Replacement of asparagine with arginine at the extracellular end of the second transmembrane (M2) region of insect GABA receptors increases sensitivity to penicillin G.
The actions of penicillin-G (PCG) on wild-type and mutant Drosophila GABA receptor (RDL) subunits expressed in Xenopus oocytes were studied under two-electrode voltage-clamp. PCG was found to be a non-competitive antagonist of homomeric Drosophila RDL receptors with an IC(50) of 20.41 +/- 1.66 mM at...
Main Authors: | Hosie, A, Buckingham, S, Hamon, A, Sattelle, D |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2006
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