Structural requirements for ligand interactions at the benzodiazepine recognition site of the GABA(A) receptor

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 2188-2194

  Davies, Martin ^a   Bateson, Alan N ^a   Dunn, Susan M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; GABA(A) receptor; Mutagenesis; Recognition; Carbolines

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 6 BENZYLOXY 4 METHOXYMETHYL BETA CARBOLINE 3 CARBOXYLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; 8 AZIDO 5,6 DIHYDRO 5 METHYL 6 OXO 4H IMIDAZO[1,5 A][1,4]BENZODIAZEPINE 3 CARBOXYLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; FLUMAZENIL; FLUNITRAZEPAM;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; RECEPTOR BINDING; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031979542     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1998.70052188.x     Document Type: Article

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