Structural basis of neurosteroid anesthetic action on GABAA receptors

The anesthetic alphaxalone binds γ-aminobutyric acid type A receptors (GABAARs) that play an important role in regulating sensory processes. Here the authors present the structures of a α1GABAAR chimera in the resting state and in an alphaxalone-bound desensitized state, which might facilitate the d...

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Main Authors: Qiang Chen, Marta M. Wells, Palaniappa Arjunan, Tommy S. Tillman, Aina E. Cohen, Yan Xu, Pei Tang
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/93fc7086c93940d39f5324fda014b220
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Summary:The anesthetic alphaxalone binds γ-aminobutyric acid type A receptors (GABAARs) that play an important role in regulating sensory processes. Here the authors present the structures of a α1GABAAR chimera in the resting state and in an alphaxalone-bound desensitized state, which might facilitate the development of new GABAAR modulators.