GABAA receptor α1 and α6 subunits mediate cell surface anchoring in cultured cells

Macarena Perán, Helen Hooper, Sharon Rayner, F. Anne Stephenson, Ramiro Salas

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Abstract

The clustering and immobility of γ-aminobutyric acid type A receptors (GABAARs) at discrete and functionally significant domains on the nerve cell surface is an important determinant in the integration of synaptic inputs. To investigate the role that different GABAAR α subunit isoforms play in determining receptor mobility, αxβ3γ2s subunits (where x=α subunit isoforms 1-6) were co-transfected into COS 7 and human embryonic kidney (HEK) 293 cells and the surface mobility of these recombinant complexes was measured by fluorescence photobleach recovery (FPR). In addition, the lateral mobility of endogenous GABAARs in cerebellar granule (CG) cells was measured. We show that the α1 and α6 subunits immobilize recombinant GABAAR in transfected cells. This is consistent with the immobility of native receptors in CG cells, which express α1 and α6.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)67-70
JournalNeuroscience Letters
Volume364
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2004

Keywords

  • fluorescent photobleach recovery
  • FPR
  • GABAA receptors
  • lateral mobility
  • subunit composition

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