Blankenburg, S., Balfanz, S., Hayashi, Y., Shigenobu, S., Miura, T., Baumann, O., Baumann, A. and Blenau, W. (2015). Cockroach GABA(B) receptor subtypes: Molecular characterization, pharmacological properties and tissue distribution. Neuropharmacology, 88. S. 134 - 145. OXFORD: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD. ISSN 1873-7064
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gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the predominant inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system (CNS). Its effects are mediated by either ionotropic GABA(A) receptors or metabotropic GABA(B) receptors. GABA(B) receptors regulate, via Gi/o, G-proteins, ion channels, and adenylyl cyclases. In humans, GABA(B) receptor subtypes are involved in the etiology of neurologic and psychiatric disorders. In arthropods, however, these members of the G-protein-coupled receptor family are only inadequately characterized. Interestingly, physiological data have revealed important functions of GABA(B) receptors in the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana. We have cloned cDNAs coding for putative GABA(B) receptor subtypes 1 and 2 of P. americana (PeaGB1 and PeaGB2). When both receptor proteins are co-expressed in mammalian cells, activation of the receptor heteromer with GABA leads to a dose-dependent decrease in cAMP production. The pharmacological profile differs from that of mammalian and Drosophila GABA(B) receptors. Western blot analyses with polyclonal antibodies have revealed the expression of PeaGB1 and PeaGB2 in the CNS of the American cockroach. In addition to the widespread distribution in the brain, PeaGB1 is expressed in salivary glands and male accessory glands. Notably, PeaGB1-like immunoreactivity has been detected in the GABAergic salivary neuron 2, suggesting that GABA(B) receptors act as autoreceptors in this neuron. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-419838 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DOI: | 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2014.08.022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Neuropharmacology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Volume: | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Page Range: | S. 134 - 145 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date: | 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of Publication: | OXFORD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ISSN: | 1873-7064 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Language: | English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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URI: | http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/41983 |
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