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    Nature. 1997 Mar 20;386(6622):239-46.

    Expression cloning of GABA(B) receptors uncovers similarity to metabotropic glutamate receptors.

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    Novartis Pharma Inc., Research Department, Therapeutic Area Nervous System, Basel, Switzerland.

    Abstract

    GABA (gamma-amino-butyric acid), the principal inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain, signals through ionotropic (GABA(A)/ GABA(c)) and metabotropic (GABA(B)) receptor systems. Here we report the cloning of GABA(B) receptors. Photoaffinity labelling experiments suggest that the cloned receptors correspond to two highly conserved GABA(B) receptor forms present in the vertebrate nervous system. The cloned receptors negatively couple to adenylyl cyclase and show sequence similarity to the metabotropic receptors for the excitatory neurotransmitter L-glutamate.

    PMID:
    9069281
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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