A role for the 2′ residue in the second transmembrane helix of the GABAA receptor γ2S subunit in channel conductance and gating

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 205, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 17-28

  Luu, T ^a   Cromer, B ^b   Gage, P W ^a   Tierney, M L ^a  

^a Biology and Environment   (Australia)

^b St Vincent's Public Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conductance; GABA; Gamma subunit; Gating; Kinetics; Single channel

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; SERINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CONDUCTANCE; DEPOLARIZATION; ION CONDUCTANCE; KINETICS; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; TRANSPORT KINETICS; WILD TYPE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HUMANS; ION CHANNEL GATING; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A;

EID: 27144485723     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00232-005-0759-2     Document Type: Article

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