A unified model of the GABA(A) receptor comprising agonist and benzodiazepine binding sites.

We present a full-length α(1)β(2)γ(2) GABA receptor model optimized for agonists and benzodiazepine (BZD) allosteric modulators. We propose binding hypotheses for the agonists GABA, muscimol and THIP and for the allosteric modulator diazepam (DZP). The receptor model is primarily based on the glutam...

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Main Authors: Rikke Bergmann, Kristine Kongsbak, Pernille Louise Sørensen, Tommy Sander, Thomas Balle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3538749?pdf=render