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FASEB J 2018 Aug 01;328:4172-4189. doi: 10.1096/fj.201701347R.
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Identification of binding sites contributing to volatile anesthetic effects on GABA type A receptors.

Woll KA , Zhou X , Bhanu NV , Garcia BA , Covarrubias M , Miller KW , Eckenhoff RG .


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Most general anesthetics enhance GABA type A (GABAA) receptor activity at clinically relevant concentrations. Sites of action of volatile anesthetics on the GABAA receptor remain unknown, whereas sites of action of many intravenous anesthetics have been identified in GABAA receptors by using photolabeling. Here, we used photoactivatable analogs of isoflurane (AziISO) and sevoflurane (AziSEVO) to locate their sites on α1β3γ2L and α1β3 GABAA receptors. As with isoflurane and sevoflurane, AziISO and AziSEVO enhanced the currents elicited by GABA. AziISO and AziSEVO each labeled 10 residues in α1β3 receptors and 9 and 8 residues, respectively, in α1β3γ2L receptors. Photolabeled residues were concentrated in transmembrane domains and located in either subunit interfaces or in the interface between the extracellular domain and the transmembrane domain. The majority of these transmembrane residues were protected from photolabeling with the addition of excess parent anesthetic, which indicated specificity. Binding sites were primarily located within α+/β- and β+/α- subunit interfaces, but residues in the α+/γ- interface were also identified, which provided a basis for differential receptor subtype sensitivity. Isoflurane and sevoflurane did not always share binding sites, which suggests an unexpected degree of selectivity.-Woll, K. A., Zhou, X., Bhanu, N. V., Garcia, B. A., Covarrubias, M., Miller, K. W., Eckenhoff, R. G. Identification of binding sites contributing to volatile anesthetic effects on GABA type A receptors.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: gabarap

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