Molecular mechanisms of metabotropic GABAB receptor function

H Shaye, B Stauch, C Gati, V Cherezov - Science advances, 2021 - science.org
Metabotropic γ-aminobutyric acid G protein–coupled receptors (GABAB) represent one of
the two main types of inhibitory neurotransmitter receptors in the brain. These receptors act …

Structural basis for activation of the heterodimeric GABAB receptor

Y Kim, E Jeong, JH Jeong, Y Kim, Y Cho - Journal of molecular biology, 2020 - Elsevier
The neurotransmitter γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) activates the metabotropic GABA B
receptor to generate slow, prolonged inhibitory signals that regulate the neural circuitry. The …

Structural biology of GABAB receptor

A Frangaj, QR Fan - Neuropharmacology, 2018 - Elsevier
Metabotropic GABA B receptor is a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) that mediates slow
and prolonged inhibitory neurotransmission in the brain. It functions as a constitutive …

Looking for Novelty in an “Old” Receptor: Recent Advances Toward Our Understanding of GABAARs and Their Implications in Receptor Pharmacology

D Castellano, RD Shepard, W Lu - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Diverse populations of GABAA receptors (GABAARs) throughout the brain mediate fast
inhibitory transmission and are modulated by various endogenous ligands and therapeutic …

Molecular diversity, trafficking and subcellular localization of GABAB receptors

B Bettler, JYH Tiao - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2006 - Elsevier
GABAB receptors are the G-protein coupled receptors for the main inhibitory
neurotransmitter in the brain, γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA). While native studies predicted …

γ-Aminobutyric acidB receptors: first of the functional metabotropic heterodimers

NG Bowery, SJ Enna - Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental …, 2000 - ASPET
Activation of the metabotropic γ-aminobutyric acidB (GABAB) receptor increases K+
conductance and decreases Ca2+ channel activity in neuronal membranes. Studies with a …

Direct structural insights into GABAA receptor pharmacology

JJ Kim, RE Hibbs - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2021 - cell.com
GABA A receptors are pentameric ligand-gated ion channels that mediate most fast
neuronal inhibition in the brain. In addition to their important physiological roles, they are …

Benzodiazepine Modulation of GABAA Receptors: A Mechanistic Perspective

MP Goldschen-Ohm - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Benzodiazepines (BZDs) are a class of widely prescribed psychotropic drugs that target
GABAA receptors (GABAARs) to tune inhibitory synaptic signaling throughout the central …

GABAB receptors: physiological functions and mechanisms of diversity

A Pinard, R Seddik, B Bettler - Advances in pharmacology, 2010 - Elsevier
GABA B receptors are the G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) for γ-aminobutyric acid
(GABA), the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system. GABA B …

Structures of metabotropic GABAB receptor

MM Papasergi-Scott, MJ Robertson, AB Seven… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Stimulation of the metabotropic GABAB receptor by γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) results in
prolonged inhibition of neurotransmission, which is central to brain physiology. GABAB …