Neuronally restricted RNA splicing regulates the expression of a novel GABA(A) receptor subunit conferring atypical functional properties

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 5027-5037

  Whiting, Paul J ^a   McAllister, George ^a   Vasilatis, Dimitrios ^b   Bonnert, Timothy P ^a   Heavens, Robert P ^a   Smith, David W ^a   Hewson, Louise ^a   O'Donnell, Ruth ^a   Rigby, Michael R ^a   Sirinathsinghji, Dalip J S ^a   Marshall, George ^a   Thompson, Sally A ^a   Wafford, Keith A ^a  

^a NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Function; GABA(A) receptor; Hippocampus; Hypothalamus; RNA splicing; subunit

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTRON; MAMMAL; MEMORY; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SPLICING; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 16944362407     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-13-05027.1997     Document Type: Article

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