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Modulation of GABAA receptor activity by phosphorylation and receptor trafficking: implications for the efficacy of synaptic inhibition

Josef T. Kittler, +1 more
- 01 Jun 2003 - 
- Vol. 13, Iss: 3, pp 341-347
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These regulatory mechanisms, which can be dynamically modulated by receptor trafficking and phosphorylation, are discussed and their consequences for the efficacy of GABA(A) receptor mediated synaptic inhibition are discussed.
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This article is published in Current Opinion in Neurobiology.The article was published on 2003-06-01. It has received 301 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: GABAA-rho receptor & gamma-Aminobutyric acid.

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Variations on an inhibitory theme : phasic and tonic activation of GABA(A) receptors

TL;DR: This review considers the distinct roles of synaptic and extrasynaptic GABA receptor subtypes in the control of neuronal excitability in the adult mammalian brain.
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GABA: A Pioneer Transmitter That Excites Immature Neurons and Generates Primitive Oscillations

TL;DR: It is suggested that an evolutionary preserved role for excitatory GABA in immature cells provides an important mechanism in the formation of synapses and activity in neuronal networks.
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Receptor trafficking and synaptic plasticity

TL;DR: Insight into how these receptors are rapidly moved into and out of synaptic membranes has profound implications for the understanding of the mechanisms of long-term potentiation and long- term depression.
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International Union of Pharmacology. LXX. Subtypes of γ-Aminobutyric AcidA Receptors: Classification on the Basis of Subunit Composition, Pharmacology, and Function. Update

TL;DR: This review attempts to summarize experimental evidence on the existence of defined native GABAA receptor subtypes and to produce a list of receptors that actually seem to exist according to current knowledge, and proposes several criteria, which can be applied to all the members of the LGIC superfamily, for including a receptor subtype on a lists of native hetero-oligomeric subtypes.
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GABAA receptor trafficking and its role in the dynamic modulation of neuronal inhibition

TL;DR: This Review discusses recent progress in the understanding of the dynamic regulation of GABAAR composition, trafficking to and from the neuronal surface, and lateral movement of receptors between synaptic and extrasynaptic locations.
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