Hijacking of GABAA Receptors by Mutant Glycine Receptors.

Hijacking of GABAA Receptors by Mutant Glycine Receptors. Trends Mol Med. 2019 Sep 11;: Authors: Harvey RJ Abstract Startle disease results from mutations in genes encoding inhibitory GlyR α1 and β subunits or the presynaptic glycine transporter GlyT2. However, the most effective therapies are benzodiazepines that potentiate inhibitory GABAAR function. A recent publication by Zou et al. adds further complexity by suggesting that dominant GlyR α1 mutants assemble into pre- and extrasynaptic GABAARs. PMID: 31521561 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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