Expression of glycine-activated diheteromeric NR1/NR3 receptors in human embryonic kidney 293 cells is NR1 splice variant-dependent

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 331, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 975-984

  Thetford Smothers, C ^a   Woodward, John J ^a  

^a MUSC Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 1; PHENYLALANINE; ISOPROTEIN; NR1 NMDA RECEPTOR; NR3A NMDA RECEPTOR; NR3B NMDA RECEPTOR; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; MAMMAL CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL LINE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PATCH CLAMP; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL LINE; CELL MEMBRANE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GLYCINE; HUMANS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 73349111290     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: 15210103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/jpet.109.158493     Document Type: Article

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