GABA(B) responses in null mutant mice. This demonstrates that GABA(B(1)) is an essential component of pre- and postsynaptic GABA(B) receptors and casts doubt on the existence of proposed receptor subtypes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0896-6273
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
19
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
47-58
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11498050-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11498050-Animals, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:11498050-Avoidance Learning, pubmed-meshheading:11498050-Baclofen, pubmed-meshheading:11498050-Body Temperature Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:11498050-Delta Rhythm, pubmed-meshheading:11498050-Epilepsy, pubmed-meshheading:11498050-GABA Agonists, pubmed-meshheading:11498050-Hippocampus, pubmed-meshheading:11498050-Hyperalgesia, pubmed-meshheading:11498050-Membrane Potentials, pubmed-meshheading:11498050-Memory, pubmed-meshheading:11498050-Memory Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:11498050-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:11498050-Mice, Inbred BALB C, pubmed-meshheading:11498050-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:11498050-Motor Activity, pubmed-meshheading:11498050-Muscle, Skeletal, pubmed-meshheading:11498050-Muscle Relaxation, pubmed-meshheading:11498050-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:11498050-Pain, pubmed-meshheading:11498050-Patch-Clamp Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:11498050-Protein Subunits, pubmed-meshheading:11498050-Receptors, GABA-B
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Epilepsy, hyperalgesia, impaired memory, and loss of pre- and postsynaptic GABA(B) responses in mice lacking GABA(B(1)).
pubmed:affiliation
Novartis Pharma AG, TA Nervous System, CH-4002, Basel, Switzerland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't