Article
Beta subunit phosphorylation selectively increases fast desensitization and prolongs deactivation of alpha1beta1gamma2L and alpha1beta3gamma2L GABA(A) receptor currents.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 17 Dec 2003
Hinkle David J, Macdonald Robert L
Abstract excerpt
We studied the effects of phosphorylation by protein kinase A (PKA) on GABA(A) receptors (alpha1beta1gamma2L andalpha1beta3gamma2L) transiently expressed in HEK 293T cells. Under conditions favorable for PKA activation, currents obtained using whole-cell patch clamp of lifted cells displayed increased rate and extent of the fast phases of desensitization, decreased rate of current deactivation after GABA removal,...
Topics
- Cell Line
- Colforsin
- Culture Media, Serum-Free
- Cyclic AMP
- Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases
- Electric Conductivity
- Humans
- Kinetics
- Mutation
- Patch-Clamp Techniques
