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Genetic ablation of VIAAT in glycinergic neurons causes a severe respiratory phenotype and perinatal death.
Brain structure & function - 1 Sept 2015
Rahman Jamilur, Besser Stefanie, Schnell Christian, Eulenburg Volker, Hirrlinger Johannes, Wojcik Sonja M, Hülsmann Swen
Abstract excerpt
Both glycinergic and GABAergic neurons require the vesicular inhibitory amino acid transporter (VIAAT) for synaptic vesicle filling. Presynaptic GABA concentrations are determined by the GABA-synthesizing enzymes glutamate decarboxylase (GAD)65 and GAD67, whereas the presynaptic glycine content depends on the plasma membrane glycine transporter 2 (GlyT2). Although severely impaired, glycinergic transmission is...
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