Optimizing the expression of recombinant αβγ GABA A receptors in HEK293 cells for high-throughput screening

Journal of Biomolecular Screening

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 86-91

  Gilbert, Daniel ^a   Esmaeili, Abolghasem ^a,b   Lynch, Joseph W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ISFAHAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chloride channel; Drug discovery; Inhibitory; Neurotransmission; Yellow fluorescent protein

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ANION; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; YELLOW FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN HEK293; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EMBRYO; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; RATS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 58849163608     PISSN: 10870571     EISSN: 1552454X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087057108328017     Document Type: Article

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