GABAA receptors: structure, function, pharmacology, and related disorders

A Ghit, D Assal, AS Al-Shami, DEE Hussein - Journal of Genetic …, 2021 - Springer
Background γ-Aminobutyric acid sub-type A receptors (GABAARs) are the most prominent
inhibitory neurotransmitter receptors in the CNS. They are a family of ligand-gated ion …

GABAA receptors and the diversity in their structure and pharmacology

HC Chua, M Chebib - Advances in pharmacology, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract GABA A receptors (GABA A Rs) are a class of ligand-gated ion channels with high
physiological and therapeutic significance. In the brain, these pentameric receptors occur …

EMC rectifies the topology of multipass membrane proteins

H Wu, L Smalinskaitė, RS Hegde - Nature Structural & Molecular …, 2024 - nature.com
Most eukaryotic multipass membrane proteins are inserted into the membrane of the
endoplasmic reticulum. Their transmembrane domains (TMDs) are thought to be inserted co …

Genomic landscape of drug response reveals mediators of anthelmintic resistance

SR Doyle, R Laing, D Bartley, A Morrison, N Holroyd… - Cell Reports, 2022 - cell.com
Like other pathogens, parasitic helminths can rapidly evolve resistance to drug treatment.
Understanding the genetic basis of anthelmintic drug resistance in parasitic nematodes is …

Cryo-EM structure of the benzodiazepine-sensitive α1β1γ2S tri-heteromeric GABAA receptor in complex with GABA

S Phulera, H Zhu, J Yu, DP Claxton, N Yoder… - Elife, 2018 - elifesciences.org
Fast inhibitory neurotransmission in the mammalian nervous system is largely mediated by
GABAA receptors, chloride-selective members of the superfamily of pentameric Cys-loop …

Highlighting membrane protein structure and function: A celebration of the Protein Data Bank

F Li, PF Egea, AJ Vecchio, I Asial, M Gupta… - Journal of Biological …, 2021 - ASBMB
Biological membranes define the boundaries of cells and compartmentalize the chemical
and physical processes required for life. Many biological processes are carried out by …

Differential interactions of resting, activated, and desensitized states of the α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor with lipidic modulators

Y Zhuang, CM Noviello, RE Hibbs… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
The α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor is a pentameric ligand-gated ion channel that
modulates neuronal excitability, largely by allowing Ca2+ permeation. Agonist binding …

Structural Studies of GABAA Receptor Binding Sites: Which Experimental Structure Tells us What?

R Puthenkalam, M Hieckel, X Simeone… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Atomic resolution structures of cys-loop receptors, including one of a γ-aminobutyric acid
type A receptor (GABAA receptor) subtype, allow amazing insights into the structural …

Organization of circadian behavior relies on glycinergic transmission

L Frenkel, NI Muraro, ANB González, MS Marcora… - Cell reports, 2017 - cell.com
The small ventral lateral neurons (sLNvs) constitute a central circadian pacemaker in the
Drosophila brain. They organize daily locomotor activity, partly through the release of the …

[HTML][HTML] Elephants in the dark: insights and incongruities in pentameric ligand-gated ion channel models

RJ Howard - Journal of Molecular Biology, 2021 - Elsevier
The superfamily of pentameric ligand-gated ion channels (pLGICs) comprises key players in
electrochemical signal transduction across evolution, including historic model systems for …