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9682826

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2-3
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-9-30
pubmed:abstractText
The ability of neurons to display more than a single GABA(A)-receptor subtype per cell requires intricate targeting mechanisms. Analysis by confocal laser scanning microscopy revealed that the alpha2- and alpha5-subunits differed strikingly in their subcellular distribution in hippocampal pyramidal cells and olfactory bulb granule cells, while the distribution of the gamma2-subunit was rather uniform. In mutant mice lacking the alpha5-subunit gene due to a chromosomal deletion, the absence of the alpha5-subunit was accompanied by a corresponding decrease of the gamma2-subunit immunoreactivity. In striking contrast, the subcellular distribution of the alpha2-subunit was unchanged in these mutant mice. These findings indicate that the assembly of distinct GABA(A)-receptor subtypes in the same neuron is regulated independently. Furthermore, the alpha-subunit is a prime candidate for providing domains which direct subcellular targeting.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0304-3940
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
19
pubmed:volume
249
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
99-102
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Independent assembly and subcellular targeting of GABA(A)-receptor subtypes demonstrated in mouse hippocampal and olfactory neurons in vivo.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Pharmacology, University of Zürich, Switzerland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't