Properties of a Novel GABAA Receptor γ2 Subunit Mutation Associated With Seizures

We recently identified a novel missense mutation of the γ2 subunit at position 40 with serine (N40S) of the GABAA receptor from a patient with epilepsy. Here, we report properties of the mutant receptor using the whole cell patch clamp technique. The Hill coefficient for the N40S receptor was greate...

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Main Authors: Keisuke Migita, Junko Yamada, Yoshikazu Nikaido, XiuYu Shi, Sunao Kaneko, Shinichi Hirose, Shinya Ueno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319304074